Background Meat and meat products, in spite of having high biological value protein and
essential nutrients required for human sustenance, are highly susceptible to lipid oxidation …

Nutrient sensing is a mechanism for organisms to sense their environment. In larger
animals, including humans, the intestinal tract is a major site of nutrient sensing for the body …

The gut microbiota produces metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) that
regulate the energy homeostasis and impact on immune cell function of the host. Recently …

Purpose Emerging evidence has demonstrated that gut microbiome plays essential roles in
the pathogenesis of human diseases in distal organs. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is …

Dietary fiber and phenolic compounds are two recognized dietary factors responsible for
potential effects on human health; therefore, they have been widely used to increase …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of preventable cancer deaths worldwide, with
dietary factors being recognised as key risk modifiers. Foods containing dietary fibre are …

Fatty acids are good energy sources (9 kcal per gram) that aerobic tissues can use except
for the brain (glucose is an alternative source). Apart from the energy source, fatty acids are …

The impact of the gut microbiota on immune homeostasis within the gut and, importantly,
also at systemic sites has gained tremendous research interest over the last few years. The …

Colorectal cancer is closely associated with environment, diet and lifestyle. Normally it is
treated with surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy but increasing systemic toxicity …

Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius), a perennial plant of the family Asteraceae native to the
Andean regions of South America, is an abundant source of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) …