Gut microbiota in obese women: effects of supplementation with green banana flour / Microbiota intestinal em mulheres obesas: efeitos da suplementação com farinha de banana verde

• Autor(a) principal: da Costa, Luciane Perez
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Hairrman, Raquel Santiago, Sichinel, Ângela Hermínia, Farias, Marcella Nogueira, Trindade, Munique Manuela da Silva, Moraes, Maria Cecília de Oliveira, de Oliveira, Amanda Kethleen Marques, Castro, Alinne Pereira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Veras
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BRJD/article/view/46996
• topic: microbiota; obese women; green banana flour.

The excess weight resulting from the imbalance in food consumption stimulates the abnormal expression and production of mediators (adipokines) involved in the genesis of insulin resistance, of which glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia, and arterial hypertension are examples, and may lead to an important number of metabolic diseases, as well as high health costs. The gut microbiota is fundamental because it plays a symbiotic role and ensures several metabolic functions essential in the treatment and control of obesity. An adequate diet rich in dietary fibers leads to a fermentation generating short chain fatty acids, a source of energy for epithelial cells. Moreover, this can be the mechanism by which the fiber exerts a positive impact on the gut epithelium. One of the food supplementation alternatives is green banana (Musa ssp.) flour, which is a functional food rich in vitamins, minerals, and fibers, with several physiological effects. Food patterns have significant effects on the composition of gut microbiota and metabolites produced by gut bacteria. Nutritional interventions may imply modifications in the composition and function of gut microbiota resulting in fast changes in the relative abundance of microbial phyla.