The role of diet in shaping human gut microbiota

The gut microbiota is crucial to human health and performs important bodily activities. One of the most potent factors influencing the makeup and actions of the gut microbiota is diet. The immune system and the intestinal barrier are also involved in this intricate interplay, emphasizing nutrition’s crucial role in the etiology and management of several illnesses. In this review article by Rinninella et al. (2023), the authors sketch a picture of how several dietary components affect the makeup of the human gut microbiota and the positive and negative consequences of various dietary patterns. Additionally, the authors outline cutting-edge exploitation methods, such as using dietary ingredients to aid in promoting microbial engraftment after fecal microbiota transplantation or as customized nutritional approaches targeted at the patient’s microbiome. [NPID: Diet, gut microbiota, microbiome]

Year: 2023

Reference: Rinninella, E., Tohumcu, E., Raoul, P., Fiorani, M., Cintoni, M., Mele, M. C., Cammarota, G., Gasbarrini, A., & Ianiro, G. (2023). The role of diet in shaping human gut microbiota. Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 101828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpg.2023.101828