As one of the important nutrients,dietary fats provide energy and nutrition for human body.Different types of dietary fats have significantly different effects on the composition and quantity of host intestinal microorganisms;meanwhile,intestinal microorganisms,in turn,involve in the regulation of host metabolism and affect the function of intestinal barrier.Excessive intake of saturated fatty acids may cause the increase of Firmicutes,Proteobacteria and Clostridia,thus affecting the signaling molecules in the process of the host metabolism,such as bile acid,resulting in the increase of intest...
