ReviewNutrients2023
Effects of Animal and Vegetable Proteins on Gut Microbiota in Subjects with Overweight or Obesity.
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- Effect of host and gut microbiota-altering interventions on sarcopenia or its defining parameters: a systematic review and meta-analysis of nutrition-based intervention studies.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Pooled it
- Protein-lipid interactions in food matrices and their roles in gastrointestinal lipid digestion.Food chemistry: X · 2026Review
- Decoding dysbiosis: the role of gut microbiota in MASLD progression and emerging therapeutic interventions.Journal of physiology and biochemistry · 2026Review
- Ultrafiltered Mulberry (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- High plant protein intake decreases all-cause mortality in the "Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra" (SUN) cohort European journal of nutrition.European journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Association of dietary phytochemical index (DPI) and risk of overweight and obesity in school-aged girls in Southeast Iran.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Gut Microbiome-Associated Effects of Plant-Based Diets on Glucose Homeostasis, Body Composition, and Cognitive Function: A Scoping Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Article
- Shaping the Female Microbiome: A Review of Lifestyle Factors Influencing the Vaginal, Gut, Oral, and Skin Microenvironments.Microbial ecology · 2026Review
- Unraveling the complexities of diet induced obesity and glucolipid dysfunction in metabolic syndrome.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2025Review
- Gut Feelings: How Microbes, Diet, and Host Immunity Shape Disease.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Microbiota-Accessible Borates as Novel and Emerging Prebiotics for Healthy Longevity: Current Research Trends and Perspectives.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Gut Microbiota and Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy: Exploration of Dietary Intervention and Treatment Strategies.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- The early-life gut microbiome in common pediatric diseases: roles and therapeutic implications.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- The effects of a very low-energy ketogenic therapy on body composition, gut microbiota and metabolites in overweight subjects.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- The Key Nutrients in the Mediterranean Diet and Their Effects in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Natural compounds proposed for the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.Natural products and bioprospecting · 2024Review
- Development strategy of non-GMO organism for increased hemoproteins in Corynebacterium glutamicum: a growth-acceleration-targeted evolution.Bioprocess and biosystems engineering · 2024Article
- Obesity-associated inflammation countered by a Mediterranean diet: the role of gut-derived metabolites.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Review
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Abstract
The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in the balance between host health and obesity. The composition of the gut microbiota can be influenced by external factors, among which diet plays a key role. As the source of dietary protein is important to achieve weight loss and gut microbiota modulation, in the literature there is increasing evidence to suggest consuming more plant proteins than animal proteins. In this review, a literature search of clinical trials published until February 2023 was conducted to examine the effect of different macronutrients and dietary patterns on the gut microbiota in subjects with overweight and obesity. Several studies have shown that a higher intake of animal protein, as well as the Western diet, can lead to a decrease in beneficial gut bacteria and an increase in harmful ones typical of obesity. On the other hand, diets rich in plant proteins, such as the Mediterranean diet, lead to a significant increase in anti-inflammatory butyrate-producing bacteria, bacterial diversity and a reduction in pro-inflammatory bacteria. Therefore, since diets rich in fiber, plant protein, and an adequate amount of unsaturated fat may help to beneficially modulate the gut microbiota involved in weight loss, further studies are needed.
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