The impact of diet and lifestyle on gut microbiota and human health

Nutrients

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 17-44

  Conlon, Michael A ^a   Bird, Anthony R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet; Gut; Health; Lifestyle; Microbiota

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEIN; SATURATED FATTY ACID; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FAT INTAKE; POLYPHENOL; PROTEIN INTAKE;

AUTISM; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUBACTERIUM; EXERCISE; FAECALIBACTERIUM PRAUSNITZII; FAT INTAKE; HYGIENE; INTESTINE FLORA; LIFESTYLE; MACRONUTRIENT; OBESITY; REVIEW; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOKING; STRESS; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROTEIN INTAKE; WESTERN DIET;

DIET, WESTERN; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD HABITS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MICROBIOTA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; POLYPHENOLS; PREBIOTICS; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 84919795588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu7010017     Document Type: Review

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