Title :

Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Improve the Gut Microbiota and Help Combat Fungal Infection

Author(s) :

Jawhara, Samir [Auteur]
Faculté de Médecine Henri Warembourg - Université de Lille
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale [INSERM]
Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF) - UMR 8576

Journal title :

Microorganisms

Abbreviated title :

Microorganisms

Volume number :

11

Pages :

1556

Publisher :

MDPI

Publication date :

2023-06-11

ISSN :

2076-2607

English keyword(s) :

western diets
processed food
microbiota
dysbiosis
Candida albicans
smoking
excessive alcohol consumption
omega-3
vitamin D
vitamin E
micronutrients
probiotic
prebiotic
whole plant food

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]
Chimie/Chimie théorique et/ou physique

English abstract : [en]

Western diets are rapidly spreading due to globalization, causing an increase in obesity and diseases of civilization. These Western diets are associated with changes in the gut microbiota related to intestinal inflammation. ...
Show more >Western diets are rapidly spreading due to globalization, causing an increase in obesity and diseases of civilization. These Western diets are associated with changes in the gut microbiota related to intestinal inflammation. This review discusses the adverse effects of Western diets, which are high in fat and sugar and low in vegetable fiber, on the gut microbiota. This leads to gut dysbiosis and overgrowth of Candida albicans, which is a major cause of fungal infection worldwide. In addition to an unhealthy Western diet, other factors related to disease development and gut dysbiosis include smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, lack of physical activity, prolonged use of antibiotics, and chronic psychological stress. This review suggests that a diversified diet containing vegetable fiber, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins D and E, as well as micronutrients associated with probiotic or prebiotic supplements can improve the biodiversity of the microbiota, lead to short-chain fatty acid production, and reduce the abundance of fungal species in the gut. The review also discusses a variety of foods and plants that are effective against fungal overgrowth and gut dysbiosis in traditional medicine. Overall, healthy diets and lifestyle factors contribute to human well-being and increase the biodiversity of the gut microbiota, which positively modulates the brain and central nervous system.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS

Collections :

• Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF) - UMR 8576

Research team(s) :

Glycobiology in fungal Pathogenesis and Clinical Applications

Submission date :

2024-03-01T10:28:19Z
2024-03-01T15:01:28Z