Evidence suggests that a high intake of fruits and vegetables may decrease the risk of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, and that components such as polyphenols and fiber may play a key role in reducing disease risk factors. Apples are among the most frequently consumed fruits in the world and an important source of polyphenols and fiber. Their consumption has been associated with beneficial lipid changes, delayed glucose response, antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties, reduced blood pressure and effects on gut microbiota composition. However, many of these effects are not well explored and the specific mechanisms are unclear. This chapter will describe human intervention studies, animal and in vitro studies investigating the impact of apples and apple components on cardio-metabolic disease risk factors and possible mechanisms linked to the gut microbiota
Koutsos, A.; Lovegrove, J.A. (2014). An apple a day keeps the doctor away: inter-relationship between apple consumption, the gut microbiota and cardio-metabolic disease risk reduction. In: Diet-microbe interactions in the gut: effects on human health and disease (editor(s) Tuohy, K.M.; Del Rio, D.). Amsterdam ... [et al.]: Elsevier: 173-194. ISBN: 9780124078253 doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407825-3.00012-5. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/23936
Citation: | Koutsos, A.; Lovegrove, J.A. (2014). An apple a day keeps the doctor away: inter-relationship between apple consumption, the gut microbiota and cardio-metabolic disease risk reduction. In: Diet-microbe interactions in the gut: effects on human health and disease (editor(s) Tuohy, K.M.; Del Rio, D.). Amsterdam ... [et al.]: Elsevier: 173-194. ISBN: 9780124078253 doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407825-3.00012-5. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/23936 |
Internal authors: | |
Organization unit: | Food Quality and Nutrition Department # CRI_2011-JAN2016 |
Authors: | Koutsos, A.; Lovegrove, J.A. |
Title: | An apple a day keeps the doctor away: inter-relationship between apple consumption, the gut microbiota and cardio-metabolic disease risk reduction |
Scientific Disciplinary Area: | Settore AGR/15 - Scienze E Tecnologie Alimentari |
Keywords ENG: | Fruit Apples Juice Fiber Pectin Polyphenols Gut microbiota Blood lipids Cardiovascular disease CVD |
Book editors: | Tuohy, K.M.; Del Rio, D. |
Book title: | Diet-microbe interactions in the gut: effects on human health and disease |
Publisher name: | Elsevier |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
ISBN: | 9780124078253 |
Nature of content: | Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)/Book chapter (Chapter or Essay) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-407825-3.00012-5 |
URL: | http://store.elsevier.com/Diet-Microbe-Interactions-in-the-Gut/isbn-9780124078253/ |
Appears in Collections: | 02 - Book chapter |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Type | License | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Koutsos apples CH012 (1).pdf | N/A | Tutti i diritti riservati (All rights reserved) | Administrator Request a copy |