The intestinal barrier protects the host against gut microbes, food antigens, and toxins
present in the gastrointestinal tract. However, gut barrier integrity can be affected by intrinsic …

The field of nutritional psychiatry has generated observational and efficacy data supporting a
role for healthy dietary patterns in depression onset and symptom management. To guide …

Depression is one of the leading causes of disability, and, if left unmanaged, it can increase
the risk for suicide. The evidence base on the determinants of depression is fragmented …

Dysbiosis of gut microbiota is closely related to occurrence of many important chronic
inflammations-related diseases. So far the traditionally prescribed prebiotics and probiotics …

Obesity continues to be one of the major public health problems due to its high prevalence
and co-morbidities. Common co-morbidities not only include cardiometabolic disorders but …

Nutritional and microbiological psychiatry, especially the contribution of the gut microbiota to
depression, has become a promising research field over the past several decades. An …

The gut microbiota is critical for maintaining human health and the immunological system.
Several neuroscientific studies have shown the significance of microbiota in developing …

Abstract Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been extensively used to ameliorate
diseases in Asia for over thousands of years. However, owing to a lack of formal scientific …

Societal lifestyle changes, especially increased consumption of a high-fat diet lacking
dietary fibers, lead to gut microbiota dysbiosis and enhance the incidence of adiposity and …

The gut microbiome serves an important role in the human body. Reportedly, one of the
benefits of these microflora is on mental health. Once established, food and other dietary …