TY - JOUR
T1 - Ancient Thali diet
T2 - Gut microbiota, immunity, and health
AU - Shondelmyer, Kaitlyn
AU - Knight, Rob
AU - Sanivarapu, Anusha
AU - Ogino, Shuji
AU - Vanamala, Jairam K.P.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements: We thank Justin Martin for the edits on earlier versions of the manuscript. This re- search was supported by USDA-NIFA NRI Integrated grant 2009?55200?05197 (to JKPV) and NIH grant R35 CA197735; Nodal Award from Dana?Farber Harvard Cancer Center (to SO).
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PY - 2018/6
Y1 - 2018/6
N2 - Diet provides macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats), micronutrients (vitamins and minerals), and phytochemicals (non-nutrient bioactive compounds). Emerging evidence suggests that above dietary components can directly impact the composition and metabolic activity of the mammalian gut microbiota and in turn, affect both physical and mental health. There is a growing recognition that rise in chronic disease burden in Western countries may due to progressive loss of beneficial bacteria and microbial diversity. This perspective explores the possibility of using Indian thali, an ancient approach to diet that provides both fiber and different phytochemicals by incorporating a variety of plant foods in different colors. This variety helps to restore diversity in the gut bacteria and may potentially prevent or reverse chronic disease, such as colon cancer or type 2 diabetes.
AB - Diet provides macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats), micronutrients (vitamins and minerals), and phytochemicals (non-nutrient bioactive compounds). Emerging evidence suggests that above dietary components can directly impact the composition and metabolic activity of the mammalian gut microbiota and in turn, affect both physical and mental health. There is a growing recognition that rise in chronic disease burden in Western countries may due to progressive loss of beneficial bacteria and microbial diversity. This perspective explores the possibility of using Indian thali, an ancient approach to diet that provides both fiber and different phytochemicals by incorporating a variety of plant foods in different colors. This variety helps to restore diversity in the gut bacteria and may potentially prevent or reverse chronic disease, such as colon cancer or type 2 diabetes.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 29955222
AN - SCOPUS:85049232204
SN - 0044-0086
VL - 91
SP - 177
EP - 184
JO - Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
JF - Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
IS - 2
ER -