Herbivore-Carnivore index

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“elevated HC-index values were associated with plant-based and fiber-rich diets”
Herbivore and carnivore microbial signatures indicate diet and health variation in human gut microbiotabioRxiv2026doi:10.64898/2026.11.10.765789
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Self-reported disease prevalence

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  1. Herbivore-Carnivore index is associated with self-reported disease prevalence in humans.

    “elevated HC-index values were associated with plant-based and fiber-rich diets, greater microbial diversity, enhanced potential to degrade plant-derived carbohydrates, favorable clinical measures, and lower prevalence of self-reported disease.”

    Humansn = 72,000

    Gut microbe diet patterns linked to health in humans

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Potential to degrade plant-derived carbohydrates

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  1. Herbivore-Carnivore index is associated with potential to degrade plant-derived carbohydrates in humans.

    “elevated HC-index values were associated with plant-based and fiber-rich diets, greater microbial diversity, enhanced potential to degrade plant-derived carbohydrates”

    Humansgutn = 72,000

    Gut microbe diet patterns linked to health in humans

    bioRxivPreprint

Microbial diversity

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  1. Herbivore-Carnivore index is associated with microbial diversity in humans.

    “elevated HC-index values were associated with plant-based and fiber-rich diets, greater microbial diversity”

    Humansgutn = 72,000

    Gut microbe diet patterns linked to health in humans

    bioRxivPreprint

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Plant-based and fiber-rich diets

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  1. Herbivore-Carnivore index is associated with plant-based and fiber-rich diets in humans.

    “elevated HC-index values were associated with plant-based and fiber-rich diets”

    Humansgutn = 72,000

    Gut microbe diet patterns linked to health in humans

    bioRxivPreprint

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Gut microbe diet patterns linked to health in humans

An observational analysis of more than 72,000 people linked higher diet-related gut microbe scores to plant-rich diets, favorable clinical measures and less self-reported…An observational analysis of more than 72,000 people linked higher diet-related gut microbe scores to plant-rich diets, favorable clinical measures and less self-reported disease.

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