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. 2021 Mar 5;13(3):850. doi: 10.3390/nu13030850

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Effects of flavanols and flavanol-rich food on alterations in gut microbiota, immune system and inflammation during metabolic disorders. Up arrows indicate a rising trend and down arrows display a decreasing trend. Flavanols modulate gut dysbiosis, improve gut barrier function and the immune system and reduce serum endotoxin minimizing intestinal, hepatic and adipose inflammation.