Microbial metabolites are associated with a high adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern using a 1H –NMR-based untargeted metabolomics approach

The study of biomarkers of dietary patterns including the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) is scarce and could improve the assessment of these patterns. Moreover, it could provide a better understanding of health benefits of dietary patterns in nutritional epidemiology.We aimed to determine a robust and accurate biomarker associated with a high adherence to a MedDiet pattern that included dietary assessment and its biological effect.In this cross-sectional study, we included 56 and 63 individuals with high (H-MDA) and low (L-MDA) MedDiet adherence categories, respectively, all from the PREDIMED (Prevenci ón con Dieta Mediterránea) trial.

Source: The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry - June 7, 2017 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Enrique Almanza-Aguilera, Mireia Urpi-Sarda, Rafael Llorach, Rosa V ázquez-Fresno, Mar Garcia-Aloy, Francesc Carmona, Alex Sanchez, Francisco Madrid-Gambin, Ramon Estruch, Dolores Corella, Cristina Andres-Lacueva Source Type: research