Microbes, metabolites and health
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. The human gut contains over 100 trillion bacteria comprising over 1000 bacterial species and in excess of 1 million genes. Recent research suggests that changes in the gut microbial population structure are associated with a wide range of human d...
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| author | Lockett, T. Bird, A. Christophersen, Claus Clarke, J. Conlon, M. Topping, D. |
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| description | © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. The human gut contains over 100 trillion bacteria comprising over 1000 bacterial species and in excess of 1 million genes. Recent research suggests that changes in the gut microbial population structure are associated with a wide range of human diseases including both diseases of the gut, such as colorectal cancer, irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel diseases, and systemic disorders such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, autism and Parkinson’s disease. One of the most potent modifiers of gut microbiota structure and function is food. Using dietary fibre as a paradigm, we discuss how foods can modify key health-related functions through their interaction with the gut microbiota and resultant metabolites that are formed. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-723542018-12-13T09:33:38Z Microbes, metabolites and health Lockett, T. Bird, A. Christophersen, Claus Clarke, J. Conlon, M. Topping, D. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. The human gut contains over 100 trillion bacteria comprising over 1000 bacterial species and in excess of 1 million genes. Recent research suggests that changes in the gut microbial population structure are associated with a wide range of human diseases including both diseases of the gut, such as colorectal cancer, irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel diseases, and systemic disorders such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, autism and Parkinson’s disease. One of the most potent modifiers of gut microbiota structure and function is food. Using dietary fibre as a paradigm, we discuss how foods can modify key health-related functions through their interaction with the gut microbiota and resultant metabolites that are formed. 2016 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72354 10.1007/978-3-319-46326-1_2 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Lockett, T. Bird, A. Christophersen, Claus Clarke, J. Conlon, M. Topping, D. Microbes, metabolites and health |
| title | Microbes, metabolites and health |
| title_full | Microbes, metabolites and health |
| title_fullStr | Microbes, metabolites and health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbes, metabolites and health |
| title_short | Microbes, metabolites and health |
| title_sort | microbes, metabolites and health |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72354 |