Stress, a ubiquitous part of daily human life, has varied biological effects which are
increasingly recognized as including modulation of commensal microorganisms residing in …

Host-microbiota interactions involving inflammatory and metabolic pathways have been
linked to the pathogenesis of multiple immune-mediated diseases and metabolic conditions …

Highlights•Fermentation can enhance or alter nutritive and health-modulating properties of
food constituents.•Microbes in fermented foods introduce new compounds to the foods that …

Cardiometabolic diseases have become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally.
They have been tightly linked to microbiome taxonomic and functional composition, with diet …

The popularity of fermented foods and beverages is due to their enhanced shelf-life, safety,
functionality, sensory, and nutritional properties. The latter includes the presence of …

The gut microbiota has been linked to the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D).
The underlying mechanisms as to how intestinal microbiota may contribute to T2D are only …

Consumption of yogurt and other fermented products is associated with improved health
outcomes. Although dairy consumption is included in most dietary guidelines, there have …

In December 2016, a panel of experts in microbiology, nutrition and clinical research was
convened by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics to review …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has become a global disease with accelerating incidence
worldwide in the 21st century while its accurate etiology remains unclear. In the past …

The leading probiotics currently available to consumers are generally drawn from a narrow
range of organisms. Knowledge of the gut microbiota and its constituent actors is changing …