To address how the microbiome might modify the interaction between diet and
cardiometabolic health, we analyzed longitudinal microbiome data from 307 male …

Characterizing the stability of the gut microbiome is important to exploit it as a therapeutic
target and diagnostic biomarker. We metagenomically and metatranscriptomically …

Background and aims Despite strong mechanistic data, and promising results from in vitro
and animal studies, the ability of probiotic bacteria to improve blood pressure and serum …

Background A higher intake of dietary fiber is associated with a decreased risk of chronic
inflammatory diseases such as cardiovascular disease and inflammatory bowel disease …

The gut microbiome is intimately related to human health, but it is not yet known which
functional activities are driven by specific microorganisms' ecological configurations or …

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely used in the elderly. Recent studies have suggested
that long‐term PPI therapy is associated with fractures in the elderly, however the …

Background: Flavonoids are bioactive compounds found in foods such as tea, chocolate, red
wine, fruit, and vegetables. Higher intakes of specific flavonoids and flavonoid-rich foods …

Background & Aims Sulfur-metabolizing microbes, which convert dietary sources of sulfur
into genotoxic hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), have been associated with development of …

Objectives Gut-produced trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is postulated as a possible link
between red meat intake and poor cardiometabolic health. We investigated whether gut …

Among 626 participants of the Men's Lifestyle Validation Study (2011–2013), we evaluated
the validity and reproducibility of a self-administered 152-item semiquantitative food …