Discussions emphasize the importance of diet quality, citing examples like the role of emulsifiers, additives, and processed carbs in disrupting the microbiome, with words like 'crucial' and 'relevant' highlighting the perceived significance. The tone reflects scientific curiosity and concern for health impacts, indicating strong engagement and interest.
AgreementModerate agreement
Most discussions acknowledge and support the link between the Western diet, ultra-processed foods, and microbiome-related metabolic issues.
InterestHigh interest
Posts show high curiosity and focus on mechanisms, supporting a strong interest in the research and its implications.
EngagementHigh engagement
Many discussions reference specific mechanisms, citations, and debates, indicating deep involvement with the content.
ImpactModerate impact
The conversations reflect recognition of the research’s significance, though debates about mechanisms suggest ongoing discussion rather than definitive consensus.
Abstract in brief
The Western diet is linked to obesity and metabolic diseases, mainly because it causes inflammation by altering the gut microbiome through consumption of ultraprocessed foods.
The gut environment shaped by ultraprocessed foods promotes microbes that can lead to inflammatory diseases, highlighting the microbiome's role in diet-related health issues.
Focusing on whole foods over ultraprocessed foods, along with improved food production and regulation, could help create healthier diets by supporting a beneficial gut microbiome.]
Four years and 442 citations later, I would argue that our paper on the link between ultra-processed foods and the microbiome is more relevant than ever @ingelindseth
https://t.co/pEXp48MrVi
@MichaelMindrum IMO, the important thing is not to try to change the microbiome by adding or substracting species. It's to avoid gut-induced low grade inflammation. Avoiding ultra-processed foods aids in that. https://t.co/pEXp48LU5K
Mar 27, 2022 · 25 likes · 6 shares · 4,899 followersView post →
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Nutrients MDPI
@Nutrients_MDPI · X
Editor's Choice #mdpinutrients : Review by Marit K. Zinöcker @zinocker.
The Western Diet–Microbiome-Host Interaction and Its Role in Metabolic Disease
See detail at: https://t.co/PsMl7kmXjr https://t.co/hpkoJUURak
@Freewheal @gourmetmetrics Don't expect to find papers quantifying a difference from UPF breads with emulsifiers vs. processed breads without. My take - it's the combined effect from all factors in the whole diet that makes a UPF dominated diet pro-inflammatory via the microbiome. https://t.co/pEXp48LU5K
Oct 1, 2023 · 7 likes · 4,899 followersView post →
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Marit Kolby
@MaritKolby · X
Maybe it's _refined_ carbs, seed oils and other acellular nutrients, inflammatory additives, physical/chemical processes ruining food structure and forming contaminants. Maybe it's the new ecosystem created in the gut by the ultra-processed foods? https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv https://t.co/O7myecfNDL
Oct 16, 2021 · 6 likes · 1 share · 4,899 followersView post →
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Marit Kolby
@MaritKolby · X
@_HWright @Rob_Percival_ @bmj_latest @SoilAssociation @SAfoodforlife @ProfBatterhamMD @DoctorChrisVT The problem with ultra-processed foods and the effects on the microbiome extends beyond the role of fiber. https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
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@leoniee54 @Rob_Percival_ @MikeRayner @One_Angry_Chef Also, they were never tested for changes in the gut microbiome, immune responses or metabolic disruptions caused by these factors, as discussed here: https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
Mar 17, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 4,899 followersView post →
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Marit Kolby
@MaritKolby · X
@Freewheal @gourmetmetrics Don't expect to find papers quantifying a difference from UPF breads with emulsifiers vs. processed breads without. My take - it's the combined effect from all factors in the whole diet that makes a UPF dominated diet pro-inflammatory via the microbiome. https://t.co/pEXp48LU5K
Oct 1, 2023 · 7 likes · 4,899 followersView post →
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Marit Kolby
@MaritKolby · X
@robert_grane We don't know. My hunch is that no single dietary factor is the driver, but that additives, acellular nutrients, contaminants, lack of fiber & phytochemicals in intact matrix are contributing factors, act work in combination. Some of them described here: https://t.co/pEXp48LU5K
Sep 12, 2023 · 1 like · 4,899 followersView post →
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Sarah Hancock PhD
@sjhancocknz · X
@WestonAPrice @fleroy1974 @drdairy50 It's also verging on ethically reprehensible to make such recommendations to omit foods associated with benefits for oral health because it doesn't fit with an ideology, particularly given the clear harms associated with UPFs.
