Validity of food additive maltodextrin as placebo and effects on human gut physiology: systematic review of placebo-controlled clinical trials

Noninvasive monitoring of fibre fermentation in healthy volunteers by analyzing breath volatile metabolites: lessons from the FiberTAG intervention study

(2021) Audrey M. Neyrinck et al.   Gut Microbes

Sex, Food, and the Gut Microbiota: Disparate Response to Caloric Restriction Diet with Fiber Supplementation in Women and Men

(2021) Alfonso Benítez‐Páez et al.   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

Anti-Inflammatory and Immunomodulatory Effects of Probiotics in Gut Inflammation: A Door to the Body

(2021) Fernanda Cristofori et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

The Effect of Kefir Supplementation on Improving Human Endurance Exercise Performance and Antifatigue

(2021) Mon-Chien Lee et al.   Metabolites

Prebiotic effect on mood in obese patients is determined by the initial gut microbiota composition: A randomized, controlled trial

(2021) Quentin Leyrolle et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY

Metabarcoding analysis of gut microbiota of healthy individuals reveals impact of probiotic and maltodextrin consumption

(2021) M. Calgaro et al.   Beneficial Microbes

Probiotic consumption relieved human stress and anxiety symptoms possibly via modulating the neuroactive potential of the gut microbiota

(2021) Teng Ma et al.   Neurobiology of Stress

A randomized trial to evaluate the impact of copra meal hydrolysate on gastrointestinal symptoms and gut microbiome

(2021) Witida Sathitkowitchai et al.   PeerJ

Effect of arabinogalactan on the gut microbiome: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial in healthy adults

(2021) Oliver Chen et al.   NUTRITION

Response of the Human Milk Microbiota to a Maternal Prebiotic Intervention Is Individual and Influenced by Maternal Age

(2020) Marina Padilha et al.   Nutrients

Effects of Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716 Lc40 on infant growth and health: a randomised clinical trial in nursing women

(2020) B. Pastor-Villaescusa et al.   Beneficial Microbes

Maltodextrin-induced intestinal injury in a neonatal mouse model

(2020) Pratibha Singh et al.   Disease Models & Mechanisms

A Randomised Controlled Trial on the Effect of Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum (PHGG) Supplementation on DAiarrhea Frequency and Gut Microbiome Count Among Pelvic Radiation Patients

(2020) Dzairudzee Rosli et al.   JOURNAL OF PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION

Effects of Dietary Fibres on Acute Indomethacin-Induced Intestinal Hyperpermeability in the Elderly: A Randomised Placebo Controlled Parallel Clinical Trial

(2020) John-Peter Ganda Mall et al.   Nutrients

A specific dietary fibre supplementation improves cognitive performance—an exploratory randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover study

(2020) Kirsten Berding et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Resistant Maltodextrin Alleviates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Intestinal Inflammatory Injury by Increasing Butyric Acid to Inhibit Proinflammatory Cytokine Levels

(2020) Shilan Wang et al.   Biomed Research International

Replacing Animal Protein with Soy-Pea Protein in an “American Diet” Controls Murine Crohn Disease–Like Ileitis Regardless of Firmicutes: Bacteroidetes Ratio

(2020) Abigail Raffner Basson et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

The Effect of Probiotics Supplementation on Gut Microbiota After Helicobacter pylori Eradication: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

(2020) Bo Tang et al.   Infectious Diseases and Therapy

Prebiotic supplementation over a cold season and during antibiotic treatment specifically modulates the gut microbiota composition of 3-6 year-old children

(2019) S. Soldi et al.   Beneficial Microbes

Effects of aronia berry (poly)phenols on vascular function and gut microbiota: a double-blind randomized controlled trial in adult men

(2019) Geoffrey Istas et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Mixed Spices at Culinary Doses Have Prebiotic Effects in Healthy Adults: A Pilot Study

(2019) Qing-Yi Lu et al.   Nutrients

A prospective randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-response relationship study to investigate efficacy of fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) on human gut microflora

(2019) Disha Tandon et al.   Scientific Reports

Sugar Beet Pectin Supplementation Did Not Alter Profiles of Fecal Microbiota and Exhaled Breath in Healthy Young Adults and Healthy Elderly

(2019) Ran An et al.   Nutrients

Characterizing the Composition of the Pediatric Gut Microbiome: A Systematic Review

(2019) Kane E. Deering et al.   Nutrients

The Artificial Sweetener Splenda Promotes Gut Proteobacteria, Dysbiosis, and Myeloperoxidase Reactivity in Crohn’s Disease–Like Ileitis

