| Title: |
An apple a day keeps the doctor away - inter-relationship between apple consumption, the gut microbiota and cardiometabolic disease risk reduction |
| Authors: |
Koutsos, Athanasios; Lovegrove, J.A. |
| Contributors: |
Tuohy, Kieran; Del Rio, Daniele |
| Publisher Information: |
Elsevier (Academic Press) |
| Publication Year: |
2015 |
| Collection: |
University of Glasgow: Enlighten - Publications |
| Description: |
Evidence suggests that a high intake of fruits and vegetables may decrease the risk of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, and that components such as polyphenols and fiber may play a key role in reducing disease risk factors. Apples are among the most frequently consumed fruits in the world and an important source of polyphenols and fiber. Their consumption has been associated with beneficial lipid changes, delayed glucose response, antioxidative and antiinflammatory properties, reduced blood pressure and effects on gut microbiota composition. However, many of these effects are not well explored and the specific mechanisms are unclear. This chapter will describe human intervention studies, animal and in vitro studies investigating the impact of apples and apple components on cardiometabolic disease risk factors and possible mechanisms linked to the gut microbiota. |
| Document Type: |
book part |
| Language: |
unknown |
| Relation: |
Koutsos, Athanasios ORCID logoorcid:0000-0002-2952-2502 and Lovegrove, J.A. (2015) An apple a day keeps the doctor away - inter-relationship between apple consumption, the gut microbiota and cardiometabolic disease risk reduction. In: Tuohy, Kieran and Del Rio, Daniele (eds.) Diet-Microbe Interactions in the Gut: Effects on Human Health and Disease. Elsevier (Academic Press), pp. 173-194. ISBN 9780124078253 (doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-407825-3.00012-5 ) |
| Availability: |
https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/279679/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.7FCCFB9A |
| Database: |
BASE |