https://t.co/MIwj78dSnD
https://t.co/FTRe1MjyPD
@ggkuhnle @Freewheal @dollytheis @timspector @SteveBartlettSC This paper provides a few citations on emulsifiers. More published after I wrote this. Follow @BenoitChassaing for updates https://t.co/pEXp48LU5K
Four years and 442 citations later, I would argue that our paper on the link between ultra-processed foods and the microbiome is more relevant than ever @ingelindseth
https://t.co/pEXp48MrVi
@MichaelMindrum @OsendpNutrition @kevinnbass @TyRBeal @jessfanzo @drdairy50 @mackinprof @fleroy1974 @vanvlietphd @bschermd @sguyenet No where in that paper. But in the one I linked to the other day
Mar 29, 2022 · 2 likes · 4,899 followersView post →
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Lawrence Turner
@Athbheochan · X
RT @MaritKolby: @MichaelMindrum IMO, the important thing is not to try to change the microbiome by adding or substracting species. It's to…
Mar 27, 2022 · 6 shares · 162 followersView post →
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Cheryl Coombs
@bantingbrainiac · X
RT @MaritKolby: @MichaelMindrum IMO, the important thing is not to try to change the microbiome by adding or substracting species. It's to…
Mar 27, 2022 · 6 shares · 1,219 followersView post →
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Frederic Danel
@Frederic_Danel · X
RT @MaritKolby: @MichaelMindrum IMO, the important thing is not to try to change the microbiome by adding or substracting species. It's to…
Mar 27, 2022 · 6 shares · 334 followersView post →
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H at large
@gaiashining · X
RT @MaritKolby: @MichaelMindrum IMO, the important thing is not to try to change the microbiome by adding or substracting species. It's to…
Mar 27, 2022 · 6 shares · 653 followersView post →
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Frédéric Leroy
@fleroy1974 · X
RT @MaritKolby: @MichaelMindrum IMO, the important thing is not to try to change the microbiome by adding or substracting species. It's to…
Mar 27, 2022 · 6 shares · 29,201 followersView post →
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Marit Kolby
@MaritKolby · X
@MichaelMindrum IMO, the important thing is not to try to change the microbiome by adding or substracting species. It's to avoid gut-induced low grade inflammation. Avoiding ultra-processed foods aids in that. https://t.co/pEXp48LU5K
Mar 27, 2022 · 25 likes · 6 shares · 4,899 followersView post →
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Marit Kolby
@MaritKolby · X
@BobKerner3 @TyRBeal @AgnesAyton @MichaelMossC A reference for the latter: https://t.co/pEXp48LU5K
Feb 18, 2022 · 1 like · 4,899 followersView post →
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Marit Kolby
@MaritKolby · X
@leoniee54 @TyRBeal @jeffnobbs Some effects on the microbiome outlined here. https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
Oct 25, 2021 · 3 likes · 4,899 followersView post →
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Cynthia Fan
@CynthiaFan247 · X
RT @MaritKolby: Maybe it's _refined_ carbs, seed oils and other acellular nutrients, inflammatory additives, physical/chemical processes ru…
Maybe it's _refined_ carbs, seed oils and other acellular nutrients, inflammatory additives, physical/chemical processes ruining food structure and forming contaminants. Maybe it's the new ecosystem created in the gut by the ultra-processed foods? https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv https://t.co/O7myecfNDL
Oct 16, 2021 · 6 likes · 1 share · 4,899 followersView post →
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Marit Kolby
@MaritKolby · X
@GoodVort26 Not a complete list that I'm aware of. It's probably also dependent on dietary context and dose. But if you will read a scientific paper, this one provides a bit of perspective. https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
@_HWright @Rob_Percival_ @bmj_latest @SoilAssociation @SAfoodforlife @ProfBatterhamMD @DoctorChrisVT The problem with ultra-processed foods and the effects on the microbiome extends beyond the role of fiber. https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
@BaitBander Since various pathogenic gut bacteria has been found in the blood of patients with acute pancreatitis, there must be a dietary link. Avoiding ultraprocessed foods seems like a reasonable strategy to maintain/improve gut health. https://t.co/KUqMb8DV53
