The impact of carbohydrate quality on gut health: Insights from the NHANES
High-quality carbohydrates lowered constipation risk by 33.7% and reduced diarrhea risk with intake up to 3.84 servings/day. In contrast, low-quality carbohydrates increased constipation risk by 83.4%, with risk stabilizing beyond 40.65 servings/day. These effects varied across groups, suggesting that better carbohydrate quality supports gut health, especially in sensitive individuals.
Authors
- Long Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8081-0526)
- Jiaqi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4606-1250)
- Shan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6981-9731)
- Xudong Tang
- Xuanchun Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8486-6496)
- Lei Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9124-5411)
Institutions
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Xiyuan Hospital (CN)
- Guang’anmen Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315795
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China