Human nutrition, the gut microbiome and the immune system.

Nature

Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63108, USA.

Published: June 2011

AI Article Synopsis

  • Changes in socio-economic status, cultural traditions, population growth, and agriculture are leading to significant shifts in global diets.
  • Understanding the relationship between our diets, gut microbiomes, and immune systems is crucial for advancing scientific knowledge.
  • Insights from this research could help tackle important global health issues.

Article Abstract

Marked changes in socio-economic status, cultural traditions, population growth and agriculture are affecting diets worldwide. Understanding how our diet and nutritional status influence the composition and dynamic operations of our gut microbial communities, and the innate and adaptive arms of our immune system, represents an area of scientific need, opportunity and challenge. The insights gleaned should help to address several pressing global health problems.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298082PMC
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