Trial reportThe ISME journal2014
Impact of diet and individual variation on intestinal microbiota composition and fermentation products in obese men.
Trial report in The ISME journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03141710 (Effect of Prebiotic in Type 2 Diabetes), which is not on this map. Cited by 332 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of Prebiotic in Type 2 Diabetes (Diabetes and Health Study)
Who cites it
332 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 618 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Dietary interventions and the gut microbiota: a systematic literature review of 80 controlled clinical trials.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of Barley and Oat Consumption on Immune System, Inflammation and Gut Microbiota: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Current nutrition reports · 2024Pooled it
- Identification of robust and generalizable biomarkers for microbiome-based stratification in lifestyle interventions.Microbiome · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of Food-Based Weight Loss Interventions on Gut Microbiome in Individuals with Obesity: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Sourdough Bread and Baker's Yeast Bread Affect Gut Symptoms and Targeted Gut Microbial Taxa Differently: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2026Trial
- Inulin-induced improvements on bowel habit and gut microbiota in adults with functional constipation: findings of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Trial
- The impact of regular sauerkraut consumption on the human gut microbiota: a crossover intervention trial.Microbiome · 2025Trial
- Genetically determined gut microbial abundance and 2-year changes in central adiposity and body composition: The POUNDS lost trial.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2022Trial
- Protein supplementation during an energy-restricted diet induces visceral fat loss and gut microbiota amino acid metabolism activation: a randomized trial.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- The Efficacy of Short-Term Weight Loss Programs and Consumption of Natural Probiotic Bryndza Cheese on Gut Microbiota Composition in Women.Nutrients · 2021Trial
- Minor Changes in the Composition and Function of the Gut Microbiota During a 12-Week Whole Grain Wheat or Refined Wheat Intervention Correlate with Liver Fat in Overweight and Obese Adults.The Journal of nutrition · 2021Trial
- A specific dietary fibre supplementation improves cognitive performance-an exploratory randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover study.Psychopharmacology · 2021Trial
- Infant gut microbiota characteristics generally do not modify effects of lipid-based nutrient supplementation on growth or inflammation: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial in Malawi.Scientific reports · 2020Trial
- Influence of a 3-month low-calorie Mediterranean diet compared to the vegetarian diet on human gut microbiota and SCFA: the CARDIVEG Study.European journal of nutrition · 2020Trial
- Resistant starch as a dietary strategy for metabolic and gut health: Implications for Asia-Pacific populations.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Review
- Maternal Metformin Exposure Induces Gut Microbial Shifts in Non-Diabetic Dams and Sex-Stratified Changes in Mouse Offspring.Biomolecules · 2026Article
- Microbiota-Derived Metabolites in Developmental Programming: Bridging Early-Life Gut Microbiota to Childhood Metabolic Disorders.Current medical science · 2026Review
- Gut Microbiota Associated With Hyperlipidemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Gastro hep advances · 2026Review
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13 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
There is growing interest in understanding how diet affects the intestinal microbiota, including its possible associations with systemic diseases such as metabolic syndrome. Here we report a comprehensive and deep microbiota analysis of 14 obese males consuming fully controlled diets supplemented with resistant starch (RS) or non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) and a weight-loss (WL) diet. We analyzed the composition, diversity and dynamics of the fecal microbiota on each dietary regime by phylogenetic microarray and quantitative PCR (qPCR) analysis. In addition, we analyzed fecal short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) as a proxy of colonic fermentation, and indices of insulin sensitivity from blood samples. The diet explained around 10% of the total variance in microbiota composition, which was substantially less than the inter-individual variance. Yet, each of the study diets induced clear and distinct changes in the microbiota. Multiple Ruminococcaceae phylotypes increased on the RS diet, whereas mostly Lachnospiraceae phylotypes increased on the NSP diet. Bifidobacteria decreased significantly on the WL diet. The RS diet decreased the diversity of the microbiota significantly. The total 16S ribosomal RNA gene signal estimated by qPCR correlated positively with the three major SCFAs, while the amount of propionate specifically correlated with the Bacteroidetes. The dietary responsiveness of the individual's microbiota varied substantially and associated inversely with its diversity, suggesting that individuals can be stratified into responders and non-responders based on the features of their intestinal microbiota.
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