Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) play a key role in health and disease, as they regulate gut
homeostasis and their deficiency is involved in the pathogenesis of several disorders …

The role of the intestinal microbiota as a regulator of gut-brain axis signalling has risen to
prominence in recent years. Understanding the relationship between the gut microbiota, the …

Starch is an essential source of energy for the human diet. Resistant starch is the portion of
starch that is not digested in the small intestine and is fermented in the colon by …

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), mainly including acetate, propionate, and butyrate, are
metabolites produced during the bacterial fermentation of dietary fiber in the intestinal tract …

Obesity is a complex condition that interweaves biological, developmental, environmental,
behavioral, and genetic factors; it is a significant public health problem. The most common …

In the present study, we characterized the distinctive signatures of the gut microbiota (GM)
from overweight/obese patients (OB), and normal-weight controls (NW), both of Sardinian …

Childhood obesity is a risk factor for numerous health conditions. A critical factor in the
etiology of obesity appears to be the gut microbiota, which is the microbial community that …

The gut microbiota (GM) is defined as the community of microorganisms (bacteria, archaea,
fungi, viruses) colonizing the gastrointestinal tract. GM regulates various metabolic pathways …

Obesity, a worldwide health concern with a constantly rising prevalence, is a multifactorial
chronic disease associated with a wide range of physiological disruptions, including energy …

Human milk contains a number of nutritional and bioactive molecules including
microorganisms that constitute the so-called “Human Milk Microbiota (HMM)”. Recent …