Maria G Daskalaki

Diet supplementation with the macroalgae Laurencia glandulifera and Dictyopteris membranacea limits postprandial hyperglycemia and alters intestinal microbiome in mice

Background Development of obesity and type 2 diabetes largely depends on dietary habits that concomitantly affect the gut microbiome resulting in dysbiosis. Several dietary supplements have been suggested to suppress development of diabetes, partly via changes in the gut microbiome. Earlier research has shown that seco...