“Prebiotics” is a term that describes: Group of answer choices foods or supplements that contain gut bacteria food that is only partially digested and goes to feed our gut bacteria the many varieties of bacteria that are found in some supplements food that is completely digested and does not harm the bacteria of the gut
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