The intestinal milieu harbours the gut microbiota, consisting of a complex community of
bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses and protozoans that bring to the host organism an …

Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are biological polymers secreted by microorganisms including
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) to cope with harsh environmental conditions. EPSs are one of the …

Consumption of dietary lipids, such as cholesterol, modulates the gut microbiome with
consequences for host health through the production of microbiome-derived metabolites …

The ability to exhibit various bioactivities is widespread in exopolysaccharide (EPS) of lactic
acid bacteria (LAB), and it has been admittedly associated with large structural variability of …

Bile is a biological fluid synthesized in the liver, mainly constituted by bile acids and
cholesterol, which functions as a biological detergent that emulsifies and solubilizes lipids …

Considering the significance of the gut microbiota on human health, there has been ever-
growing research and commercial interest in various aspects of probiotic functional foods …

Beneficial effects of probiotic, prebiotic and polyphenol-rich interventions on fasting lipid
profiles have been reported, with changes in the gut microbiota composition believed to play …

Extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO), a popular functional food and major source of fat in the
Mediterranean diet, possesses a variety of healthful components, including …

The gut microbiota is critical to human health, such as digesting nutrients, forming the
intestinal epithelial barrier, regulating immune function, producing vitamins and hormones …

Diet-induced obesity is one of the major public health concerns all over the world, and
obesity also contributes to the development of other chronic diseases such as non-alcoholic …