Dietary patterns influencing the human colonic microbiota from infancy to centenarian age: a narrative review

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dc.citation.volume12
dc.contributor.authorGeniselli da Silva V
dc.contributor.authorRoy NC
dc.contributor.authorSmith NW
dc.contributor.authorWall C
dc.contributor.authorMullaney JA
dc.contributor.authorMcNabb WC
dc.contributor.editorBenítez-Páez A
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-30T23:39:29Z
dc.date.available2025-06-30T23:39:29Z
dc.date.issued2025-06-04
dc.description.abstractOur dietary choices not only affect our body but also shape the microbial community inhabiting our large intestine. The colonic microbiota strongly influences our physiology, playing a crucial role in both disease prevention and development. Hence, dietary strategies to modulate colonic microbes have gained notable attention. However, most diet-colonic microbiota research has focused on adults, often neglecting other key life stages, such as infancy and older adulthood. In this narrative review, we explore the impact of various dietary patterns on the colonic microbiota from early infancy to centenarian age, aiming to identify age-specific diets promoting health and well-being by nourishing the microbiota. Diversified diets rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, along with daily consumption of fermented foods, and moderate amounts of fish and lean meats (two to four times a week), increase colonic microbial diversity, the abundance of saccharolytic taxa, and the production of beneficial microbial metabolites. Most of the current knowledge of diet-microbiota interactions is limited to studies using fecal samples as a proxy. Future directions in colonic microbiota research include personalized in silico simulations to predict the impact of diets on colonic microbes. Complementary to traditional methodologies, modeling has the potential to reduce the costs of colonic microbiota investigations, accelerate our understanding of diet-microbiota interactions, and contribute to the advancement of personalized nutrition across various life stages.
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dc.identifier.citationGeniselli da Silva V, Roy NC, Smith NW, Wall C, Mullaney JA, McNabb WC. (2025). Dietary patterns influencing the human colonic microbiota from infancy to centenarian age: a narrative review. Frontiers in Nutrition. 12.
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fnut.2025.1591341
dc.identifier.eissn2296-861X
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.number1591341
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/73135
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherFrontiers Media S A
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1591341/full
dc.relation.isPartOfFrontiers in Nutrition
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dc.rights.licenseCC BYen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectgut microbiota
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectinfant
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectolder adult
dc.subjectcentenarian
dc.titleDietary patterns influencing the human colonic microbiota from infancy to centenarian age: a narrative review
dc.typeJournal article
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