Microbiota-accessible carbohydrates (MACs) are carbohydrates that are resistant to digestion by a host's metabolism, and are made available for gut microbes...

Microbiota are the range of microorganisms that may be commensal, mutualistic, or pathogenic found in and on all multicellular organisms, including plants...

which may help reduce caloric intake. An elevated intake of microbiota-accessible carbohydrates can help reducing the effects of T2D. Viscous fiber supplements...

an immune system function using complement Microbiota-accessible carbohydrates, a category of carbohydrates consumed by gut microbes Minimum alveolar concentration...

(lower molecular weight) carbohydrates, are commonly referred to as sugars. While the scientific nomenclature of carbohydrates is complex, the names of...

the central nervous system (CNS). The term "microbiota–gut–brain axis" highlights the role of gut microbiota in these biochemical signaling . Broadly defined...

microbiome, and the second clearly separating the term microbiota from the term microbiome. The microbiota consists of all living members forming the microbiome...

PMC 6819567. PMID 31660948. Ayakdaş G, Ağagündüz D (2023). "Microbiota-accessible carbohydrates (MACs) as novel gut microbiome modulators in noncommunicable...

examples. It is similar to biochemistry in its main components such as carbohydrates, lipids, and protein, but it also includes areas such as water, vitamins...

in cattle and 40 mg/dL in sheep), because the carbohydrates are converted more by their gut microbiota into short-chain fatty acids. Some glucose is converted...