Going Keto? Say βHB-ye Bye to Your Gut Bifidobacteria

Henry H Le; Elizabeth L Johnson

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2020.06.012

Going Keto? Say βHB-ye Bye to Your Gut Bifidobacteria

Cell Host Microbe. 2020 Jul 8;28(1):3-5. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.06.012.

Authors

Henry H Le¹, Elizabeth L Johnson²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
² Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 32645352
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.06.012

Abstract

Ketogenic diets (KDs) are popularly used to aid a myriad of conditions. KDs induce metabolic changes, but how microbiome alterations contribute to these changes remains unexplored. In a recent Cell paper, Ang et al. identify KD-specific changes to the gut microbiota linked to a reduction in pro-inflammatory Th17 cells.

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MeSH terms

Bifidobacterium
Diet, Ketogenic*
Gastrointestinal Microbiome*
Microbiota*
Th17 Cells