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Table 5 Effects of non-digestible carbohydrates on gut microbiota

From: Influence of diet on the gut microbiome and implications for human health

 

Bacterial abundance

Gene richness

Lactobacilli

Bifidobacteria

Clostridia

Enterococcus

Roseburia

Eubacteria

Ruminococcus

References

Fiber/prebiotics

↑

↑

↑

↑

↓

↑↓

   

[30, 64–66, 69–76]

Resistant starch

↑

↑

↑

↑

  

↑

↑

↑

[3, 30, 67–69, 72–74]

  1. Arrow thickness corresponds to relative number of studies supporting the relationship