Dietary Modulation of the Gut Microbiome and Its Impact on Host Health

Abstract

Gut microbiota is highly influenced by dietary consumption. Lifestyle choices affect the microbial ecology, which in turn affects gut homeostasis. Altering host physiology may be possible with nutrition-induced alterations in gut microbiota triggering several diseases. Hence, the aggregate of food processing, the presence of prebiotic and probiotic, and the gut microbiota impact the host's immune system and health. Understanding these factors might justify individualized dietary therapies meant to prevent dysbiosis and help avert severe chronic diseases. This chapter describes the pathways involved in the metabolism of fat, protein, and carbohydrates in addition to the ways they communicate and control body systems. It also discusses how nutrition affects the microbiota and how dietary microbiome interactions may affect the development and progression of disease. It also spotlights on the features to preserve intestinal wellness.