Title |
Food additives, contaminants and other minor components: effects on human gut microbiota—a review
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Published in |
Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, May 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/s13105-017-0564-2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Paula Roca-Saavedra, Veronica Mendez-Vilabrille, Jose Manuel Miranda, Carolina Nebot, Alejandra Cardelle-Cobas, Carlos M. Franco, Alberto Cepeda |
Abstract |
Gut bacteria play an important role in several metabolic processes and human diseases, such as obesity and accompanying co-morbidities, such as fatty liver disease, insulin resistance/diabetes, and cardiovascular events. Among other factors, dietary patterns, probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, antibiotics, and non-dietary factors, such as stress, age, exercise, and climatic conditions, can dramatically impact the human gut microbiota equilibrium and diversity. However, the effect of minor food constituents, including food additives and trace contaminants, on human gut microbiota has received less attention. Consequently, the present review aimed to provide an objective perspective of the current knowledge regarding the impacts of minor food constituents on human gut microbiota and consequently, on human health. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 9 | 20% |
Australia | 3 | 7% |
Netherlands | 3 | 7% |
Mexico | 1 | 2% |
Comoros | 1 | 2% |
Ireland | 1 | 2% |
Ecuador | 1 | 2% |
Canada | 1 | 2% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
Other | 2 | 4% |
Unknown | 22 | 49% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 32 | 71% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 13% |
Scientists | 6 | 13% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 318 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 45 | 14% |
Student > Master | 35 | 11% |
Researcher | 32 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 8% |
Other | 19 | 6% |
Other | 54 | 17% |
Unknown | 106 | 33% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 47 | 15% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 32 | 10% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 28 | 9% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 8% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 14 | 4% |
Other | 48 | 15% |
Unknown | 122 | 38% |