Intestinal short chain fatty acids and their link with diet and human health

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue FEB, 2016, Pages

  Ríos Covián, David ^a   Ruas Madiedo, Patricia ^a   Margolles, Abelardo ^a   Gueimonde, Miguel ^a   De los Reyes Gavilán, Clara G ^a   Salazar, Nuria ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cross feeding; Diet; Human health; Intestinal microbiota; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ARABINOXYLAN; BUTYRIC ACID; GALACTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; LACTULOSE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; XYLITOL;

BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; COLORECTAL CANCER; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FAECALIBACTERIUM PRAUSNITZII; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTESTINE FLORA; LIPID DIET; LIPID OXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 84962195820     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00185     Document Type: Short Survey

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