The Associations between Diet and Socioeconomic Disparities and the Intestinal Microbiome in Preadolescence.

ABSTRACT: The intestinal microbiome continues to shift and develop throughout youth and could play a pivotal role in health and wellbeing throughout adulthood. Environmental and interpersonal determinants are strong mediators of the intestinal microbiome during the rapid growth period of preadolescence. We aim to delineate associations between the gut microbiome composition, body mass index (BMI), dietary intake and socioeconomic status (SES) in a cohort of ethnically homogenous preadolescents. This cohort included 139 Arab children aged 10-12 years, from varying socioeconomic strata. Dietary intake was assessed using the 24-h recall method. The intestinal microbiome was analyzed using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Microbial composition was associated with SES, showing an overrepresentation of

SUBMITTER: Lapidot Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8398108 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature