Many studies have shown the importance of diet on gut health through the regulation of the intestinal microbiota composition while emerging evidence has recently arisen to demonstrate gut dysbiosis’ influence on the progression of non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as type 2 diabetes, cancer, metabolic syndrome, lung diseases, cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney diseases, overweight, and obesity. Research connects low adherence to the Mediterranean diet to insulin resistance, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers. Moreover, recent strong evidence has confirmed that high adherence to the Mediterranean diet (AMD) is associated with beneficial gut microbiota. Understanding the role and mechanism of action of such dietary patterns on microbiota composition could help in the prevention of dysbiosis-induced NCD.
This Research Topic aims at addressing the importance of the gut microbiome for maintaining homeostasis in the body and exploring its potential therapeutic benefits and implications on human health, and at gathering the latest research to decipher the impact of AMD diet in dysbiosis and its impact on NCD. Moreover, it aims at exploring the overall mechanistic linking incidence of NCD and the Mediterranean diet.
To address this research topic we welcome any reviews, mini-reviews, brief research reports, original research, clinical research, meta-analysis, or interventional studies that include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
1- Adherence to the Mediterranean diet (AMD) and microbiota composition.
2- Mechanisms of gene expression modulation by Mediterranean diet components in cancer.
3- Mechanism studies linking AMD with obesity and/or type 2 diabetes.
4- Mechanism studies linking AMD with lung diseases or cardiovascular diseases or chronic kidney diseases.
5- Clinical studies that provide evidence of AMD-microbiota-NCD relationship.
Many studies have shown the importance of diet on gut health through the regulation of the intestinal microbiota composition while emerging evidence has recently arisen to demonstrate gut dysbiosis’ influence on the progression of non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as type 2 diabetes, cancer, metabolic syndrome, lung diseases, cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney diseases, overweight, and obesity. Research connects low adherence to the Mediterranean diet to insulin resistance, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers. Moreover, recent strong evidence has confirmed that high adherence to the Mediterranean diet (AMD) is associated with beneficial gut microbiota. Understanding the role and mechanism of action of such dietary patterns on microbiota composition could help in the prevention of dysbiosis-induced NCD.
This Research Topic aims at addressing the importance of the gut microbiome for maintaining homeostasis in the body and exploring its potential therapeutic benefits and implications on human health, and at gathering the latest research to decipher the impact of AMD diet in dysbiosis and its impact on NCD. Moreover, it aims at exploring the overall mechanistic linking incidence of NCD and the Mediterranean diet.
To address this research topic we welcome any reviews, mini-reviews, brief research reports, original research, clinical research, meta-analysis, or interventional studies that include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
1- Adherence to the Mediterranean diet (AMD) and microbiota composition.
2- Mechanisms of gene expression modulation by Mediterranean diet components in cancer.
3- Mechanism studies linking AMD with obesity and/or type 2 diabetes.
4- Mechanism studies linking AMD with lung diseases or cardiovascular diseases or chronic kidney diseases.
5- Clinical studies that provide evidence of AMD-microbiota-NCD relationship.