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ANNUAL REVIEW OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, VOL 11
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages 119-143Publisher
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-food-111519-014337
Keywords
whole foods; fruits and vegetables; gut microbiota; polyphenols; microbiota-accessible carbohydrates
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- National Institutes of Health [R01AT010229]
- U.S. Department of Agriculture [NIFA 2019-67017-29249]
- Leo and Anne Albert Charitable Trust
- UMass Cranberry Health Research Center/UMass President's Science and Technology Initiative
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Intake of whole foods, such as fruits and vegetables, may confer health benefits to the host. The beneficial effects of fruits and vegetables were mainly attributed to their richness in polyphenols and microbiota-accessible carbohydrates (MACs). Components in fruits and vegetables modulate composition and associated functions of the gut microbiota, whereas gut microbiota can transform components in fruits and vegetables to produce metabolites that are bioactive and important for health. The progression of multiple diseases, such as obesity and inflammatory bowel disease, is associated with diet and gut microbiota. Although the exact causality between these diseases and specific members of gut microbiota has not been well characterized, accumulating evidence supported the role of fruits and vegetables in modulating gut microbiota and decreasing the risks of microbiota-associated diseases. This review summarizes the latest findings on the effects of whole fruits and vegetables on gut microbiota and associated diseases.
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