Food Emulsifiers and Metabolic Syndrome: The Role of the Gut Microbiota
The use of emulsifiers in processed foods and the rapid epidemic development of metabolic syndrome in Western countries over the past 20 years have generated growing interest. Evidence for the role of emulsifiers in metabolic syndrome through gut microbiota has not been clearly established, thus mak...
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| author | Martina De Siena Pauline Raoul Lara Costantini Emidio Scarpellini Marco Cintoni Antonio Gasbarrini Emanuele Rinninella Maria Cristina Mele |
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| description | The use of emulsifiers in processed foods and the rapid epidemic development of metabolic syndrome in Western countries over the past 20 years have generated growing interest. Evidence for the role of emulsifiers in metabolic syndrome through gut microbiota has not been clearly established, thus making it challenging for clinical nutritionists and dietitians to make evidence-based associations between the nature and the quantity of emulsifiers and metabolic disorders. This narrative review summarizes the highest quality clinical evidence currently available about the impact of food emulsifiers on gut microbiota composition and functions and the potential development of metabolic syndrome. The state-of-the-art of the different common emulsifiers is performed, highlighting where they are present in daily foods and their roles. Recent findings of in vitro, in vivo, and human studies assessing the effect of different emulsifiers on gut microbiota have been recently published. There is some progress in understanding how some food emulsifiers could contribute to developing metabolic diseases through gut microbiota alterations while others could have prebiotic effects. However, there are still many unanswered questions regarding daily consumption amounts and the synergic effects between emulsifiers’ intake and responses by the microbial signatures of each individual. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6283946f6374f8cacaaafc97dc372332023-11-30T22:22:10ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582022-07-011115220510.3390/foods11152205Food Emulsifiers and Metabolic Syndrome: The Role of the Gut MicrobiotaMartina De Siena0Pauline Raoul1Lara Costantini2Emidio Scarpellini3Marco Cintoni4Antonio Gasbarrini5Emanuele Rinninella6Maria Cristina Mele7UOC di Medicina Interna e Gastroenterologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, ItalyUOC di Nutrizione Clinica, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Ecological and Biological Sciences (DEB), Tuscia University, 01100 Viterbo, ItalyNutrition and Internal Medicine Unit, “Madonna del Soccorso” General Hospital, 63074 San Benedetto del Tronto, ItalyUOC di Nutrizione Clinica, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, ItalyUOC di Medicina Interna e Gastroenterologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, ItalyUOC di Nutrizione Clinica, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, ItalyUOC di Nutrizione Clinica, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, ItalyThe use of emulsifiers in processed foods and the rapid epidemic development of metabolic syndrome in Western countries over the past 20 years have generated growing interest. Evidence for the role of emulsifiers in metabolic syndrome through gut microbiota has not been clearly established, thus making it challenging for clinical nutritionists and dietitians to make evidence-based associations between the nature and the quantity of emulsifiers and metabolic disorders. This narrative review summarizes the highest quality clinical evidence currently available about the impact of food emulsifiers on gut microbiota composition and functions and the potential development of metabolic syndrome. The state-of-the-art of the different common emulsifiers is performed, highlighting where they are present in daily foods and their roles. Recent findings of in vitro, in vivo, and human studies assessing the effect of different emulsifiers on gut microbiota have been recently published. There is some progress in understanding how some food emulsifiers could contribute to developing metabolic diseases through gut microbiota alterations while others could have prebiotic effects. However, there are still many unanswered questions regarding daily consumption amounts and the synergic effects between emulsifiers’ intake and responses by the microbial signatures of each individual.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/15/2205emulsifiersgut microbiotametabolic syndromeobesitypolysorbatescarrageenans |
| spellingShingle | Martina De Siena Pauline Raoul Lara Costantini Emidio Scarpellini Marco Cintoni Antonio Gasbarrini Emanuele Rinninella Maria Cristina Mele Food Emulsifiers and Metabolic Syndrome: The Role of the Gut Microbiota Foods emulsifiers gut microbiota metabolic syndrome obesity polysorbates carrageenans |
| title | Food Emulsifiers and Metabolic Syndrome: The Role of the Gut Microbiota |
| title_full | Food Emulsifiers and Metabolic Syndrome: The Role of the Gut Microbiota |
| title_fullStr | Food Emulsifiers and Metabolic Syndrome: The Role of the Gut Microbiota |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food Emulsifiers and Metabolic Syndrome: The Role of the Gut Microbiota |
| title_short | Food Emulsifiers and Metabolic Syndrome: The Role of the Gut Microbiota |
| title_sort | food emulsifiers and metabolic syndrome the role of the gut microbiota |
| topic | emulsifiers gut microbiota metabolic syndrome obesity polysorbates carrageenans |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/15/2205 |
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