Functional Foods: A Glimpse into Beneficial Microorganisms in Gastrointestinal Diseases

Gut microbiota the “virtual organ” plays a contributory role in maintaining of human health as well development gastrointestinal diseases due to intervenes digestion and metabolism. In this context is relevant clarify mechanisms interaction intestinal with macromolecules for potential therapeutic applications how bacterial growth or inhibition affect health. This article reviewed beneficial gut bacteria such bifidobacterium, eubacterium, roseburia, bacteroides, faecalibacteriummand lactobacillus genera food (carbohydrates, protein, lipids). It also summarized way which are related diabetes, obesity irritable bowel syndrome perspectives functional foods prebiotics, probiotics synbiotics can be used dietary therapy modulation microbiota.