The impact of nutrition on the human microbiome

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Flint, Harry J ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human microbiome; Microbiota; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

INULIN; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDETES; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; FECES MICROFLORA; FIRMICUTES; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVOTELLA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BACTERIA; COLON; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FIBER; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; METAGENOME; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREBIOTICS; PROBIOTICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84864752706     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2012.00499.x     Document Type: Article

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