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

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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Main Authors: Antonius T. Otten, Arno R. Bourgonje, Vera Peters, Behrooz Z. Alizadeh, Gerard Dijkstra, Hermie J. M. Harmsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Antioxidants
Subjects:
vitamin C
ascorbic acid
gut microbiome
antioxidant
micronutrient
pilot study
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/10/8/1278

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