Food components in our diet provide not only necessary nutrients to our body but also
substrates for the mutualistic microbial flora in our gastrointestinal tract, termed the gut …

Dietary fibre has long been established as a nutritionally important, health-promoting food
ingredient. Modern dietary practices have seen a significant reduction in fibre consumption …

Given the worldwide epidemic of diet-related chronic diseases, evidence-based dietary
recommendations are fundamentally important for health promotion. Despite the importance …

Abstract In May 2019, the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics
(ISAPP) convened a panel of nutritionists, physiologists and microbiologists to review the …

There is an increasing interest in investigating dietary strategies able to modulate the gut
microbial ecosystem which, in turn, may play a key role in human health. Dietary fibers (DFs) …

Fruit and vegetables (F&V) have been a cornerstone of healthy dietary recommendations;
the 2015–2020 US Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that F&V constitute one …

Food is a primordial need for our survival and well-being. However, diet is not only essential
to maintain human growth, reproduction, and health, but it also modulates and supports the …

Dietary fibers (DFs) impact the gut microbiome in ways often considered beneficial.
However, it is unknown if precise and predictable manipulations of the gut microbiota, and …

Role of the gut microbiota in nutrition and health Page 1 36 BMJ 361:Supp1 | the bmj Science
and PoliticS of nutrition Role of the gut microbiota in nutrition and health Ana M Valdes and …

Production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), especially butyrate, in the gut microbiome is
required for optimal health but is frequently limited by the lack of fermentable fiber in the diet …