ArticleThe Journal of nutrition2023
Positive Health Outcomes Associated with Live Microbe Intake from Foods, Including Fermented Foods, Assessed using the NHANES Database.
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- A systematic review of prospective evidence linking non-alcoholic fermented food consumption with lower mortality risk.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of fermented foods consumption on gastrointestinal wellbeing in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- A scoping review of the health effects of fermented foods in specific human populations and their potential role in precision nutrition: current knowledge and gaps.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of fermented foods in irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Modulating the human gut microbiome and health markers through kombucha consumption: a controlled clinical study.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- A Novel Approach for Reducing Enteropathogens Using LAB-Fermented Whey Solution and UV-C Light-Activated Gallic Acid.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Fermented food microbiome: influence on oral and gut microbiota, and human health.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- Association Between Dietary Live Microbes and Diet Quality Among Children and Adults in France.Nutrition bulletin · 2026Article
- Association between dietary active microbe intake and dental caries among American adults : Evidence from the NHANES database.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2026Article
- Accelerated biological aging is associated with the negative relationship between dietary intake of live microbes and diabetic retinopathy in US diabetic patients.BMC endocrine disorders · 2026Article
- Associations between dietary intake of live microorganisms, fermented foods, and the fermented food microbial richness index and cardiometabolic health in Swiss adults: a cross-sectional analysis.European journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- The Dietary Index for Gut Microbiota and Live Microbe Intake in Relation to Visceral Fat Obesity: Evidence From NHANES With Vitamin D as a Mediator.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Lactobacilli biology, applications and host interactions.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- Dietary live microbe intake and asthma risk and mediator analysis: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2003-2018.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Fermented plant-based yogurt alternatives in Switzerland: nutritional adequacy and fortification practices.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Consumer knowledge and motivations for consumption of fermented foods.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Metagenomic analysis reveals functional potential and storage-driven dynamics of the Kalamata olive microbiome.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Deciphering the association between dietary live microbe intake and metabolic syndrome: exploring the effects of inflammation and insulin resistance.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Linking the edible plant microbiome and human gut microbiome.Gut microbes · 2025Review
- Fermented Food Consumption Across European Regions: Protocol for the Development and Validation of the Web-Based Fermented Foods Frequency Questionnaire (3FQ).JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundLive dietary microbes have been hypothesized to contribute to human health but direct evidence is lacking.
objectivesThis study aimed to determine whether the dietary consumption of live microbes is linked to improved health outcomes.
methodsData from the NHANES 2001-2018 were used to assess microbial intake and their adjusted associations with selected physiological parameters (e.g., blood pressure, anthropometric measures, and biomarkers) among adults aged 19 y and older. Regression models were constructed to assess the microbial intake with each physiological parameter and adjusted for demographics and other covariates. Microbial intake was assessed as both a continuous variable and a 3-level categorical variable. Fermented foods were assessed in a separate model.
resultsIn continuous models, an additional 100-g intake of microbe-containing foods was associated with a lower systolic blood pressure (regression coefficient: -0.331; 95% CI: -0.447, -0.215 mm Hg), C-reactive protein (-0.013; 95% CI: -0.019, -0.008 mg/dL), plasma glucose -0.347; 95% CI: -0.570, -0.124 mg/dL), plasma insulin (-0.201; 95% CI: -0.304, -0.099 μU/mL), triglyceride (-1.389; 95% CI: -2.672, -0.106 mg/dL), waist circumference (-0.554; 95% CI: -0.679, -0.428 cm), and BMI -0.217; 95% CI: -0.273, -0.160 kg/m
conclusionsTo our knowledge, this study is the first to quantify, in a nationally representative data set of American adults and using stable sets of covariates in the regression models, the adjusted associations of dietary intakes of live microbes with a variety of outcomes, such as anthropometric measures, biomarkers, and blood pressure levels. Our findings suggest that foods with higher microbial concentrations are associated with modest health improvements across a range of outcomes.
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