Jean-Michel Antoine

TL;DR: Dietary components including long chain ω-3 fatty acids, antioxidant vitamins, plant flavonoids, prebiotics and probiotics have the potential to modulate predisposition to chronic inflammatory conditions and may have a role in their therapy.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of available evidence is discussed on post-prandial glucose in relation to body weight control, the development of oxidative stress, T2DM and CVD and in maintaining optimal exercise and cognitive performance.

TL;DR: To define normal function of the gut and immune system and describe available methods of measuring it, the digestive tract is most frequently the object of functional and health claims and a large market already exists for gut-functional foods worldwide.

TL;DR: It would be valuable to include several immune markers in addition to clinical outcome in future clinical trials in this area, as there is too little evidence that correlates markers with global health improvement.

TL;DR: It is feasible to increase the bioavailability of UDCA to the intestine and the liver by administering active bacteria, and this may represent an interesting new probiotic activity.