A fruitful approach to gut health and functionality
Fruits are essential for human health due to their bioactive compounds (BC), including dietary fibers, phenolic acids, flavonoids, carotenoids, and vitamins. These compounds offer antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and gut microbiota-modulating properties, improving intestinal health by enhancing peris...
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| author | Paulo Sérgio Loubet Filho Vitória Helena de Oliveira Teixeira Reis Patrícia Berilli Giovanna Monteiro Rodrigues Áquila Matheus de Souza Oliveira Gabriela Torres Silva Elisvânia Freitas dos Santos Cinthia Baú Betim Cazarin |
| author_facet | Paulo Sérgio Loubet Filho Vitória Helena de Oliveira Teixeira Reis Patrícia Berilli Giovanna Monteiro Rodrigues Áquila Matheus de Souza Oliveira Gabriela Torres Silva Elisvânia Freitas dos Santos Cinthia Baú Betim Cazarin |
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| description | Fruits are essential for human health due to their bioactive compounds (BC), including dietary fibers, phenolic acids, flavonoids, carotenoids, and vitamins. These compounds offer antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and gut microbiota-modulating properties, improving intestinal health by enhancing peristalsis, reducing constipation, and strengthening the gut barrier. Polyphenols help prevent oxidative stress, chronic diseases, and gut dysbiosis, while prebiotic fibers and short-chain fatty acids support microbial diversity and immune function. Specific fruits, such as mango, kiwi, berries, and avocado, aid in inflammatory bowel disease management by reducing inflammation, promoting tissue repair, and improving microbiome composition. Fruits also alleviate constipation by retaining stool moisture and enhancing motility. Their role in gut integrity includes modulating microbiota, enhancing tight junction proteins, and reducing oxidative stress. Overall, fruits provide diverse benefits for gastrointestinal health and chronic disease prevention. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c723793a83c9441d9e686bf46bb9c4dd2025-08-24T05:12:00ZengElsevierJournal of Functional Foods1756-46462025-10-0113310698910.1016/j.jff.2025.106989A fruitful approach to gut health and functionalityPaulo Sérgio Loubet Filho0Vitória Helena de Oliveira Teixeira Reis1Patrícia Berilli2Giovanna Monteiro Rodrigues3Áquila Matheus de Souza Oliveira4Gabriela Torres Silva5Elisvânia Freitas dos Santos6Cinthia Baú Betim Cazarin7Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Food Engineering, State University of Campinas, BrazilDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Food Engineering, State University of Campinas, BrazilDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Food Engineering, State University of Campinas, BrazilDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Food Engineering, State University of Campinas, BrazilDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Food Engineering, State University of Campinas, Brazil; Federal Institute of Science, Education and Technology of Piauí, Campus São Raimundo Nonato, BrazilJosué de Castro Nutrition Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Food and Nutrition, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Food Engineering, State University of Campinas, Brazil; Corresponding author.Fruits are essential for human health due to their bioactive compounds (BC), including dietary fibers, phenolic acids, flavonoids, carotenoids, and vitamins. These compounds offer antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and gut microbiota-modulating properties, improving intestinal health by enhancing peristalsis, reducing constipation, and strengthening the gut barrier. Polyphenols help prevent oxidative stress, chronic diseases, and gut dysbiosis, while prebiotic fibers and short-chain fatty acids support microbial diversity and immune function. Specific fruits, such as mango, kiwi, berries, and avocado, aid in inflammatory bowel disease management by reducing inflammation, promoting tissue repair, and improving microbiome composition. Fruits also alleviate constipation by retaining stool moisture and enhancing motility. Their role in gut integrity includes modulating microbiota, enhancing tight junction proteins, and reducing oxidative stress. Overall, fruits provide diverse benefits for gastrointestinal health and chronic disease prevention.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464625003317FruitInflammatory bowel diseasesConstipationIntestinal permeabilityBioactive compounds |
| spellingShingle | Paulo Sérgio Loubet Filho Vitória Helena de Oliveira Teixeira Reis Patrícia Berilli Giovanna Monteiro Rodrigues Áquila Matheus de Souza Oliveira Gabriela Torres Silva Elisvânia Freitas dos Santos Cinthia Baú Betim Cazarin A fruitful approach to gut health and functionality Journal of Functional Foods Fruit Inflammatory bowel diseases Constipation Intestinal permeability Bioactive compounds |
| title | A fruitful approach to gut health and functionality |
| title_full | A fruitful approach to gut health and functionality |
| title_fullStr | A fruitful approach to gut health and functionality |
| title_full_unstemmed | A fruitful approach to gut health and functionality |
| title_short | A fruitful approach to gut health and functionality |
| title_sort | fruitful approach to gut health and functionality |
| topic | Fruit Inflammatory bowel diseases Constipation Intestinal permeability Bioactive compounds |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464625003317 |
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