Diet, Environments, and Gut Microbiota. A Preliminary Investigation in Children Living in Rural and Urban Burkina Faso and Italy

Diet, Environments, and Gut Microbiota. A Preliminary Investigation in Children Living in Rural and Urban Burkina Faso and Italy

Diet is one of the main factors that affects the composition of gut microbiota. When people move from a rural environment to urban areas, and experience improved socio-economic conditions, they are often exposed to a “globalized” Western type diet. Here, we present preliminary observations on the me...

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Main Authors: Carlotta De Filippo, Monica Di Paola, Matteo Ramazzotti, Davide Albanese, Giuseppe Pieraccini, Elena Banci, Franco Miglietta, Duccio Cavalieri, Paolo Lionetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
microbiota
diet
environment
urbanization
Africa
children
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01979/full

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