UCC study to look at link between fermented foods and gut health

Fermented foods such as sauerkraut support gut health, researchers say.

A Cork-based study looking at links between gut health and chronic disease is among 30 projects benefitting from a €37.5m fund being announced by the minister for agriculture on Thursday.

The University College Cork and Teagasc project suggests fermented foods offer “a promising solution” to growing rates of ill-health and the impact of over-use of antibiotics.