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EDITORIAL article

Front. Nutr.
Sec. Nutrition and Microbes
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1541977
This article is part of the Research Topic Host-Diet-Microbiome Interactions in Obesity Prevention and Treatment View all 6 articles

Editorial: Host-Diet-Microbiome Interactions in Obesity Prevention and Treatment

Provisionally accepted
Javad Barouei Javad Barouei 1*Mary Kable Mary Kable 2Mahta Moussavi Mahta Moussavi 3Yu-Hsin Hsieh Yu-Hsin Hsieh 4
  • 1 College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, United States
  • 2 Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service (USDA), Davis, California, United States
  • 3 Cooperative Agricultural Research Center, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, United States
  • 4 Taiwan Food and Drug Administration, Taipei, Taiwan

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    Obesity rates have reached epidemic proportions globally, posing significant risks for chronic 16 diseases like cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and certain cancers. The gut 17 microbiome's role in obesity and its potential as a therapeutic target have gained attention. 18Understanding factors that influence gut microbiome composition, especially diet, is crucial for 19 developing strategies to manage obesity. Recent evidence suggests that dietary strategies, such as 20 fermentable carbohydrates, prebiotics, and plant-based bioactive components, benefit metabolic 21 health in obese individuals by modulating the gut microbiome.

    Keywords: gut microbiome, Diet, Obesity, omics, Probiotics, Prebiotics, Fermentable carbohydrates, plant bioactive components

    Received: 09 Dec 2024; Accepted: 16 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Barouei, Kable, Moussavi and Hsieh. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Javad Barouei, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, United States

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