Dr. Sarah Berry

Then you've got insoluble fibre, which is the kind of fibre that, for example, are in those nuts because fibre in those nuts is actually the cell wall. So most cell walls of plants are just fibre. That's great for us because it's food for our microbiome.

Then you've got insoluble fibre, which is the kind of fibre that, for example, are in those nuts because fibre in those nuts is actually the cell wall. So most cell walls of plants are just fibre. That's great for us because it's food for our microbiome.

It helps bulk out our stool, so it reduces our transit time, how quickly our poo basically passes through our colon, reduces the risk of colon cancer and so forth. But largely because it is the food upon which our microbiomes have their part to produce all of these wonderful molecules that we know impact so much related to our health. But we don't get enough of it.

It helps bulk out our stool, so it reduces our transit time, how quickly our poo basically passes through our colon, reduces the risk of colon cancer and so forth. But largely because it is the food upon which our microbiomes have their part to produce all of these wonderful molecules that we know impact so much related to our health. But we don't get enough of it.

And we don't get enough of it because we're not eating the right types of food that we have in high amounts. So having any kind of fibre is going to improve our health. Having fibre that's added artificially back into food is going to be better than having no fibre. So the kind of bars that you're talking about that say are added fibre, great.

And we don't get enough of it because we're not eating the right types of food that we have in high amounts. So having any kind of fibre is going to improve our health. Having fibre that's added artificially back into food is going to be better than having no fibre. So the kind of bars that you're talking about that say are added fibre, great.

Having fibre, though, from the whole food is always going to be better. And so with nuts, fibre is essentially the cell walls of the nuts. So it's having that role... in reducing that bar accessibility that we talk about, at slowing those nuts down. So that's always going to be better, having that fibre in the whole food, in its original structure, in the way nature intended.

Having fibre, though, from the whole food is always going to be better. And so with nuts, fibre is essentially the cell walls of the nuts. So it's having that role... in reducing that bar accessibility that we talk about, at slowing those nuts down. So that's always going to be better, having that fibre in the whole food, in its original structure, in the way nature intended.

But having any kind of fibre is better than having none. And in a nation or, you know, many nations where we're not having enough, if we can get some in our diet, even if it is processed fibre, it's better than no fibre, in my opinion.

But having any kind of fibre is better than having none. And in a nation or, you know, many nations where we're not having enough, if we can get some in our diet, even if it is processed fibre, it's better than no fibre, in my opinion.

Yeah. So this is one of my studies. Okay. And we looked at how changing people's snacks can impact their health. And the reason we're interested in this is because we're a nation of snackers in the UK, as in many countries. So we know that about 25% of our energy comes from from snacks. That's phenomenal.

Yeah. So this is one of my studies. Okay. And we looked at how changing people's snacks can impact their health. And the reason we're interested in this is because we're a nation of snackers in the UK, as in many countries. So we know that about 25% of our energy comes from from snacks. That's phenomenal.

And so what we wanted to do is look at if we do a really simple snack swap, can we improve people's health? And so we asked people to change 20% of their energy from either having typical UK snacks or having 20% of their energy from almond nuts for six weeks. And then we looked at various health outcomes at the beginning of that six weeks and then at the end of that six weeks.

And so what we wanted to do is look at if we do a really simple snack swap, can we improve people's health? And so we asked people to change 20% of their energy from either having typical UK snacks or having 20% of their energy from almond nuts for six weeks. And then we looked at various health outcomes at the beginning of that six weeks and then at the end of that six weeks.

We said, keep everything else the same. We provided all of these snacks to them. We provided the typical UK snacks. We spent a lot of time designing these. So we did lots of research where we looked in the UK, and it's very similar in the US, what are the typical snacks?

We said, keep everything else the same. We provided all of these snacks to them. We provided the typical UK snacks. We spent a lot of time designing these. So we did lots of research where we looked in the UK, and it's very similar in the US, what are the typical snacks?

So basically we designed these muffins that ultimately were having a bit of a potato chip or crisp, a bit of a chocolate biscuit, a bit of a cake, just like imagine all put in one muffin. I mean, we didn't go and get those and just stick them in one muffin, but we worked out what's the nutrient profile in the UK, in the US that comes from snacks.

So basically we designed these muffins that ultimately were having a bit of a potato chip or crisp, a bit of a chocolate biscuit, a bit of a cake, just like imagine all put in one muffin. I mean, we didn't go and get those and just stick them in one muffin, but we worked out what's the nutrient profile in the UK, in the US that comes from snacks.

And then we designed a snack product that was quite highly processed that reflected that nutrient profile. So it's quite high in saturated fat, high in sugar, high in refined carbohydrate, low in fiber. People had to eat 20% of their energy from these muffins, which my kids loved, or 20% from the almond nuts.

And then we designed a snack product that was quite highly processed that reflected that nutrient profile. So it's quite high in saturated fat, high in sugar, high in refined carbohydrate, low in fiber. People had to eat 20% of their energy from these muffins, which my kids loved, or 20% from the almond nuts.