[HTML][HTML] Nutrition, immunity and COVID-19

PC Calder - BMJ nutrition, prevention & health, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The immune system protects the host from pathogenic organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi,
parasites). To deal with this array of threats, the immune system has evolved to include a …

The pros, cons, and many unknowns of probiotics

J Suez, N Zmora, E Segal, E Elinav - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
Consumption of over-the-counter probiotics for promotion of health and well-being has
increased worldwide in recent years. However, although probiotic use has been greatly …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of probiotics on depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

R Huang, K Wang, J Hu - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
It has been reported that gut probiotics play a major role in the bidirectional communication
between the gut and the brain. Probiotics may be essential to people with depression, which …

Relationship between the gut microbiome and brain function

MH Mohajeri, G La Fata, RE Steinert… - Nutrition …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
It has become increasingly evident in recent years that the gut microbiome and the brain
communicate in a bidirectional manner, with each possibly affecting the other's functions …

[HTML][HTML] The gut microbiota and its implication in the development of atherosclerosis and related cardiovascular diseases

E Sanchez-Rodriguez, A Egea-Zorrilla, J Plaza-Díaz… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The importance of gut microbiota in health and disease is being highlighted by numerous
research groups worldwide. Atherosclerosis, the leading cause of heart disease and stroke …

[HTML][HTML] Nutrition, immunosenescence, and infectious disease: an overview of the scientific evidence on micronutrients and on modulation of the gut microbiota

PC Calder, EF Ortega, SN Meydani, Y Adkins… - Advances in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The immune system is key to host defense against pathogenic organisms. Aging is
associated with changes in the immune system, with a decline in protective components …

Probiotics for the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Goodman, G Keating, E Georgousopoulou… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate existing evidence for the use of probiotics in preventing antibiotic-
associated diarrhoea (AAD) in adults. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of …

The prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms, abnormal liver function, digestive system disease and liver disease in COVID-19 infection: a systematic review and meta …

Z Dong, BJ Xiang, M Jiang, M Sun… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: The worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 infected millions of people. Some
patients had gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, abnormal liver function, digestive system …

[HTML][HTML] Flavonoid-rich orange juice intake and altered gut microbiome in young adults with depressive symptom: a randomized controlled study

M Park, J Choi, HJ Lee - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Depression is not just a general mental health problem but a serious medical illness that can
worsen without treatment. The gut microbiome plays a major role in the two-way …

The gut microbiome

M Sidhu, D van der Poorten - Australian family physician, 2017 - search.informit.org
Background: More than a trillion, mostly good, microbes live within our gastrointestinal tract
and are responsible for vital metabolic, immune and nutritional functions. Dysbiosis …