Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Improve the Gut Microbiota and Help Combat Fungal Infection
Western diets are rapidly spreading due to globalization, causing an increase in obesity and diseases of civilization. These Western diets are associated with changes in the gut microbiota related to intestinal inflammation. This review discusses the adverse effects of Western diets, which are high...
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| description | Western diets are rapidly spreading due to globalization, causing an increase in obesity and diseases of civilization. These Western diets are associated with changes in the gut microbiota related to intestinal inflammation. This review discusses the adverse effects of Western diets, which are high in fat and sugar and low in vegetable fiber, on the gut microbiota. This leads to gut dysbiosis and overgrowth of <i>Candida albicans</i>, which is a major cause of fungal infection worldwide. In addition to an unhealthy Western diet, other factors related to disease development and gut dysbiosis include smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, lack of physical activity, prolonged use of antibiotics, and chronic psychological stress. This review suggests that a diversified diet containing vegetable fiber, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins D and E, as well as micronutrients associated with probiotic or prebiotic supplements can improve the biodiversity of the microbiota, lead to short-chain fatty acid production, and reduce the abundance of fungal species in the gut. The review also discusses a variety of foods and plants that are effective against fungal overgrowth and gut dysbiosis in traditional medicine. Overall, healthy diets and lifestyle factors contribute to human well-being and increase the biodiversity of the gut microbiota, which positively modulates the brain and central nervous system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a141bb04f0fb4a06a62e925b7a39b1302023-11-18T11:43:32ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072023-06-01116155610.3390/microorganisms11061556Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Improve the Gut Microbiota and Help Combat Fungal InfectionSamir Jawhara0UMR 8576—UGSF—Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, F-59000 Lille, FranceWestern diets are rapidly spreading due to globalization, causing an increase in obesity and diseases of civilization. These Western diets are associated with changes in the gut microbiota related to intestinal inflammation. This review discusses the adverse effects of Western diets, which are high in fat and sugar and low in vegetable fiber, on the gut microbiota. This leads to gut dysbiosis and overgrowth of <i>Candida albicans</i>, which is a major cause of fungal infection worldwide. In addition to an unhealthy Western diet, other factors related to disease development and gut dysbiosis include smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, lack of physical activity, prolonged use of antibiotics, and chronic psychological stress. This review suggests that a diversified diet containing vegetable fiber, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins D and E, as well as micronutrients associated with probiotic or prebiotic supplements can improve the biodiversity of the microbiota, lead to short-chain fatty acid production, and reduce the abundance of fungal species in the gut. The review also discusses a variety of foods and plants that are effective against fungal overgrowth and gut dysbiosis in traditional medicine. Overall, healthy diets and lifestyle factors contribute to human well-being and increase the biodiversity of the gut microbiota, which positively modulates the brain and central nervous system.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/6/1556western dietsprocessed foodmicrobiotadysbiosis<i>Candida albicans</i>smoking |
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| title | Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Improve the Gut Microbiota and Help Combat Fungal Infection |
| title_full | Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Improve the Gut Microbiota and Help Combat Fungal Infection |
| title_fullStr | Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Improve the Gut Microbiota and Help Combat Fungal Infection |
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| title_short | Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Improve the Gut Microbiota and Help Combat Fungal Infection |
| title_sort | healthy diet and lifestyle improve the gut microbiota and help combat fungal infection |
| topic | western diets processed food microbiota dysbiosis <i>Candida albicans</i> smoking |
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