Impacts of Diet-Gut Microbiota Interactions on Health
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 10
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Interests: probiotics; microorganisms; fermentation; food processing; intestinal flora; metabolism
Interests: probiotics; microorganisms; fermentation; food processing; gut immunology
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Dear Colleagues,
Diet represents a primary environmental factor shaping the composition, diversity, and functional capacity of the gut microbiota, which in turn exerts profound regulatory effects on host health. This review summarizes the bidirectional interactions between dietary patterns and gut microbial communities, emphasizing how macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids) and bioactive compounds (polyphenols and prebiotics) modulate microbial taxonomic profiles and metabolic outputs. Key mechanisms include the production of short-chain fatty acids, the regulation of intestinal barrier integrity, and crosstalk with the gut–brain axis, which collectively influence metabolic, immunological, and neurological health outcomes. Dysregulation of diet–microbiota interactions is implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and inflammatory bowel disease. Understanding these complex relationships provides critical insights for developing dietary strategies, functional foods, and microbiota-targeted interventions to promote host health and prevent diet-related disorders. Future research should focus on personalized nutrition approaches tailored to individual microbial signatures for precision health management.
Dr. Peng Du
Prof. Dr. Aili Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- diet-gut microbiota interaction
- gut microbiota
- dietary patterns
- host health
- microbial metabolism
- short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)
- intestinal barrier
- chronic diseases
- dietary intervention
- personalized nutrition
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