SHR # 2502 :: Gut Microbiome: Driver Of Health Or Passenger Of Your Diet? - Dr. Leigh Frame, PhD and Dr. Scott Jackson, PhD - The ability to measure the gut microbiome led to a surge in understanding and knowledge of its role in health and disease. The diet is a source of, fuel for, and influencer of composition of the microbiome. The microbiota utilize and produce micronutrients. The bidirectional relationship between micronutrition and the gut microbiome is emerging.