Systematic review of the effects of the intestinal microbiota on selected nutrients and non-nutrients

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 25-49

  Shortt, Colette ^a   Hasselwander, Oliver ^b   Meynier, Alexandra ^c   Nauta, Arjen ^d   Fernández, Estefanía Noriega ^e   Putz, Peter ^f   Rowland, Ian ^g   Swann, Jonathan ^h   Türk, Jessica ⁱ   Vermeiren, Joan ^j   Antoine, Jean Michel ^k  

^a JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c Mondelez International   (France)

^d FRIESLANDCAMPINA   (Netherlands)

^e NOFIMA   (Norway)

^f Fachhochschule Campus Wien   (Austria)

^g UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^h IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Yakult Germany   (Germany)

^j Cargill R D Centre Europe   (Belgium)

^k Danone Research   (France)

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Author keywords

Dietary substrates; Intestinal microbiota; Metabolism; Metabolites

Indexed keywords

AMINE; AMMONIA; CARBOHYDRATE; FATTY ACID; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOL; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEIN; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; STARCH;

BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DIETARY FIBER; ENERGY; FAT INTAKE; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; POLYPHENOLS; STARCH;

EID: 85032705209     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-017-1546-4     Document Type: Review

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