Journal article
Micronutrients impact the gut microbiota and blood glucose.
Abstract
Micronutrients influence hormone action and host metabolism. Dietary minerals, trace elements, and vitamins can alter blood glucose and cellular glucose metabolism, and several micronutrients are associated with the risk and progression of type 2 diabetes. Dietary components, microbes, and host immune, endocrine, and metabolic responses all interact in the intestine. There has been a focus on macronutrients modifying the host-microbe …
Authors
Barra NG; Anhê FF; Cavallari JF; Singh AM; Chan DY; Schertzer JD
Journal
Journal of Endocrinology, Vol. 250, No. 2, pp. r1–r21
Publisher
Bioscientifica
DOI
10.1530/joe-21-0081
ISSN
0022-0795