title: Keeping gut lining at bay: impact of emulsifiers.
abstract: Obesity is associated with altered gut microbiota and low-grade inflammation. Both dietary habits and food composition contribute to the onset of such diseases. Emulsifiers, compounds commonly used in a variety of foods, were shown to induce body weight gain, low-grade inflammation and metabolic disorders. These dietary compounds promote gut microbiota alteration and gut barrier dysfunction leading to negative metabolic alterations.
authors.affiliation: Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, WELBIO- Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and BIOtechnology, Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, 1200-Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: patrice.cani@uclouvain.be.
authors.forename: Patrice D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Cani
authors.affiliation: Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, WELBIO- Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and BIOtechnology, Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, 1200-Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Amandine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Everard
mesh_terms: D005503:Food Additives / Q000009:adverse effects*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000139:chemically induced; D064307:Microbiota / Q000187:drug effects; D009765:Obesity / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D005503:Food Additives
keywords: colitis; emuslifiers; gut microbiota; inflammation; mucus; obesity