Despite decades of bile acid research, diverse biological roles for bile acids have been
discovered recently due to developments in understanding the human microbiota. As …

Ever since Akkermansia muciniphila was discovered and characterized two decades ago,
numerous studies have shown that the lack or decreased abundance of this commensal …

Bidirectional crosstalk along the gut-liver axis controls gastrointestinal health and disease
and exploits environmental and host mediators. Nutrients, microbial antigens, metabolites …

Symbiotic microorganisms inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract promote health by decreasing
susceptibility to infection and enhancing resistance to a range of diseases. In this Review …

The diversity, composition, and function of the bacterial community inhabiting the human
gastrointestinal tract contributes to host health through its role in producing energy or …

Adipose tissues are dynamic tissues that play crucial physiological roles in maintaining
health and homeostasis. Although white adipose tissue and brown adipose tissue are …

Nutriments have been deemed to impact all physiopathologic processes. Recent evidences
in molecular medicine and clinical trials have demonstrated that adequate nutrition …

Studies of the human microbiome share both technical and conceptual similarities with
genome-wide association studies and genetic epidemiology. However, the microbiome has …

Overweight, obesity, undernutrition and their respective sequelae have devastating tolls on
personal and public health worldwide. Traditional approaches for treating these conditions …

Epidemiologic evidence supports a positive association between ultraprocessed food (UPF)
consumption and body mass index. This has led to recommendations to avoid UPFs despite …