Prebiotics are a group of nutrients that are degraded by gut microbiota. Their relationship
with human overall health has been an area of increasing interest in recent years. They can …

Understanding how dietary nutrients modulate the gut microbiome is of great interest for the
development of food products and eating patterns for combatting the global burden of non …

Recent studies have suggested that the intestinal microbiome plays an important role in
modulating risk of several chronic diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease, obesity …

The gastrointestinal microbiota has an important role in human health, and there is
increasing interest in utilizing dietary approaches to modulate the composition and …

Background Dysfunction of the gut microbiota is frequently reported as a manifestation of
chronic diseases, and therefore presents as a modifiable risk factor in their development …

Human gut microbiota play an essential role in both healthy and diseased states of humans.
In the past decade, the interactions between microorganisms and tumors have attracted …

Enduring misconceptions about the physical effects of fiber in the gut have led to
misunderstandings about the health benefits attributable to insoluble and soluble fiber. This …

Dietary fiber is a group of heterogeneous substances that are neither digested nor absorbed
in the small intestine. Some fibers can be classified as prebiotics if they are metabolized by …

Diabetes and obesity are metabolic diseases that have become alarming conditions in
recent decades. Their rate of increase is becoming a growing concern worldwide. Recent …

In the human gut, millions of bacteria contribute to the microbiota, whose composition is
specific for every individual. Although we are just at the very beginning of understanding the …