The Western Diet–Microbiome-Host Interaction and Its Role in Metabolic Disease

Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 365
Published: Mar 17, 2018
Abstract
The dietary pattern that characterizes the Western diet is strongly associated with obesity and related metabolic diseases, but biological mechanisms supporting these associations remain largely unknown. We argue that the Western diet promotes inflammation that arises from both structural and behavioral changes in the resident microbiome. The environment created in the gut by ultra-processed foods, a hallmark of the Western diet, is an...
Paper Details
Title
The Western Diet–Microbiome-Host Interaction and Its Role in Metabolic Disease
Published Date
Mar 17, 2018
Journal
Volume
10
Issue
3
Pages
365
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