Effect of Diet and Dietary Components on the Composition of the Gut Microbiota

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 13; no. 8; p. 2795
• Main Authors: Beam, Ashley, Clinger, Elizabeth, Hao, Lei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 15.08.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Animals; Bacteria; Chronic illnesses; Cytokines; Diabetes; Diet; Diet - adverse effects; Diet - methods; Diet, High-Fat - adverse effects; Diet, Ketogenic - adverse effects; Diet, Mediterranean - adverse effects; Diet, Vegetarian - adverse effects; Diet, Western - adverse effects; endotoxemia; Endotoxemia - etiology; Endotoxemia - microbiology; Gastrointestinal Microbiome - physiology; Gut microbiota; Humans; Inflammation; Inflammation - etiology; Inflammation - microbiology; Insulin resistance; intestinal microorganisms; Metabolism; Metabolites; Mice; Microbiota; Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms); Nutrition research; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Obesity; Overweight; Permeability; Review; therapeutics; Type 2 diabetes; chronic disease; gut microbiota; diet

Diet and dietary components have profound effects on the composition of the gut microbiota and are among the most important contributors to the alteration in bacterial flora. This review examines the effects the “Western”, “plant-based”, “high-fat”, “medical ketogenic”, and “Mediterranean” diets hav...