Recent Advances in Nutrition and Diabetes

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 13; no. 5; p. 1573
• Main Author: Ojo, Omorogieva
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 08.05.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Bacteria; Body weight; Carbohydrates; Diabetes; Diet; Diet therapy; Exercise; Glucose; Hemoglobin; Hyperglycemia; Inflammation; Insulin resistance; Intervention; Metabolism; Microbiota; nutrients; nutrition; Nutrition research; Pathophysiology; Pregnancy; Systematic review; Type 2 diabetes; Womens health
• ISSN: 2072-6643; 2072-6643
• DOI: 10.3390/nu13051573

Dietary fibre has been reported to be a major energy source for intestinal bacteria and thus can significantly affect the diversity of gut microflora. [...]the current editorial provides an overview of the articles published in the Special Issue on recent advances in nutrition and diabetes. Four distinct areas were identified, namely, the effect of dietary fibre on gut microbiota, the role of dietary fibre on short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), glycaemic control, and adverse events [1]. [...]this inflammation could lead to a low-grade systemic inflammatory and metabolic disturbances which can have an impact on pregnancy outcomes [5]. [...]there appears to be a relationship between periodontal inflammation and diabetes, and thus managing inflammatory periodontal diseases may improve glycaemic control and associated diabetic complications. The study involved 69 pregnant women receiving prenatal care in a Brazilian public health centre who were randomly allocated to four groups: (1) fortified sachet (vitamin D and calcium) and powdered milk plus periodontal therapy during pregnancy (early PT), (2) placebo sachet and powdered milk plus early PT, (3) fortified sachet and powdered milk plus late PT (after delivery), and (4) placebo sachet and powdered milk plus late PT [5].