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Dietary Supplementation with Popped Amaranth Modulates the Gut Microbiota in Low Height-for-Age Children: A Nonrandomized Pilot Trial

dc.contributor.authorCalva Cruz, Oscar de Jesús
dc.contributor.authorOvando Vázquez, Cesaré Moises
dc.contributor.authorDe León Rodríguez, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorVeana Hernández, Fabiola
dc.contributor.authorEspitia Rangel, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorTreviño, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorBarba de la Rosa, Ana Paulina
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-30T21:28:22Z
dc.date.available2024-05-30T21:28:22Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationCalva-Cruz, O.d.J.; Ovando-Vázquez, C.; De León-Rodríguez, A.; Veana, F.; Espitia-Rangel, E.; Treviño, S.; Barba-de la Rosa, A.P. Dietary Supplementation with Popped Amaranth Modulates the Gut Microbiota in Low Height-for-Age Children: A Nonrandomized Pilot Trial. Foods 2023, 12, 2760. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12142760
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11627/6546
dc.description.abstractAmaranth has been recognized as a nutraceutical food because it contains high-quality proteins due to its adequate amino acid composition that covers the recommended requirements for children and adults. Since pre-Hispanic times, amaranth has been consumed as popped grain; the popping process improves its nutritive quality and improves its digestibility. Popped amaranth consumption has been associated with the recovery of malnourished children. However, there is no information on the impact that popped amaranth consumption has on gut microbiota composition. A non-randomized pilot trial was conducted to evaluate the changes in composition, structure, and function of the gut microbiota of stunted children who received four grams of popped amaranth daily for three months. Stool and serum were collected at the beginning and at the end of the trial. Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) were quantified, and gut bacterial composition was analyzed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Biometry and hematology results showed that children had no pathology other than low height-for-age. A decrease in the relative abundance of Alistipes putredinis, Bacteroides coprocola, and Bacteroides stercoris bacteria related to inflammation and colitis, and an increase in the relative abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila and Streptococcus thermophiles bacteria associated with health and longevity, was observed. The results demonstrate that popped amaranth is a nutritious food that helps to combat childhood malnutrition through gut microbiota modulation.
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject16S rRNA sequencing
dc.subjectDiet
dc.subjectPopped amaranth
dc.subjectGut microbiota
dc.subjectShort-chain fatty acids
dc.subject.classificationTECNOLOGÍA DE LOS ALIMENTOS
dc.titleDietary Supplementation with Popped Amaranth Modulates the Gut Microbiota in Low Height-for-Age Children: A Nonrandomized Pilot Trial
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/foods12142760
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