Macro partitioning
Dietary acculturation to a Western diet (higher intake of red meat, trans fats, lower fiber) is associated with a lower Prevotella to Bacteroides ratio and lower fungal diversity, while a healthier diet (higher AHEI score) is associated with a higher P:B ratio.
Your diet plays a huge role in your microbiome. A healthier diet (higher AHEI score), characterized by more whole grains, vegetables, and less red meat and trans fats, is associated with a healthier P:B ratio. If you are acculturating to a Western diet, try to maintain the fiber-rich aspects of your traditional diet (beans, vegetables, whole grains) and reduce processed foods and red meat to support a diverse microbiome.
Those consuming primarily 'American' foods rather than 'Hispanic' foods (dietary acculturation) had significantly lower Prevotella to Bacteroides ratio... More favorable AHEI diet score was associated with higher Prevotella to Bacteroides ratio... Four specific foods that were associated with higher Prevotella to Bacteroides ratio were higher whole grains, higher vegetables, lower red meat, and lower trans fats.
Why this rating
Large cohort, multivariable adjustment, but cross-sectional design limits causal inference.
Source
Gut microbiome composition in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos is shaped by geographic relocation, environmental factors, and obesity
Robert C. Kaplan et al. · Genome biology · 2019
DOI 10.1186/s13059-019-1831-z
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- Relocating from Latin America to the USA during early life (before age 18) causes a persistent reduction in the Prevotella to Bacteroides ratio and lower fungal alpha diversity, whereas late-life relocation (after age 45) is associated with high bacterial and fungal diversity and high Prevotella to Bacteroides ratios.Good
- Higher obesity (BMI) in the US Latino population is associated with a higher Prevotella to Bacteroides ratio and lower bacterial alpha diversity, contrary to findings in some non-Hispanic populations.Good
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