Microbiota-accessible carbohydrates (MACs) as novel gut microbiome modulators in noncommunicable diseases.

ABSTRACT: The gut microbiota has a significant role in human health and is affected by many factors. Diet and dietary components have profound impacts on the composition of the gut microbiome and largely contribute to the change in bacterial flora. A high-fiber diet increased dietary fiber (DF) fermentation and the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which increased the number of microorganisms. Microbiota-accessible carbohydrates (MACs), a subgroup of fermentable carbohydrates such as DF, are defined as indigestible carbohydrates metabolized by microbes. These carbohydrates are important components to sustain the microbial environment of the complicated digestive tract and avoid intestinal dysbiosis. Each MAC has a unique property and can therefore be used as a sensitive output microbiot

SUBMITTER: Ayakdas G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10559293 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature