Adherence to Mediterranean diet impacts gastrointestinal microbial diversity throughout pregnancy

• Main Authors: Corrie B. Miller (Author), Paula Benny (Author), Jonathan Riel (Author), Carol Boushey (Author), Rafael Perez (Author), Vedbar Khadka (Author), Yujia Qin (Author), Alika K. Maunakea (Author), Men-Jean Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Consumption of a diet with high adherence to a Mediterranean diet pattern (MDP) has been associated with a favorable gastrointestinal tract (GIT) microbiome. A healthy GIT microbiome in pregnancy, as defined by increased alpha diversity, is associated with lower chance of adverse...