The interplay between diet, the gut microbiome, and host health is complex. Diets
associated with health have many similarities: high fiber, unsaturated fatty acids, and …

Gut-microbial butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) of significant physiological
importance than the other major SCFAs (acetate and propionate). Most butyrate producers …

Epidemiological studies have consistently demonstrated the benefits of dietary fibre on
gastrointestinal health through consumption of unrefined whole foods, such as wholegrains …

Abstract In May 2019, the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics
(ISAPP) convened a panel of nutritionists, physiologists and microbiologists to review the …

Probiotics and prebiotics are microbiota-management tools for improving host health. They
target gastrointestinal effects via the gut, although direct application to other sites such as …

Conceptual scientific and medical advances have led to a recent realization that there may
be no single, one-size-fits-all diet and that differential human responses to dietary inputs …

Over the past decade, the gut microbiota has emerged as a key component in regulating
brain processes and behavior. Diet is one of the major factors involved in shaping the gut …

Dietary fiber is fermented by the human gut microbiota, producing beneficial microbial
metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids. Over the last few centuries, dietary fiber intake …

Inulin, a soluble dietary fiber, is widely found in more than 36 000 plant species as a reserve
polysaccharide. The primary sources of inulin, include Jerusalem artichoke, chicory, onion …

ABSTRACT Inulin-type fructans (ITF), including short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS),
oligofructose, and inulin, are commonly used fibers that are widely regarded as prebiotic for …