Vitamin C Supplementation in Healthy Individuals Leads to Shifts of Bacterial Populations in the Gut—A Pilot Study

Gut microbes are crucial to human health, but microbial composition is often disturbed in a number of human diseases. Accumulating evidence points to nutritional modulation of the gut microbiota as a potentially beneficial therapeutic strategy. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) may be of particular interest...

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Published in:	Antioxidants Vol. 10; no. 8; p. 1278
Main Authors:	Otten, Antonius T., Bourgonje, Arno R., Peters, Vera, Alizadeh, Behrooz Z., Dijkstra, Gerard, Harmsen, Hermie J. M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Basel MDPI AG 12.08.2021 MDPI
Subjects:	Anti-inflammatory agents antioxidant Antioxidants Ascorbic acid Bacteria Bacteroidetes Body mass index Dietary supplements digestive system Enterococcus Gemmiger formicilis genes Genetic testing gut microbiome human health humans Inflammation Intestinal microflora intestinal microorganisms Lachnospiraceae Microbiota micronutrient Oxidative stress pilot study Prebiotics rRNA 16S Small intestine Streptococcus thermophilus therapeutics Vitamin C United States > US
ISSN:	2076-3921, 2076-3921
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