"We were interested in the culinary pairing of yogurt and honey, which is common in the Mediterranean diet, and how it impacts the gastrointestinal microbiome," says co-author Hannah Holscher, a nutrition scientist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

“我们对酸奶和蜂蜜的烹饪搭配很感兴趣，这在地中海饮食中很常见，以及它如何影响胃肠道微生物群，”该研究的合著者、伊利诺伊大学香槟分校的营养学家汉娜·霍尔舍说。