Dietary fiber intake and gut microbiota in human health

J Fu, Y Zheng, Y Gao, W Xu - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dietary fiber is fermented by the human gut microbiota, producing beneficial microbial
metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids. Over the last few centuries, dietary fiber intake …

Effects of dietary fibers on short-chain fatty acids and gut microbiota composition in healthy adults: a systematic review

V Vinelli, P Biscotti, D Martini, C Del Bo', M Marino… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is an increasing interest in investigating dietary strategies able to modulate the gut
microbial ecosystem which, in turn, may play a key role in human health. Dietary fibers (DFs) …

Gut microbiota and BMI throughout childhood: the role of firmicutes, bacteroidetes, and short-chain fatty acid producers

TA Houtman, HA Eckermann, H Smidt, C de Weerth - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Childhood obesity is a risk factor for numerous health conditions. A critical factor in the
etiology of obesity appears to be the gut microbiota, which is the microbial community that …

Dietary fiber and its potential role in obesity: a focus on modulating the gut microbiota

S Tian, Q Chu, S Ma, H Ma, H Song - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dietary fiber is a carbohydrate polymer with ten or more monomeric units that are resistant to
digestion by human digestive enzymes, and it has gained widespread attention due to its …

Multi-strain probiotics alleviate loperamide-induced constipation by adjusting the microbiome, serotonin, and short-chain fatty acids in rats

JJ Jeong, R Ganesan, YJ Jin, HJ Park, BH Min… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal (GI) disorders worldwide. The use
of probiotics to improve constipation is well known. In this study, the effect on loperamide …

The role of gut microbiota and leaky gut in the pathogenesis of food allergy

R Poto, W Fusco, E Rinninella, M Cintoni, F Kaitsas… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Food allergy (FA) is a growing public health concern, with an increasing prevalence in
Western countries. Increasing evidence suggests that the balance of human gut microbiota …

Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics in chronic constipation: Outstanding aspects to be considered for the current evidence

MM Araújo, PB Botelho - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This integrative aimed to evaluate the effects and the potential mechanism of action of
prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics on constipation-associated gastrointestinal symptoms …

Examining the influence of the human gut microbiota on cognition and stress: A systematic review of the literature

MB Cooke, S Catchlove, KL Tooley - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The gut microbiota is seen as an emerging biotechnology that can be manipulated to
enhance or preserve cognition and physiological outputs of anxiety and depression in …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging targets and treatments for sarcopenia: a narrative review

S Cacciatore, R Calvani, I Esposito, C Massaro… - Nutrients, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Sarcopenia is characterized by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass,
strength, and function, significantly impacting overall health and quality of life in older adults …

What do we know about the microbiome in cystic fibrosis? Is there a role for probiotics and prebiotics?

JM van Dorst, RY Tam, CY Ooi - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-shortening genetic disorder that affects the cystic fibrosis
transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein. In the gastrointestinal (GI) tract …