The maintenance of gut health is complex and relies on a delicate balance between the diet,
the commensal microflora and the mucosa, including the digestive epithelium and the mucus
overlying the epithelium [43]. The diet has a great impact on gut health, and it can provide
either beneficial or harmful input [2,6,44]. The diet should be composed to create a balance
between the gut, the microbiota and the gut environment and prevent disturbances in the gut.
Dietary fibre interacts both with the mucosa and the microbiota and consequently has an
important role in the control of gut health