@sanfranola @theadamrusso @thelunchtray @SubstackInc @CSPI @ChefAnnFnd @UConnRuddCenter @RMNutrition @asda @urbanschoolfood @nokidhungry @EmilyGould @JulieRevelant @Slate @SpoonsAAmerica @LASchools Thx for making product w/less sugar but given it's still an ultraprocessed food https://t.co/JwCrWqicV1, I'd prefer it be consumed only as occasional treat. Want more meals comprised of foods that are affordable, easy, healthy, yummy & not ultraprocessed https://t.co/bYvOOsfwjZ
@Amadata360 Difficult to sum up in a tweet. But will you read a scientific paper? https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
Jan 21, 2021 · 4 likes · 4,899 followersView post →
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Marit Kolby
@MaritKolby · X
@rethinkingMD It could be one part of the puzzle. Several mechanisms are at play, some of which are mediated by diet-microbiome interactions. https://t.co/pEXp48LU5K
@twitevit Not directly. But several studies showing the inflammation association (and mechanisms) with several NCDs. Other studies show the association between ultraprocessed foods and the same NCDs. The link is biologically plausible, we argue in this paper. https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
Jan 6, 2021 · 3 likes · 4,899 followersView post →
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Dr. Luis Felipe Santana
@drluissantana · X
RT @Nutrients_MDPI: Editor's Choice #mdpinutrients : Review by Marit K. Zinöcker @zinocker.
The Western Diet–Microbiome-Host Interaction…
Editor's Choice #mdpinutrients : Review by Marit K. Zinöcker @zinocker.
The Western Diet–Microbiome-Host Interaction and Its Role in Metabolic Disease
See detail at: https://t.co/PsMl7kmXjr https://t.co/hpkoJUURak
@RiadhAbed1 @RealAdamHunt @AgnesAyton @Reemabed81Reem @Derektracy1 @RandyNesse Definitely. And the mechanisms could be far more interesting than nutritional inadequacies. https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
#mdpinutrients Please read Nutrients 2020 Best Paper. From the Marit Zinöcker @zinocker and Inge Lindseth.
The Western #diet–microbiome-host interaction and its role in #metabolic disease
https://t.co/6gOl9Ou5pr https://t.co/8OwbyY9rWY
@ggkuhnle @leoniee54 @JacobGudiol @MarkLawrence_Oz @PhilBakerNZ @ppmachado_ Many factors are likely to contribute, depending on type of food and processing. We have reviewed some of them here. Many studies have been added after this, confirming modes of action or bringing new topics to the front. It's complicated. But whole foods! https://t.co/pEXp48LU5K
RT @Nutrients_MDPI: #mdpinutrients Welcome to read a high citation paper "The Western #DietMicrobiomeHost Interaction and Its Role in #Met…
Feb 27, 2020 · 2 shares · 333 followersView post →
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Nutrients MDPI
@Nutrients_MDPI · X
#mdpinutrients Welcome to read a high citation paper "The Western #DietMicrobiomeHost Interaction and Its Role in #MetabolicDisease" https://t.co/5NtqMVX2tL
Feb 27, 2020 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 11,348 followersView post →
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Agnes Ayton
@AgnesAyton · X
RT @zinocker: @AgnesAyton Lots of reasons why we need to regulate theese foods. https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
Feb 20, 2020 · 1 share · 7,429 followersView post →
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Marit Kolby
@MaritKolby · X
@AgnesAyton Lots of reasons why we need to regulate theese foods. https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
Feb 20, 2020 · 1 share · 4,899 followersView post →
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Brendan Byrne, MD
@ByrneWolf · X
RT @Nutrients_MDPI: #mdpinutrients The Western Diet–Microbiome-Host Interaction and Its Role in Metabolic Disease
https://t.co/Vy3a5IdUN1
Feb 8, 2020 · 6 shares · 1,088 followersView post →
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Marit Kolby
@MaritKolby · X
@strength4health @elizedge2 @ketogal1 3/3. This is my own work reviewing the possible mechanisms. The detrimental effects of ultra-processing seem to be partly caused by behavioral and structural changes of the gut microbiome. Let me know if you have questions after reading up :-) https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
RT @Nutrients_MDPI: #mdpinutrients The Western Diet–Microbiome-Host Interaction and Its Role in Metabolic Disease
https://t.co/Vy3a5IdUN1
Jan 21, 2020 · 6 shares · 776 followersView post →
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Karageorgos
@Karageorgos15 · X
