Red and White Meat Intake in Relation to Gut Flora in Obese and Non-Obese Arab Females.

ABSTRACT:

Background

high meat intake may contribute to several chronic diseases including obesity. However, evidence is insufficient on the relation between red/white meat intake and gut flora among individuals with varying degrees of adiposity.

Objective

investigate the association of red/white meat intake with gut flora in Saudi Arabian females with/without obesity.

Methods

this observational study involved 92 females with and without obesity (n = 44, 48, respectively) aged 19-25 years. The whole-genome shotgun technique was used to analyze the gut flora. Shannon alpha and Bray-Curtis beta diversity as well as correlation coefficients were used.

Results

in the total sample, there were positive correlations between Actinobacteria, Bacteroides (p ≤ 0.05),

SUBMITTER: Almajed J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9857880 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature