Relationships between diet and gut microbiome in an Italian and Dutch cohort: does the dietary protein to fiber ratio play a role?

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the relationships between the habitual diet, the protein to fiber ratio (P/F), and the gut microbiome in one Italian and one Dutch cohort of healthy subjects consuming an omnivore diet.

Methods

The Italian cohort included 19 males (M_IT, BMI 25.2 ± 0.72 kg/m², age 25.4 ± 0.96 years) and 20 females (F_IT, BMI 23.9 ± 0.81 kg/m², age 23.8 ± 0.54 years); the Dutch cohort included 30 females (F_NL, BMI: 23.9 ± 0.81 kg/m², age: 23.8 ± 0.54 years). Individual diets were recorded through Food Frequency Questionnaires and analyzed to assess the nutrient composition. Gut microbiome was assessed in fecal samples.

Results

M_IT consumed higher levels of proteins than F_NL and F_IT, whereas dietary fiber intake did not differ

SUBMITTER: Tagliamonte S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10948488 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature