The Gut Microbiota of Obese Children Releases Lower Antioxidant Capacity from Food than That of Lean Children

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 14; no. 14; p. 2829
• Main Authors: Navajas-Porras, Beatriz, Pérez-Burillo, Sergio, Hinojosa-Nogueira, Daniel, Douros, Konstantinos, Pastoriza, Silvia, Rufián-Henares, José Ángel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 09.07.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: animals; antioxidant activity; Antioxidants; Breakfast foods; Cereals; Chronic illnesses; community structure; Diet; digestion; Feces; Fermentation; fluorescence recovery after photobleaching; Food; Grain; Gut microbiota; intestinal microorganisms; Large intestine; metabolites; microbial communities; Microbiota; Nutrition research; Obesity; Rice; Small intestine; Sodium; Germany

The prevalence of obesity has been increasing in children over the last few decades, becoming a concern for health professionals and governments. Gut microbial community structure in obese people have been found to differ from that of lean subjects for some taxa which could result in different produ...