Undigested food is fermented in the colon by the microbiota and gives rise to various microbial
metabolites. Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), including acetic, propionic and butyric acid, …

Background Diet as one aspect of lifestyle is thought to be one of the modifiable risk factors
for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Information is needed as to which …

Lactose maldigestion and intolerance affect a large part of the world population. The underlying
factors of lactose intolerance are not fully understood. In this review, the role of colonic …

… (Jongenelen & Vonk, 2007) shows that the correlation between the two measures is .86 and
the factor structure of the two scales is one-dimensional (α overall=.93). Vonk's measure of …

… in detail 17 ,18 (n = 19 for the gene profiling analysis studies and n = 19 for Q-PCR verification),
and an ongoing Dutch twin study on bipolar disorder described in detail in Vonk et al 19 (…

Mimicry has benefits for people in social interactions. However, evidence regarding the
consequences of mimicry is incomplete. First, research on mimicry has particularly focused on …

Although it is well known that estrogenic steroidal hormones are able to affect the sexual
development and reproduction of fish at low concentrations, no data on environmental effects of …

Mimicry is functional for empathy and bonding purposes. Studies on the consequences of
mimicry at a behavioral level demonstrated that mimicry increases prosocial behavior. …

The G protein-coupled receptor Gpr30 (Gper) was recently claimed to bind to estradiol and to
activate cytoplasmic signal transduction pathways in response to estradiol. However, there …

Aims: Colonic metabolism of lactose may play a role in lactose intolerance. We investigated
whether a 2‐week supplementation of Bifidobacterium longum (in capsules) and a yogurt …