Mixed
Higher personal economic status is associated with specific gut microbiota shifts (increased Bacteroides, decreased Prevotella) that do not necessarily correlate with increased metabolic syndrome risk, indicating that economic status alone does not predict dysbiosis.
Do not assume that moving to a higher economic bracket automatically worsens your gut health. This study shows that higher income was associated with a microbiome profile that was *not* more dysbiotic. Focus on maintaining physical activity to prevent MetS, as diet quality may actually improve with income.
The values of this index were significantly higher in MetS subjects regardless of their economic status... The index values did not increase with increasing personal economic status, although the prevalence of MetS was significantly higher in people of higher economic status.
Why this rating
Large sample size, robust statistical modeling (MaAsLin), but cross-sectional nature limits causal inference regarding microbiome shifts.
Source
Linking gut microbiota, metabolic syndrome and economic status based on a population-level analysis
Yan He et al. · Microbiome · 2018
DOI 10.1186/s40168-018-0557-6
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