by GMFH Editing Team
We’re what our microbes do with what we eat. We’re pleased to share a new summary document on the latest evidence regarding the role of diet and probiotics on human health linked to their effects on the gut microbiota.
by Paul Enck
Nowadays, scientists still lack a definition of what a healthy microbiome is. This review updates current scientific evidence regarding the factors involved in explaining gut microbiota composition variation in the same individual and between individuals in health and disease.
by GMFH Editing Team
During the first 2 to 3 years of life, gut microbiota modulation appears to play a critical role in later health outcomes. New observational work reveals that breastfeeding duration and pre-school diet are major modulators of the gut microbiota of children aged between 6 and 9 years.
by Andreu Prados
A decrease in the levels of butyrate-producing gut bacteria has been found in patients with high cardiovascular risk. In mice, bacterial butyrate can prevent atherosclerosis by increasing gut barrier function secondary to the upregulation of tight junction genes.
by Andreu Prados
Little is known about how food components specifically modulate the make-up of our gut microbiota. A new in vitro study explores how different carbohydrate substrates influence the diversity of the human colonic microbiota.
by Andreu Prados
Could greater diversity in the human gut microbiome confer greater stability in the face of dietary change? New work concludes that dietary protein and saturated fat may lead to modest changes in the gut microbiome, with people with high microbiome diversity achieving the least significant diet-induced change.
GMFH continue to cover the important progress made in our knowledge of the gut microbiota's impact on wellbeing and disease.
by Andreu Prados
A second study, led by Dr. Justin L. Sonnenburg of Stanford University (USA), shows that colonic microbial communities in Himalayan populations change as they shift from a hunter-gatherer dietary lifestyle.
by Stéphane Schneider
The researchers analyzed the effects of oral high-dose omega-3 PUFA on the fecal microbiota of 22 healthy middle-aged volunteers.
by GMFH Editing Team
Western diets high in fats and sugars, modern lifestyles with stress and sedentarism and the indiscriminate use of antibiotics together with other frequently prescribed drugs -such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and proton pump inhibitors- are major drivers of changes in microbiota composition and gut barrier disruption. (Dr. Maria Rescigno)