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Linking dietary patterns with gut microbial composition and function

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Sheflin, Amy M., Melby, Christopher L., Carbonero, Franck, Weir, Tiffany L.·2017·Gut Microbes

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Emerging insights have implicated the gut microbiota as an important factor in the maintenance of human health. Although nutrition research has focused on how direct interactions between dietary components and host systems influence human health, it is becoming increasingly important to consider nutrient effects on the gut microbiome for a more complete picture. Understanding nutrient-host-microbiome interactions promises to reveal novel mechanisms of disease etiology and progression, offers new disease prevention strategies and therapeutic possibilities, and may mandate alternative criteria to evaluate the safety of food ingredients. Here we review the current literature on diet effects on the microbiome and the generation of microbial metabolites of dietary constituents that may influence human health. We conclude with a discussion of the relevance of these studies to nutrition and public health and summarize further research needs required to realize the potential of exploiting diet-microbiota interactions for improved health.

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Authors
Sheflin, A. M., Melby, C. L., Carbonero, F., & Weir, T. L.
Affiliations
  • Colorado State University (US)
  • University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
Corresponding author
Weir, Tiffany L.
Venue
Gut Microbes
Published
2016-12-14
Volume
8
Issue
2
Pages
113-129
ISSN
  • 1949-0976 (ISSN-L)
  • 1949-0984
OpenAlex
W2561384804
Cited by
162
References
147
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 10 · 2015: 1
FWCI
1.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Gut Microbes (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
Keywords
dietary habits, gut microbiota, diet-microbiome interactions, human health, disease prevention, food ingredient safety
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Animals, Diet, Feeding Behavior, Food Analysis, Humans, Gastrointestinal Tract

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