Gut Microbiota (eBook)

Gut Microbiota: Interactive Effects on Nutrition and Health provides a detailed account of gut microbiota research, an exploration of how diet influences gut microbiota and the implications of gut microbiota for health. The book provides a summary of how diet interacts with the gut microbiome and presents practical applications focused on food, supplements and safety. This book provides scientists and clinicians who have an interest in the microbiome with an understanding of the future potential-and limitations-of this tool, as they strive to make use of evidence-based diet information for the maintenance of good health.

• Consolidates new research on how gut microbiota affects nutrition
• Identifies how the research applies to food, supplements and safety
• Provides diet recommendations to improve health
• Includes case studies from clinical populations
• Explores how diet influences gut microbiota

Dr. Ed Ishiguro is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology at the University of Victoria (Canada). He has published dozens of scientific papers on the molecular basis for bacterial antibiotic tolerance. During his long and continuing career, Ishiguro has served as chair of his university's Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology and has been publicly recognized for his outstanding teaching and research. He actively participates in science communication outreach.

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Gut Microbiota: Interactive Effects on Nutrition and Health focuses on the fascinating intestinal microbiome as it relates to nutrition. The book covers the core science in the microbiome field and draws links between the microbiome and nutrition in medicine. Reflecting the most current state of evidence available in the field, the early chapters introduce key concepts about the microbiome, and the latter focus on the application of the gut microbiome and nutrition science. Both human studies and animal studies (where appropriate) are discussed throughout the work. Addressing topics such as gut microbiota throughout the lifespan, gut microbiota in health and disease, and genetic and environmental influences on gut microbiota, this book will provide scientists and clinicians who have an interest in the microbiome with an understanding of the future potential and limitations of this tool as they strive to make use of evidence-based diet information for the maintenance of good health. Explores how diet influences gut microbiota Consolidates new research on how gut microbiota affects nutrition Identifies how the research applies to food science Provides practical diet suggestions for improving health