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Faecal microbiota of schoolchildren is associated with nutritional status and markers of inflammation: a double-blinded cluster-randomized controlled trial using multi-micronutrient fortified rice

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  • Yohannes Seyoum

    (Université de La Réunion)

  • Valérie Greffeuille

    (Université de La Réunion)

  • Dorgeles Kouakou Dje Kouadio

    (Université de La Réunion)

  • Khov Kuong

    (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)

  • Williams Turpin

    (Université de La Réunion
    Mount Sinai Hospital
    University of Toronto)

  • Rachida M’Rabt

    (Université de La Réunion)

  • Vincent Chochois

    (Université de La Réunion)

  • Sonia Fortin

    (Université de La Réunion)

  • Marlène Perignon

    (Université de La Réunion
    IRD)

  • Marion Fiorentino

    (Université de La Réunion
    Aix Marseille Univ)

  • Jacques Berger

    (Université de La Réunion)

  • Kurt Burja

    (United Nations World Food Programme)

  • Maiza Campos Ponce

    (VU University Amsterdam)

  • Chhoun Chamnan

    (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)

  • Frank T. Wieringa

    (Université de La Réunion)

  • Christèle Humblot

    (Université de La Réunion)

Abstract

Faecal microbiota plays a critical role in human health, but its relationship with nutritional status among schoolchildren remains under-explored. Here, in a double-blinded cluster-randomized controlled trial on 380 Cambodian schoolchildren, we characterize the impact of six months consumption of two types of rice fortified with different levels of vitamins and minerals on pre-specified outcomes. We investigate the association between the faecal microbiota (16SrRNA sequencing) and age, sex, nutritional status (underweight, stunting), micronutrient status (iron, zinc and vitamin A deficiencies, anaemia, iron deficient anaemia, hemoglobinopathy), inflammation (systemic, gut), and parasitic infection. We show that the faecal microbiota is characterised by a surprisingly high proportion of Lactobacillaceae. We discover that deficiencies in specific micronutrients, such as iron and vitamin A, correlate with particular microbiota profiles, whereas zinc deficiency shows no such association. The nutritional intervention with the two rice treatments impacts both the composition and functions predicted from compositional analysis in different ways. (ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT01706419))

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  • Yohannes Seyoum & Valérie Greffeuille & Dorgeles Kouakou Dje Kouadio & Khov Kuong & Williams Turpin & Rachida M’Rabt & Vincent Chochois & Sonia Fortin & Marlène Perignon & Marion Fiorentino & Jacques , 2024. "Faecal microbiota of schoolchildren is associated with nutritional status and markers of inflammation: a double-blinded cluster-randomized controlled trial using multi-micronutrient fortified rice," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-49093-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49093-4
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