Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Nutrients
Volume
15
Issue
16
PubMed ID
37630835
Publisher
MDPI
School
Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute / School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
61956
Funders
This study was funded by Dairy Australia (C100001408). A.T.W. was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship (110014520). J.M.H. was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellowship (1116973) and a Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation Fellowship.
Grant Number
NHMRC Number : 1116973
Grant Link
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1116973
Abstract
The impact of a Mediterranean diet on the intestinal microbiome has been linked to its health benefits. We aim to evaluate the effects of a Mediterranean diet supplemented with dairy foods on the gut microbiome in Australians at risk of cardiovascular disease. In a randomised controlled cross-over study, 34 adults with a systolic blood pressure ≥120 mmHg and with risk factors for cardiovascular disease were randomly allocated to a Mediterranean diet with 3–4 daily serves of dairy foods (Australian recommended daily intake (RDI) of 1000–1300 mg per day (MedDairy)) or a low-fat (LFD) control diet. Between each 8-week diet, participants underwent an 8-week washout period. Microbiota characteristics of stool samples collected at the start and end of each diet period were determined by 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. MedDairy-associated effects on bacterial relative abundance were correlated with clinical, anthropometric, and cognitive outcomes. No change in the overall faecal microbial structure or composition was observed with either diet (p > 0.05). The MedDairy diet was associated with changes in the relative abundance of several bacterial taxa, including an increase in Butyricicoccus and a decrease in Colinsella and Veillonella (p < 0.05). Increases in Butyricicoccus relative abundance over 8 weeks were inversely correlated with lower systolic blood pressure (r = −0.38, p = 0.026) and positively correlated with changes in fasting glucose levels (r = 0.39, p = 0.019), specifically for the MedDairy group. No significant associations were observed between the altered taxa and anthropometric or cognitive measures (p > 0.05). Compared to a low-fat control diet, the MedDairy diet resulted in changes in the abundance of specific gut bacteria, which were associated with clinical outcomes in adults at risk of CVD.
DOI
10.3390/nu15163645
Creative Commons License
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Comments
Choo, J. M., Murphy, K. J., Wade, A. T., Wang, Y., Bracci, E. L., Davis, C. R., ... & Rogers, G. B. (2023). Interactions between Mediterranean Diet Supplemented with Dairy Foods and the Gut Microbiota Influence Cardiovascular Health in an Australian Population. Nutrients, 15(16), 3645. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15163645