Background Gut microbiota dysbiosis and sarcopenia commonly occur in the elderly.
Although the concept of the gut–muscle axis has been raised, the casual relationship is still …

The gastrointestinal microbiota plays an important role in maintaining host health by
preventing the colonization of pathogens, fermenting dietary compounds, and maintaining …

Microbial colonization of the gastrointestinal tract is an essential process that modulates host
physiology and immunity. Recently, researchers have begun to understand how and when …

Obesity is considered a global epidemic. Specifically, obesity during pregnancy programs
an increased risk of the offspring developing metabolic disorders in addition to the adverse …

The prenatal period and the first years of life have a significant impact on the health issues
and life quality of an individual. The appropriate development of the immune system and the …

The capacity of our gut microbial communities to maintain a stable and balanced state,
termed 'resilience', in spite of perturbations is vital to our achieving and maintaining optimal …

Peripartum nutrition is crucial for developing the immune system of neonates. We
hypothesized that maternal short-chain fructooligosaccharide (scFOS) supplementation …

We investigated the influence of maternal yellow-pea fiber supplementation in obese
pregnancies on offspring metabolic health in adulthood. Sixty newly-weaned female …

Inulin-based prebiotics are non-digestible polysaccharides that influence the composition of
the gut microbiota in infants and children, notably eliciting a bifidogenic effect with high short …

Prebiotics constitute emerging tools to alleviate immune pathologies. This study aimed to
evaluate the effect of prebiotic exposure during perinatal and postweaning periods on …