The Impact of a Mediterranean Diet on the Gut Microbiome in Healthy Human Subjects: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Despite the reported salutary benefits of a Mediterranean diet (MD) on a wide variety of health conditions, the specific microbial changes associated with an MD within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are not well studied. Specifically, although population and survey-based studies have shown microbial changes, there are no published data on how an MD alters the gut flora in a controlled setting.

Methods

We recruited 10 healthy subjects, each of whom gave a stool sample at baseline and then was provided with prepared meals of a "typical" American diet; after 2 weeks, a second stool sample was collected. All subjects were then provided with prepared meals based on the MD for another 2 weeks, followed by a final stool sample collection. Stool samples were bat

SUBMITTER: Rejeski JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8916822 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature