Obesity is a global pandemic complex to treat due to its multifactorial pathogenesis—an
unhealthy lifestyle, neuronal and hormonal mechanisms, and genetic and epigenetic factors …

The essential role of the gut microbiota for health has generated tremendous interest in
modulating its composition and metabolic function. One of these strategies is prebiotics …

The gut microbiota is a complex community of bacteria residing in the intestine. Animal
models have demonstrated that several factors contribute to and can significantly alter the …

The human intestine harbors a complex bacterial community called the gut microbiota. This
microbiota is specific to each individual despite the existence of several bacterial species …

Metabolic disorders are an increasing concern in the industrialized world. Current research
has shown a direct link between the composition of the gut microbiota and the pathogenesis …

The gut microbiota is composed of a huge number of different bacteria, that produce a large
amount of compounds playing a key role in microbe selection and in the construction of a …

In the present world scenario, obesity has almost attained the level of a pandemic and is
progressing at a rapid rate. This disease is the mother of all other metabolic disorders, which …

The gut microbiota is involved in metabolic and immune disorders associated with obesity
and type 2 diabetes. We previously demonstrated that prebiotic treatment may significantly …

ABSTRACT Obesity afflicts 36.5% of the US population and 600 million individuals world-
wide. Thus, it is imperative to understand the risk factors underlying metabolic disease …

Objective The gut microbiota has been proposed as an interesting therapeutic target for
metabolic disorders. Inulin as a prebiotic has been shown to lessen obesity and related …