Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Prebiotics in obesity.

S Carnahan1, A Balzer, S K Panchal

  • 1School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia - Lindsay.Brown@usq.edu.au.

Panminerva Medica
|May 22, 2014
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Search for γ-Ray Line Signals from Dark Matter Annihilations in the Inner Galactic Halo from 10 Years of Observations with H.E.S.S.

Physical review letters·2018
Same author

H.E.S.S. Limits on Linelike Dark Matter Signatures in the 100 GeV to 2 TeV Energy Range Close to the Galactic Center.

Physical review letters·2016
Same author

Search for Dark Matter Annihilations towards the Inner Galactic Halo from 10 Years of Observations with H.E.S.S.

Physical review letters·2016
Same author

Constraints on an annihilation signal from a core of constant dark matter density around the milky way center with H.E.S.S.

Physical review letters·2015
Same author

Search for photon-linelike signatures from dark matter annihilations with H.E.S.S.

Physical review letters·2014
Same author

Bilateral lacrimal gland enlargement due to post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder.

Eye (London, England)·2005

Increasing prebiotic intake, like in ancient diets, may combat rising obesity rates by improving gut health and reducing inflammation. This dietary shift could decrease obesity incidence and related health issues.

Area of Science:

  • Nutritional Science
  • Microbiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Obesity rates have surged since the Industrial Revolution, coinciding with increased carbohydrate consumption.
  • Dietary prebiotics, like oligosaccharides from plants, are fermented by gut bacteria, producing beneficial short-chain fatty acids.
  • Modern diets may have reduced prebiotic intake while increasing simple sugars, potentially altering the gut microbiome and contributing to obesity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of prebiotics and the gut microbiome in the rising incidence of obesity.
  • To explore whether increasing prebiotic consumption in modern diets could mitigate obesity and its associated health problems.

Main Methods:

  • The study discusses the historical context of diet and obesity, linking changes in food processing and consumption patterns to microbiome alterations.

Related Experiment Videos

  • It reviews existing evidence on the effects of prebiotics on inflammation, glucose metabolism, and obesity.
  • The research poses a hypothesis regarding the potential impact of increased prebiotic intake on population-level obesity.

    • Main Results:

    • Increased consumption of simple carbohydrates and fats may promote obesity through low-grade systemic inflammation driven by microbiome changes.
    • Conversely, higher dietary prebiotic intake is associated with reduced inflammation, improved glucose metabolism, and decreased obesity.
    • The study suggests a potential link between modern dietary shifts and the obesity epidemic.

    Conclusions:

    • Restoring prebiotic intake to levels seen in Palaeolithic or Neolithic nutrition may offer a strategy to reduce obesity incidence and morbidity.
    • Modulating the gut microbiome through increased prebiotic consumption could be a key factor in addressing the global obesity crisis.