Cited by 1,049Gut microbiota and healthNutritional Studies and DietNutrition, Genetics, and Disease

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The gut microbiota at the intersection of diet and human health

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Abstract

Diet affects multiple facets of human health and is inextricably linked to chronic metabolic conditions such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Dietary nutrients are essential not only for human health but also for the health and survival of the trillions of microbes that reside within the human intestines. Diet is a key component of the relationship between humans and their microbial residents; gut microbes use ingested nutrients for fundamental biological processes, and the metabolic outputs of those processes may have important impacts on human physiology. Studies in humans and animal models are beginning to unravel the underpinnings of this relationship, and increasing evidence suggests that it may underlie some of the broader effects of diet on human health and disease.

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Crossref · 10.1126/science.aau5812

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    Gut microbes use ingested nutrients as fuel for fundamental biological processes.

    “gut microbes, like their human hosts, use ingested nutrients as fuel for fundamental biological processes.”
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    Gut microbes possess several hundredfold more carbohydrate-degrading enzymes than humans.

    “Gut microbes, on the other hand, possess several hundredfold more CHO-degrading enzymes”
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    Short-chain fatty acids are the primary end products of bacterial fermentation.

    “SCFAs, the primary end products of bacterial fermentation”
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    Primary bile acids are produced in the liver from cholesterol and facilitate digestion of dietary lipids.

    “Primary bile acids are produced in the liver from cholesterol and facilitate the digestion of dietary lipids.”
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    Metals are required cofactors for numerous mammalian and bacterial physiological processes.

    “metals are required cofactors for numerous mammalian and bacterial physiological processes”
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    Iron is an essential micronutrient for pathogen growth.

    “Iron is an essential micronutrient for pathogen growth”
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    High-fat diets are commonly low in fiber.

    “high-fat diets are commonly low in fiber”
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    The low fiber content of high-fat diets, via effects on the microbiota, may drive some of their metabolic consequences rather than elevated fat itself.

    “it may be this latter feature, and its downstream effects on the microbiota, that drives some of the metabolic consequences of the diet rather than the elevated fat content by itself”
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    Plant-based foods are the primary source of dietary MACs.

    “Plant-based foods constitute the primary source of dietary MACs”
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    The microbiota of individuals who consume vegetarian or predominantly plant-based diets exhibit greater capacity for MAC fermentation.

    “the microbiota of individuals who consume vegetarian or predominantly plant-based diets exhibit greater capacity for MAC fermentation”
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    SCFA production is typically increased in vegetarians.

    “SCFA production is typically increased in vegetarians”
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    Fermented foods rarely contain adequate amounts of specific probiotic organisms.

    “fermented foods rarely contain adequate amounts of specific probiotic organisms”
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    Diet-responsive members of the microbiota often represent a small proportion of the total community.

    “diet-responsive members of the microbiota often represent a small proportion of the total community”
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    Factors such as environment, genetics, past diet, exercise, and geography all play a role in shaping the microbiota.

    “factors such as environment, genetics, past diet, exercise, and geography all play a role in shaping the microbiota”
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Authors
Gentile, C. L., & Weir, T. L.
Affiliations
Colorado State University (US)
Corresponding author
Weir, Tiffany L.
Venue
Science
Published
2018-11-16
Volume
362
Issue
6416
Pages
776-780
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2900697674
Cited by
1,049
References
89
Citations by year
2026: 67 · 2025: 101 · 2024: 145 · 2023: 136 · 2022: 175 · 2021: 224 · 2020: 130 · 2019: 69 · 2018: 1
FWCI
10.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL144611)
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
gut microbiota, diet, human health, obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, host-microbe interactions, dietary nutrients, chronic metabolic diseases
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Diet, Dietary Carbohydrates, Dietary Fats, Dietary Proteins, Food Additives, Health, Humans, Diet, Vegetarian, Diet, Mediterranean, Diet, Ketogenic, Diet, Paleolithic

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