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Nourishing the gut microbiota: The potential of prebiotics in microbiota-gut-brain axis research

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Abstract Dietary fiber and prebiotics consistently modulate microbiota composition and function and hence may constitute a powerful tool in microbiota-gut-brain axis research. However, this is largely ignored in Hooks et… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Dietary fiber and prebiotics consistently modulate microbiota composition and function and hence may constitute a powerful tool in microbiota-gut-brain axis research. However, this is largely ignored in Hooks et al.’s analysis, which highlights the limitations of probiotics in establishing microbiome-mediated effects on neurobehavioral functioning and neglects discussing the potential of prebiotics in warranting the microbiota's role in such effects.

Keywords: axis research; microbiota gut; gut brain; gut; brain axis; brain

Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2019

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