Aleksandra Jatkowska, Konstantinos Gkikas, Ben Nichols, Bryn Short, Vasiliki-Konstantina Rizou, Panagiotis Kapranos, Jennifer Klein Gunnewiek, Edelyn Christina, Vaios Svolos, Christopher Quince, Konstantinos Gerasimidis
INTRODUCTION: Enteral nutrition (EN) involves replacing all or part of a person's habitual diet with a nutritional formula. The impact of varying doses of EN on the gut microbiome remains understudied. METHODS: Healthy adults replaced all (100% EN) or part (85% EN, 50% EN and 20% EN) of their energy requirements with EN for 7 days. Faecal samples were collected before and on day 7 of interventions. Faecal pH, short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), branched-chain fatty acids (BCFAs) and 16S rRNA sequencing were performed...
April 9, 2024: Clinical Nutrition