Short-term animal product dietary restriction alters metabolic profiles and modulates immune function.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dietary interventions are powerful tools for disease prevention and health promotion, yet the molecular mechanisms by which diet influences health remain incompletely understood. Investigating the effects of diet in healthy individuals enables characterization of molecular and physiological responses in the absence of disease-related confounders and facilitates the identification of diet-responsive pathways underlying physiological regulation.

Methods

We investigated the metabolic and immune effects of short-term dietary restriction of animal products in a unique group of apparently healthy individuals (N = 200) who alternate between omnivory and animal product restriction for religious reasons. We profiled clinical biomarkers and immune parameters during both die

SUBMITTER: Loizidou EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12789481 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature