title: "We are what our bacteria eat": The role of bacteria in personalizing nutrition therapy in gastrointestinal conditions.
abstract: The theme for the 2016 World Digestive Health Day is "Your Diet and Gut Health". The World Gastroenterology Organization thereby wishes to raise awareness of the relationship between what we eat and gastrointestinal symptoms. World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) is celebrated each year on May 29. This brief review article on behalf of the New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology will highlight recent developments in this highly active area of research with a special emphasis on gastrointestinal disorders.
authors.affiliation: Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.|Department of Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harvie
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Department, North Shore Hospital, Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Russell
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walmsley
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schultz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D004032:Diet; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000069196:Gastrointestinal Microbiome; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; D044623:Nutrition Therapy
keywords: NAFLD; functional disorders; nutritional therapy; therapy