Considerations for best practices in studies of fiber or other dietary components and the intestinal microbiome

A 2-day workshop or-strengths and weaknesses of various designs were highlighted, and for human studies, comparisons between controlled feeding and observational designs were discussed. Because of the lack of published, best-diet formulations for specific research questions, the main recommendation is to describe dietary ingredients and treatments in as much detail as possible to allow reproduction by other scientists. © 2018, American Physiological Society. All rights reserved.