Mechanisms of action of prebiotics and their effects on gastro-intestinal disorders in adults

MPL Guarino, A Altomare, S Emerenziani, C Di Rosa… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, research has focused on the use of dietary fibers and prebiotics, since many
of these polysaccharides can be metabolized by intestinal microbiota, leading to the …

Diarrhea predominant-irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D): effects of different nutritional patterns on intestinal dysbiosis and symptoms

A Altomare, C Di Rosa, E Imperia, S Emerenziani… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized
by abdominal pain associated with defecation or a change in bowel habits. Gut microbiota, …

Constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C): Effects of different nutritional patterns on intestinal dysbiosis and symptoms

C Di Rosa, A Altomare, V Terrigno, F Carbone, J Tack… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized
by abdominal pain associated with defecation or a change in bowel habits. The …

Very low calorie ketogenic diets in overweight and obesity treatment: Effects on anthropometric parameters, body composition, satiety, lipid profile and microbiota

C Di Rosa, G Lattanzi, SF Taylor, S Manfrini… - Obesity Research & …, 2020 - Elsevier
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the prevalence of obesity tripled worldwide
since 1975. Obesity prevention and treatment is based upon lifestyle changes involving …

Mediterranean diet versus very low-calorie ketogenic diet: effects of reaching 5% body weight loss on body composition in subjects with overweight and with obesity …

C Di Rosa, G Lattanzi, C Spiezia, E Imperia… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The best nutritional strategy to fight the rise in obesity remains a debated issue. The Mediterranean
diet (MD) and the Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic diet (VLCKD) are effective at helping …

The role of dietary fibers in the management of IBD symptoms

C Di Rosa, A Altomare, E Imperia, C Spiezia… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are chronic, progressive, immune-mediated diseases
of the intestinal tract. The main subtypes of IBDs are Chron’s disease (CD) and ulcerative …

Effect of three Bakery products formulated with high-amylose wheat flour on post-prandial glycaemia in healthy volunteers

C Di Rosa, E De Arcangelis, V Vitelli, S Crucillà… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Both Glycaemic index (GI) and Glycaemic Load (GL) were introduced to measure the impact
of a carbohydrate-containing food on blood glucose. From this perspective, high-amylose (…

Effects of animal and vegetable proteins on gut microbiota in subjects with overweight or obesity

C Di Rosa, L Di Francesco, C Spiezia, YM Khazrai - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in the balance between host health and obesity. The
composition of the gut microbiota can be influenced by external factors, among which diet …

DOMINO trial post hoc analysis: evaluation of the diet effects on symptoms in IBS subtypes

C Di Rosa, K Van den Houte… - Therapeutic …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder of gut-brain interaction characterized
by recurrent abdominal pain related to defecation and/or associated to a change in bowel …

The role of antihyperglycemic drugs and diet on erectile function: results from a perspective study on a population with prediabetes and diabetes

G Defeudis, AM Di Tommaso, C Di Rosa… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of diet and antihyperglycemic
drugs on erectile dysfunction (ED) in a setting of subjects affected by diabetes mellitus (…