(2018) Alexander Rodriguez-Palacios et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Inulin-Type Fructan Supplementation of 3 to 6 Year-Old Children Is Associated with Higher Fecal Bifidobacterium Concentrations and Fewer Febrile Episodes Requiring Medical Attention

(2018) Szimonetta Lohner et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

The prebiotic inulin improves substrate metabolism and promotes short-chain fatty acid production in overweight to obese men

(2018) Christina M. van der Beek et al.   METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL

Effect of prebiotic (fructooligosaccharide) on uremic toxins of chronic kidney disease patients: a randomized controlled trial

(2018) Christiane Ishikawa Ramos et al.   NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION

Impact of the preoperative use of synbiotics in colorectal cancer patients: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

(2018) Camila Brandão Polakowski et al.   NUTRITION

The Effect of Oligofructose-Enriched Inulin on Faecal Bacterial Counts and Microbiota-Associated Characteristics in Celiac Disease Children Following a Gluten-Free Diet: Results of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

(2018) Natalia Drabińska et al.   Nutrients

Effect of a Protein Supplement on the Gut Microbiota of Endurance Athletes: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Pilot Study

(2018) Diego Moreno-Pérez et al.   Nutrients

Effects of daily consumption of the probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CECT 8145 on anthropometric adiposity biomarkers in abdominally obese subjects: a randomized controlled trial

(2018) Anna Pedret et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

In healthy adults resistant maltodextrin produces a greater change in fecal bifidobacteria counts and increases stool wet weight: a double-blind, randomized, controlled crossover study

(2018) Alyssa M. Burns et al.   NUTRITION RESEARCH

A low FODMAP diet is associated with changes in the microbiota and reduction in breath hydrogen but not colonic volume in healthy subjects

(2018) Tim J. Sloan et al.   PLoS One

Effect of Synbiotic and Probiotic Supplementation on Serum Levels of Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecules in Hemodialysis Patients: a Randomized Control Study

(2018) Neda Haghighat et al.   Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins

Supplementation of Diet With Galacto-oligosaccharides Increases Bifidobacteria, but Not Insulin Sensitivity, in Obese Prediabetic Individuals

(2017) Emanuel E. Canfora et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Prebiotics Reduce Body Fat and Alter Intestinal Microbiota in Children Who Are Overweight or With Obesity

(2017) Alissa C. Nicolucci et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Effect of Chicory-derived Inulin on Abdominal Sensations and Bowel Motor Function

(2017) Fernando Azpiroz et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY

Preventive Effect of Cow’s Milk Fermented with Lactobacillus paracasei CBA L74 on Common Infectious Diseases in Children: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

(2017) Giovanni Corsello et al.   Nutrients

β2-1 Fructan supplementation alters host immune responses in a manner consistent with increased exposure to microbial components: results from a double-blinded, randomised, cross-over study in healthy adults

(2016) Sandra T. Clarke et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Host–microbiome interactions in human type 2 diabetes following prebiotic fibre (galacto-oligosaccharide) intake

(2016) Camilla Pedersen et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Effect of a Prebiotic Formulation on Frailty Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial

(2016) Cristina Buigues et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Effects of Prebiotic and Synbiotic Supplementation on Inflammatory Markers and Anthropometric Indices After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

(2016) Ricardo Fernandes et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY

The effect of arabinoxylooligosaccharides on gastric sensory-motor function and nutrient tolerance in man

(2016) E. Scarpellini et al.   NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY

Effects of varying dietary content of fermentable short-chain carbohydrates on symptoms, fecal microenvironment, and cytokine profiles in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

(2016) T. N. Hustoft et al.   NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY

Lactobacillus fermentum CECT 5716 Reduces Staphylococcus Load in the Breastmilk of Lactating Mothers Suffering Breast Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

(2015) Jose A. Maldonado-Lobón et al.   Breastfeeding Medicine

Influence of galacto-oligosaccharide mixture (B-GOS) on gut microbiota, immune parameters and metabonomics in elderly persons

(2015) Jelena Vulevic et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Impact of palm date consumption on microbiota growth and large intestinal health: a randomised, controlled, cross-over, human intervention study

(2015) Noura Eid et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Inulin-type fructans modulate intestinal Bifidobacterium species populations and decrease fecal short-chain fatty acids in obese women

(2015) Nuria Salazar et al.   CLINICAL NUTRITION

Nutrition, Health, and Regulatory Aspects of Digestible Maltodextrins

(2015) Denise L. Hofman et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION

