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Mediterranean diet and faecal microbiota: a transversal study

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Gutiérrez-Díaz, I., Fernández-Navarro, T., Sánchez, B., Margolles, A., González, S.·2016·Food & Function

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Despite the existing evidence on the impact of olive oil and red wine on the intestinal microbiota, the effect of the global Mediterranean Diet (MD) has not been sufficiently studied. We explored the association between the adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern, and its components, with faecal microbiota in a cohort of adults with non-declared pathology. This transversal study involved 31 adults without a previous diagnosis of cancer, autoimmune or digestive diseases. Based on the data obtained by means of an annual food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), and the information existing in the literature, a Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS) was calculated. Dietary fibre was obtained from Marlett et al. tables and Phenol-Explorer Database was used for phenolic compounds intake. Quantification of microbial groups was performed by Ion Torrent 16S rRNA gene-based analysis and quantification of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) was performed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (MS). MDS was associated with a higher abundance of Bacteroidetes (p = 0.001), Prevotellacea (p = 0.002) and Prevotella (p = 0.003) and a lower concentration of Firmicutes (p = 0.003) and Lachnospiraceae (p = 0.045). Also, in subjects with MDS ≥ 4, higher concentrations of faecal propionate (p = 0.034) and butyrate (p = 0.018) were detected. These results confirm the complexity of the diet-microbiota interrelationship.

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  • More recent human intervention studies support a beneficial impact of a Mediterranean diet on microbiota profiles.

    “More recent human intervention studies also support the beneficial impact of a Mediterranean diet on microbiota profiles.”
  • Greater microbial diversity and higher abundance of health-promoting bacterial taxa are associated with consumption of the Mediterranean diet.

    “Greater microbial diversity as well as higher abundance of health-promoting bacterial taxa (i.e., Clostridium cluster XIVa, F. prausnitzii, Roseburia, Eubacterium, B. thetaiotaomicron, Parabacteroides distasonis, Bifidobacterium adolescentis, and Bifidobacterium longum) have been associated with consumption of the Mediterranean diet (38)(39)(40).”

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Authors
Gutiérrez-Díaz, I., Fernández-Navarro, T., Sánchez, B., Margolles, A., & González, S.
Affiliations
  • Department of Functional Biology
  • Universidad de Oviedo (ES)
  • Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
  • Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry of Dairy Products
Corresponding author
González, S.
Venue
Food & Function
Published
2016
Volume
7
Issue
5
Pages
2347-2356
ISSN
  • 2042-6496 (ISSN-L)
  • 2042-650X
OpenAlex
W2341526840
Cited by
176
References
58
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc-nd
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  • Food & Function (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Consultation of the Doctoral Thesis Database (TESEO) (Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
Keywords
Mediterranean diet, fecal microbiota, gut microbiota, Mediterranean diet score, dietary fiber, phenolic compounds, short-chain fatty acids, butyrate, propionate, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, Prevotella, Lachnospiraceae, olive oil, red wine
MeSH terms
Bacillota, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Adult, Bacteria, Butyrates, Dietary Fiber, DNA, Bacterial, Eating, Fatty Acids, Fatty Acids, Volatile, Feces, Female, Humans, Male, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Middle Aged, Phenols, Phylogeny, Propionates, Surveys and Questionnaires, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S, Cohort Studies, Nutrition Assessment, Prevotella, Diet, Mediterranean, Bacteroidetes

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