Ramadan Fasting Leads to Shifts in Human Gut Microbiota Structured by Dietary Composition

Ramadan Fasting Leads to Shifts in Human Gut Microbiota Structured by Dietary Composition

The structure and diversity of human gut microbiota are directly related to diet, though less is known about the influences of ethnicity and diet-related behaviors, such as fasting (intermittent caloric restriction). In this study, we investigated whether fasting for Ramadan altered the microbiota i...

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Main Authors: Ikram Ali, Ke Liu, Danfeng Long, Shah Faisal, Mian Gul Hilal, Izhar Ali, Xiaodan Huang, Ruijun Long
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
ethnicity
Ramadan fasting
dietary habit
gut microbial diversity
MiSeq
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.642999/full

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