RT @Nutrients_MDPI: #mdpinutrients The Western Diet–Microbiome-Host Interaction and Its Role in Metabolic Disease
https://t.co/Vy3a5IdUN1
Jan 21, 2020 · 6 shares · 610 followersView post →
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Rich Collins
@richcollins · X
RT @Nutrients_MDPI: #mdpinutrients The Western Diet–Microbiome-Host Interaction and Its Role in Metabolic Disease
https://t.co/Vy3a5IdUN1
Jan 21, 2020 · 6 shares · 2,103 followersView post →
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Jan Vyjidak
@janvyjidak · X
RT @Nutrients_MDPI: #mdpinutrients The Western Diet–Microbiome-Host Interaction and Its Role in Metabolic Disease
https://t.co/Vy3a5IdUN1
Jan 21, 2020 · 6 shares · 4,135 followersView post →
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Sanjay Ganapathi
@gesjay · X
Where has all the bran gone from this rice grain? Food processing and acellular carbohydrates contribute a lot to metabolic diseases. We need to find ways to minimise our reliance on them https://t.co/BUzxoLhNkV. https://t.co/d6953g4D4g
Det finns en massa litteratur som antyder att diet leder (via förändringar i tarmfloran) till inflammation som tillsammans med ökad permeabilitet av tunntarmen leder till övervikt https://t.co/BFw0XWoKTx
@whsource 2/2. The role of inflammation in obesity you know all about. The source of the inflammation is more obscure. But ultraprocessed foods have the potential to induce small intestinal inflammation due to several factors, as discussed in our 2018 review. https://t.co/y5wK7AqfvI
Jul 15, 2019 · 1 like · 4,899 followersView post →
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IsabellaViendalmare
@IsabelValin · X
RT @zinocker: @TamarHaspel But what do you make of the studies showing changes in microbiota with subsequent adverse effect on metabolism?…
@TamarHaspel But what do you make of the studies showing changes in microbiota with subsequent adverse effect on metabolism? Check out table 1. Remeber animal studies are basis of approval. Then animal studies must qualify to ask for caution. https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
Jun 24, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 4,899 followersView post →
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Marit Kolby
@MaritKolby · X
@whsource @JohnSpeakman4 @JohnSpeakman Also, in this review my collegue and I argue that small intestinal inflammation is probably one of the main drivers of diet-related metabolic disease. Several mechanisms could be involved. But happy to have this challenged. https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
@KetoCarnivore @TamarHaspel @AlanLevinovitz @fmahmad88 Agree. But the aim of this study was not to identify mechanisms. I have reviewed some of them. What has the potential to increase the growth of pathobionts in the gut seems to be a good place to start.https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
May 18, 2019 · 1 like · 4,899 followersView post →
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Health Research
@GuiltFreeTips · X
RT @GuiltFreeTips: Ultra-Processed Food: It's Not Just What We Eat It's How It's Made https://t.co/NeVPaMOK9J via @DiscoverMag - The Wester…
May 16, 2019 · 1 share · 2,263 followersView post →
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Christopher Sylvain
@ChrisSylvain · X
RT @zinocker: @KevinH_PhD @NutriXiv The mechanisms? We hypothesized that the effect can, at least partly, be traced back to structural and…
@YoniFreedhoff The mechanisms? We hypothesized that the effect can, at least partly, be traced back to structural and behavioural changes in the gut microbiome https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
@JoannaBlythman @Cholesterol_OK @mouthymoney And #ultraprocessed foods ruin our health by inducing inflammation in the gut. No different from other junk foods, but still. https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
Jan 27, 2019 · 5 likes · 4,899 followersView post →
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frekls98
@frekls98 · X
RT @zinocker: @Deanelderv Maybe your students would be interested in this too? To my knowlegde, still the only paper that sums up different…
@Deanelderv Maybe your students would be interested in this too? To my knowlegde, still the only paper that sums up differents aspects of food processing, a hallmark of the Western diet, in relation to the microbiome. https://t.co/KUqMb8mkdv
Jan 26, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 4,899 followersView post →
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