Trial reportEuropean journal of nutrition2020
Prebiotic potencial of juçara berry on changes in gut bacteria and acetate of individuals with obesity.
Trial report in European journal of nutrition, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Pooled it
- Effect of fruit intake on functional constipation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and crossover studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Beyond GLP-1 Agonists: Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds as Adjunctive Strategies for Obesity Management.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Gut Microbiome Responses to Nutritional and Lifestyle Interventions in Pediatric Obesity: A Systematic Review Toward Precision Nutrition.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Protection and Delivery of Phytochemicals from Passive Encapsulation to Guaranteed Self-Assembly Induced by Amyloid Template for Chronic Disease Prevention via Modulating Microbial-Host Crosstalk.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- The Cecal Distribution of Microalgal Pigments in Rats: Do Carotenoids and Chlorophylls Play a Pharmacobiotic Role?Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The effect of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics on gut microbial community profile in overweight and obese Latin American and Caribbean populations: a systematic review of human trials.Gut microbiome (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
- Obesity-associated inflammation countered by a Mediterranean diet: the role of gut-derived metabolites.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Review
- Evidence for the Beneficial Effects of Brazilian Native Fruits and Their By-Products on Human Intestinal Microbiota and Repercussions on Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases-A Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Effects of Juçara (Nutrients · 2023Review
- Diet-Related Changes of Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Blood and Feces in Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome.Biology · 2022Review
- The Future of Synbiotics: Rational Formulation and Design.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposeWhole plant foods can be fermentable by SCFA-producing bacteria and positively influence host adipose tissue development and obesity related-metabolic disorders, conferring a prebiotic role. Considering the juçara berry composition, rich in fiber and polyphenols, we hypothesized the probable prebiotic role of juçara in individuals with obesity.
methodsIt was a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial with 35 volunteers with obesity I and II of both sexes aged from 31 to 59 years, divided into juçara group (5 g lyophilized juçara) or placebo group (5 g of maltodextrin) for 6 weeks. Before and after supplementation, food intake and blood and stool samples were collected to evaluate serum LPS, SCFA, and microbial bacteria.
resultsSignificant increase in fecal acetate (g = 0.809; p = 0.038) and in relative abundance of A. muciniphila, Bifidobacterium spp. and C. coccoides were observed in response to juçara supplementation (Δ% = 239.6%, 182.6%, and 214%, respectively), with a significant mediator role of Bifidobacterium spp. in high amounts of fecal acetate (z = 2.925; p = 0.003). To certify the prebiotic role of juçara, the averages were adjusted for total fiber intake; and there was no effect of the fiber intake on the SCFA nor on the intestinal bacteria.
conclusionJuçara berry may haveprebiotic function, with emphasis on the bifidogenic effect, leading to increased excretion of acetate.
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