A Mediterranean Diet Intervention Reduces the Levels of Salivary Periodontopathogenic Bacteria in Overweight and Obese Subjects
Manolo Laiola, Francesca De Filippis, Paola Vitaglione, Danilo Ercolini
Abstract
Changes in dietary behavior with increased adherence to a Mediterranean diet can determine a reduction of periodontopathogenic bacterial abundances in the saliva of overweight subjects with cardiometabolic risk due to an unhealthy lifestyle, without any change in individual energy intake, nutrient intake, and physical activity.
Topics & Concepts
OverweightSalivaMediterranean dietMedicineObesityEnvironmental healthFood sciencePhysiologyInternal medicineBiologyOral microbiology and periodontitis researchSalivary Gland Disorders and FunctionsGut microbiota and health