Chinese research shows diet can alter gut microbiota to treat obesity
13 Aug 2015by Kristina Campbell
A recent study lent insight into the role of the microbiota in both diet-related and genetic obesity in humans.
In this Nature Medicine news article, Roxanne Khamsi reports on research around the world showing the microbiome exerts an influence on the human immune system. If scientists knew how to control the key process of inflammation, they could profoundly influence the course of disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease, heart disease, and liver disease.
Host may be proactive in dietary modulation of gut microbiota, says Catherine Lozupone
13 Jul 2015by Kristina Campbell
For Catherine Lozupone, formerly a researcher in the Knight and Gordon labs and now faculty at the University of Colorado, characterizing a 'healthy microbiota' or even a 'healthy diet' is far from straightforward.
Human study shows flaxseed fibres modulate gut microbiota and improve insulin sensitivity
10 Jul 2015by Paul Enck
Prebiotics and probiotics are food components that directly target the gut microbiota. This recent human study investigated their effects on gut microbiota and metabolic risk markers in obesity.
Probiotics have a well-known definition that has been cited for over a decade: ‘Live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host’. Written in a 2001 joint report of the Food and Agriculture Organization
Marion Leclerc is a French microbiologist working at INRA (the French National Institute for Agricultural Research) Jouy-en-Josas Centre. She spoke with Gut Microbiota for Health about her various areas of research. Research group of Marion Leclerc What research are
Recommendations on probiotic and prebiotic treatments to improve nutritional status
23 Jul 2014by Kristina Campbell
This article is a collaboration of representatives from academia, medicine, and industry who came together at a workshop during the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) held in Cork, Ireland in October, 2012. The goal of the workshop was
Prof. Patrice Cani, of Belgium’s Université catholique de Louvain, is involved in the Metabolism and Nutrition research group of the Louvain Drug Research Institute. He investigates the role of the gut microbiota in the development of metabolic disorders: obesity, type
Interview with François Leulier, PhD – Of Drosophila and Microbiota
17 May 2013by GMFH Editing Team
Can you tell us a little bit about you and how you got interested in Gut Microbiota? FL: I was trained as a geneticist. As a PhD student (2000-2003), I worked in a lab that used the Drosophila fly
Moderator: Francisco Guarner – Speakers: Karen Scott, Colin Hill Karen Scott’s presentation was designed as a pedagogical introduction to the notion of prebiotics. She put forward the definition given in Gibson et al 2010: “Prebiotics are a selectively fermented