Digestion-resistant maltodextrin effects on colonic transit time and stool weight: a randomized controlled clinical study

(2015) María Salud Abellán Ruiz et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Alterations of mucosal microbiota in the colon of patients with inflammatory bowel disease revealed by real time polymerase chain reaction amplification of 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid

(2015) BalakrishnanS Ramakrishna et al.   INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH

Yacon-Based Product in the Modulation of Intestinal Constipation

(2015) Mônica de Souza Lima Sant'Anna et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL FOOD

Role of Probiotics in health improvement, infection control and disease treatment and management

(2015) A.A. Amara et al.   SAUDI PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL

Xylo-oligosaccharides alone or in synbiotic combination with Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis induce bifidogenesis and modulate markers of immune function in healthy adults: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, factorial cross-over study

(2014) Caroline E. Childs et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Wheat bran extract alters colonic fermentation and microbial composition, but does not affect faecal water toxicity: a randomised controlled trial in healthy subjects

(2014) Karen Windey et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Exploring the effects of galacto-oligosaccharides on the gut microbiota of healthy adults receiving amoxicillin treatment

(2014) S. E. Ladirat et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

The Dietary Polysaccharide Maltodextrin Promotes Salmonella Survival and Mucosal Colonization in Mice

(2014) Kourtney P. Nickerson et al.   PLoS One

Effect of a new synbiotic supplement on symptoms, stool consistency, intestinal transit time and gut microbiota in patients with severe functional constipation: a pilot randomized double-blind, controlled trial

(2014) G. Bazzocchi et al.   Techniques in Coloproctology

Additional oligofructose/inulin does not increase faecal bifidobacteria in critically ill patients receiving enteral nutrition: A randomised controlled trial

(2013) Hazreen A. Majid et al.   CLINICAL NUTRITION

A Mixture of trans-Galactooligosaccharides Reduces Markers of Metabolic Syndrome and Modulates the Fecal Microbiota and Immune Function of Overweight Adults

(2013) Jelena Vulevic et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

A Novel Resistant Maltodextrin Alters Gastrointestinal Tolerance Factors, Fecal Characteristics, and Fecal Microbiota in Healthy Adult Humans

(2013) Nathaniel D. Fastinger et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NUTRITION

Probiotic supplementation improves inflammatory status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

(2013) Elnaz Vaghef-Mehrabany et al.   NUTRITION

Effects of Three-Month Intake of Synbiotic on Inflammation and Body Composition in the Elderly: A Pilot Study

(2013) João Neto et al.   Nutrients

Xylo-oligosaccharide (XOS) in combination with inulin modulates both the intestinal environment and immune status in healthy subjects, while XOS alone only shows prebiotic properties

(2012) Jean-Michel Lecerf et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Effect of synbiotic in constipated adult women – A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of clinical response

(2012) Dan L. Waitzberg et al.   CLINICAL NUTRITION

The effect of enteral supplementation of specific neutral and acidic oligosaccharides on the faecal microbiota and intestinal microenvironment in preterm infants

(2012) E. A. M. Westerbeek et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Insight into the prebiotic concept: lessons from an exploratory, double blind intervention study with inulin-type fructans in obese women

(2012) Evelyne M Dewulf et al.   GUT

Selective carbohydrate utilization by lactobacilli and bifidobacteria

(2012) D. Watson et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Probiotics Reduce Gut Microbial Translocation and Improve Adult Atopic Dermatitis

(2012) Enrico Iemoli et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY

A Specific Prebiotic Mixture Added to Starting Infant Formula Has Long-Lasting Bifidogenic Effects

(2011) Filippo Salvini et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Effects of dietary fibre on subjective appetite, energy intake and body weight: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

(2011) A. J. Wanders et al.   Obesity Reviews

Non-digestible oligosaccharides reduce immunoglobulin free light-chain concentrations in infants at risk for allergy

(2011) Bastiaan Schouten et al.   PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

A double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study to establish the bifidogenic effect of a very-long-chain inulin extracted from globe artichoke ( Cynara scolymus) in healthy human subjects

(2010) Adele Costabile et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Weight loss during oligofructose supplementation is associated with decreased ghrelin and increased peptide YY in overweight and obese adults

(2009) Jill A Parnell et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Butyrate Enhances the Intestinal Barrier by Facilitating Tight Junction Assembly via Activation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase in Caco-2 Cell Monolayers

(2009) Luying Peng et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Comparison of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar: strengths and weaknesses

(2007) Matthew E. Falagas et al.   FASEB JOURNAL