A Classification System for Defining and Estimating Dietary Intake of Live Microbes in US Adults and Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Consuming live microbes in foods may benefit human health. Live microbe estimates have not previously been associated with individual foods in dietary databases.

Objectives

We aimed to estimate intake of live microbes in US children (aged 2-18 y) and adults (≥19 y) (n = 74,466; 51.2% female).

Methods

Using cross-sectional data from the NHANES (2001-2018), experts assigned foods an estimated level of live microbes per gram [low (Lo), <104 CFU/g; medium (Med), 104-107 CFU/g; or high (Hi), >107 CFU/g]. Probiotic dietary supplements were also assessed. The mean intake of each live microbe category and the percentages of subjects who ate from each live microbe category were determined. Nutrients from foods with live microbes were also determined using the popula

SUBMITTER: Marco ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9258558 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature