Visceral: Episode 15
Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too
The GI Research Foundation produce this podcast with a sponsorship from Metro Infusion Center.
In this episode, Dr. Cham, an immunologist and chief investigator for the Chang Lab at the University of Chicago, shares her 2025 Annual Grant Cycle award study testing whether adding a fiber supplement called inulin can improve gut health—even while eating a typical Western diet—by restoring healthy gut bacteria and tracking changes using a new gut health scoring tool.
Visceral: Listen to Your Gut is a podcast series from the GI Research Foundation: a deep dive into the latest research updates and treatment options for specific digestive diseases. Episodes are presented by physician-scientists and experts at the University of Chicago and feature compelling patient stories.
Stay tuned for more episodes on topics like risk and prevention of GI cancer, hepatology and liver disease, the microbiome and gut health, surgical treatments for ulcerative colitis, and the diet, nutrition, and gut health.
The GI Research Foundation produces this episode with a sponsorship from Metro Infusion Center.
Metro Infusion Centers, with over 220 infusion centers nationwide, providing trusted and lifesaving therapies to patients for over 30 years in a comfortable and cost-effective environment.
