It is widely accepted that the gut microbiota plays a significant role in modulating
inflammatory and immune responses of their host. In recent years, the host-microbiota …

The availability of digestible energy from consumed starch depends on whether the starch is
in an amorphous/digestible or ordered/less digestible form. The capacity of man to digest …

Obesity is a growing worldwide problem that generally starts in the early years of life and
affects minorities more often than Whites. Thus, there is an urgency to determine factors that …

Taken together, these findings encompass the importance of taking into account up-to-date
advances in Nutrigenetic and Nutrigenomic hallmarks, globally analysing the risk of weight …

Disparities between the races have been well documented in health and disease in the
USA. Recent studies show that telomere length, a marker of aging, is associated with obesity …

Background: Obesity is a complex metabolic disorder that is associated with several
diseases. Recently, precision nutrition (PN) has emerged as a tailored approach to provide …

The relationship between salivary α-amylase activity (psAAa) or AMY1 copy number and the
risk of obesity remains controversial. We aimed to assess this relationship in a cohort from …

Chapter 6 138 and release of the nutrient components and associated metabolites, and the
partitioning of energy and nutrients into storage or oxidative substrates is decided. Two of …

Background Mexican children are characterized by a high‐starch intake diet and high
prevalence of obesity. Objectives To investigate the association of AMY1A/AMY2A copy …

Background Many studies have shown that low copy number variation (CNV) of the salivary
amylase gene (AMY1) and low serum amylase concentration are associated with impaired …