| Literature DB >> 25887492 |
Patrice D Cani1, Amandine Everard2.
Abstract
Obesity is associated with altered gut microbiota and low-grade inflammation. Both dietary habits and food composition contribute to the onset of such diseases. Emulsifiers, compounds commonly used in a variety of foods, were shown to induce body weight gain, low-grade inflammation and metabolic disorders. These dietary compounds promote gut microbiota alteration and gut barrier dysfunction leading to negative metabolic alterations.Entities:
Keywords: colitis; emuslifiers; gut microbiota; inflammation; mucus; obesity
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25887492 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2015.03.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Endocrinol Metab ISSN: 1043-2760 Impact factor: 12.015