Key points from article :
Nutritionally similar foods can have different effects on gut microbiome.
Shotgun metagenomic sequencing identified all genes of all organisms in stool samples.
Needs to understand response of gut microbiomes to full range of nutrients in the future.
Could pave way to manipulate gut microbiome with diet to bring out positive health outcomes.
Studied 34 participants' food records and daily stool samples for 17 days.
Research by University of Minnesota published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe.
