Increasing evidence indicates that modern lifestyle, and specifically a Western diet, has led
to a substantial depletion of the human gut microbiome. This loss is implicated in the …

Gut microbiota metabolites may be important for host health, yet few studies investigate the
correlation between human gut microbiome and production of fecal metabolites and their …

The gut microbiota has a well-established role in the regulation of host homeostasis.
Multiple factors control the composition and function of the microbiota. The westernization of …

Although there is associative evidence linking fecal microbiome profile to health and
disease, many studies have not considered the confounding effects of dietary intake …

Diet and the gut microbiota have a profound influence on physiology and health, however,
mechanisms are still emerging. Here we outline several pathways that gut microbiota …

The gut microbiome plays important roles in the maintenance of host health and the
pathogenesis of many diseases. Diet is a key modulator of the gut microbiome. There is …

Highlights•Diet plays a major role in shaping the gut microbiota both in the short and long-
term.•Non-digestible carbohydrates may often stimulate growth of a few specialized …

Gut microbiota encompasses a wide variety of commensal microorganisms consisting of
trillions of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. This microbial population coexists in symbiosis with …

There is growing recognition of the role of diet and other environmental factors in modulating
the composition and metabolic activity of the human gut microbiota, which in turn can impact …

Gut bacteria exert beneficial and harmful effects in metabolic diseases as deduced from the
comparison of germfree and conventional mice and from fecal transplantation studies …