Diet Quality, Food Groups and Nutrients Associated with the Gut Microbiota in a Nonwestern Population.

ABSTRACT: Diet plays an important role in shaping gut microbiota. However, much remains to be learned regarding this association. We analyzed dietary intake and gut microbiota in a community-dwelling cohort of 441 Colombians. Diet quality, intake of food groups and nutrient consumption were paired with microbial diversity and composition using linear regressions, Procrustes analyses and a random-forest machine-learning algorithm. Analyses were adjusted for potential confounders, including the five cities from where the participants originated, sex (male, female), age group (18-40 and 41-62 years), BMI (lean, overweight, obese) and socioeconomic status. Microbial diversity was higher in individuals with increased intake of nutrients obtained from plant-food sources, whereas the intake of food groups

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Vega AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7600083 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature