Plant-Based Diet Index and Metabolic Risk in Men: Exploring the Role of the Gut Microbiome

ConclusionA greater adherence to a healthy plant-based diet by older men was associated with a microbial profile characterized by a higher abundance of multiple species, includingB. cellulosilyticus andE. eligens, as well as pathways in amino acid metabolism and pyruvate fermentation. In addition, inverse associations between healthy plant-based diet and human metabolic risk may partially depend on microbial compositions.

Source: Journal of Nutrition - June 10, 2021 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research