High barley intake in non-obese individuals is associated with high natto consumption and abundance of butyrate-producing bacteria in the gut: a cross-sectional study
Among the fermented food choices, responders exhibited notably higher consumption of natto (fermented soybeans) than non-responders. Moreover, after adjusting for confounders, <i>Butyricicoccus</i> and <i>Subdoligranulum</i> were found to be significantly more prevalent in the intestines of responders. Given natto's inclusion of <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>, a glycolytic bacterium, and the butyrate-producing capabilities of <i>Butyricicoccus</i> and <i>Subdoligranulum</i>, it is hypothesized that fiber degradation and butyrate production are likely to be enhanced within the digestive tract of barley responders.
Authors
- Zentaro Yamagata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4317-3721)
- Tsubasa Matsuoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3580-7851)
- Toshiki Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6158-9670)
- Motohiko Miyachi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1146-0905)
- Tadao Ooka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1343-3986)
- Jun Kunisawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4901-1125)
- Jonguk Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4872-385X)
- Hitoshi Kawashima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3612-4294)
- Kenji Mizuguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3021-7078)
- Haruka Murakami
- Satoko Maruyama
- Koji Hosomi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9881-4322)
Institutions
- Waseda University (JP)
- National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (JP)
- Protein Research Foundation (JP)
- Kobe University (JP)
- University of Yamanashi (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
- Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1434150
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Food composition and properties
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55
Funders
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development