Obesity is caused by a long-term difference between energy intake and expenditure—an
imbalance that is seemingly easily restored by increasing exercise and reducing caloric …

Orally administered probiotics encounter various challenges on their journey through the
mouth, stomach, intestine and colon. The health benefits of probiotics are diminished mainly …

Humans are a unique reservoir of heterogeneous and vivacious group of microbes, which
together forms the human-microbiome superorganism. Human gut serves as a home to over …

Along with the intensive development of methods of livestock breeding, breeders'
expectations are growing concerning feed additives that would guarantee such results as …

The observation that unhealthy diets (those that are low in whole grains, fruits and
vegetables, and high in sugar, salt, saturated fat and ultra-processed foods) are a major risk …

COVID-19 is a pandemic disease caused by the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This new viral infection was first identified in China …

The act of defaecation, although a ubiquitous human experience, requires the coordinated
actions of the anorectum and colon, pelvic floor musculature, and the enteric, peripheral and …

As the importance of the gut microbiota in health and disease is increasingly recognized
interest in interventions that can modulate the microbiota and its interactions with its host has …

ABSTRACT On December 17, 2018, the North American branch of the International Life
Sciences Institute (ILSI North America) convened a workshop “Can We Begin to Define a …

Background Different dietary approaches, such as gluten and casein free diets, or the use of
probiotics and prebiotics have been suggested in autistic spectrum disorders in order to …