Phenylketonuria Diet Promotes Shifts in Firmicutes Populations

Phenylketonuria Diet Promotes Shifts in Firmicutes Populations

Low-phenylalanine diet, the mainstay of treatment for phenylketonuria (PKU), has been shown to increase glycemic index and glycemic load, affecting the availability of substrates for microbial fermentation. Indeed, changes in the PKU gut microbiota compared with healthy controls have been previously...

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Main Authors: Giulia Bassanini, Camilla Ceccarani, Francesca Borgo, Marco Severgnini, Valentina Rovelli, Giulia Morace, Elvira Verduci, Elisa Borghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
phenylketonuria
mild hyperphenylalaninemia
diet
microbiota
glycemic index
Faecalibacterium prausnitzii
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00101/full

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