Human gut microbiota does not ferment erythritol

Human gut microbiota does not ferment erythritol.

Erythritol, a naturally occurring polyol, is gaining attention as a bulk sweetener for human nutrition. Industrially, it is produced from glucose by fermentation. From various studies it is known to be non-cariogenic. Moreover, it is rapidly absorbed in the small intestine and quantitatively excreted in the urine. Only about 10 % enters the colon. Earlier in vitro experiments showed that erythr...

Long-Term Green Tea Supplementation Does Not Change the Human Gut Microbiota.

BACKGROUND Green tea catechins may play a role in body weight regulation through interactions with the gut microbiota. AIM We examined whether green tea supplementation for 12 weeks induces changes in composition of the human gut microbiota. METHODS 58 Caucasian men and women were included in a randomized, placebo-controlled design. For 12 weeks, subjects consumed either green tea (>0.56 g/...

Gut Microbiota and Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Iron supplementation promotes gut microbiota metabolic activity but not colitis markers in human gut microbiota-associated rats.

The global prevalence of Fe deficiency is high and a common corrective strategy is oral Fe supplementation, which may affect the commensal gut microbiota and gastrointestinal health. The aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of different dietary Fe concentrations on the gut microbiota and gut health of rats inoculated with human faecal microbiota. Rats (8 weeks old, n 40) were ...

Psychobiotics and Brain-Gut Microbiota Axis

Fermented foods containing probiotic bacteria have been used for many years to improve the health or treatment of some diseases. Nowadays, the Therapeutic properties of probiotics are becoming more and more obvious to everyone, insofar as in recent years, more attention has been paid to the potential relation between gut microbiota and mental health. Several studies have shown that intestinal m...