Functional foods is a very popular term in the social and scientific media; consequently, food
producers have invested resources in the development of processed foods that may provide …

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are diseases that can be
influenced by the structure of gut microbiota, whose improvement is often neglected in …

Highlights•Different studies related to improve probiotic formulations are
described.•Potential sources of probiotics have been discussed to help researchers.•Health …

The growing disease burden of diabetes mellitus is an important public health concern,
affecting over 400 million people globally. This epidemic, if not controlled in time, leads to …

Yogurt is a milk-based product manufactured by lactic acid fermentation enabled by
symbiotic yogurt cultures. Yogurt is largely considered to be a health product, and it is …

High blood pressure (BP) presents a significant public health challenge. Recent findings
suggest that altered microbiota can exert a hypertensive effect on the host. One of the …

Fermented dairy foods (FDFs) and probiotics are promising tools for the prevention and
management of cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs), respectively. The relation between the …

The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate whether the use of probiotics has any effect
on the components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) before patients develop type 2 diabetes. A …

Background & aims Evidence suggests that gut microbiota is a potential factor in the
pathophysiology of both obesity and related metabolic disorders. While individual …

Obesity is currently considered a global epidemic and it leads to several alterations on the
human body and its metabolism. There are evidences showing that the intestinal microbiota …