Xylooligosaccharide supplementation alters gut bacteria in both healthy and prediabetic adults: a pilot study

Xylooligosaccharide supplementation alters gut bacteria in both healthy and prediabetic adults: a pilot study

Background: It has been suggested that gut microbiota is altered in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients. Objective: This study was to evaluate the effect of the prebiotic xylooligosaccharide (XOS) on the gut microbiota in both healthy and prediabetic (Pre-DM) subjects, as well as impaired gluco...

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Main Authors: Jieping eYang, Paula H Summanen, Susanne M Henning, Mark eHsu, Hei Man eLam, Jianjun eHuang, Chi-Hong eTseng, Scot E Dowd, Sydney M Finegold, David eHeber, Zhaoping eLi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
microbiota
diabetes
gut
Xylooligosaccharide
Prediabetic
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2015.00216/full

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