Tab. II.

Effects of Mediterranean Diet Model versus Western Diet Model on Microbial Diversity.

Diet Type	Metabolic Effect	Microbiota Diversity
Adherence to Mediterranean Diet [54, 55]	↓ Oxidative stress, inflammation, immune system function, Endotoxemia, a pro-inflammatory cytokine, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus	↑ Bacteroides, Lactobacilli, Bifidobacteria, Roseburia
		↓ Firmicutes, proteobacteria
Adherence to Western Type Diet [32]	↑Oxidative stress, inflammation, immune system function, Endotoxemia, a pro-inflammatory cytokine, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus	↓ Bifidobacterium, Eubacterium
		↑ Firmicutes