Metagenomic estimation of dietary intake from human stool.

Publication Title

bioRxiv

Authors

Christian Diener, Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA, USA.
Sean M Gibbons, Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA, USA.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-6-2024

Keywords

washington; isb; genomics

Abstract

Dietary intake is tightly coupled to gut microbiota composition, human metabolism, and to the incidence of virtually all major chronic diseases. Dietary and nutrient intake are usually quantified using dietary questionnaires, which tend to focus on broad food categories, suffer from self-reporting biases, and require strong compliance from study participants. Here, we present MEDI (Metagenomic Estimation of Dietary Intake)

Area of Special Interest

Digestive Health

Specialty/Research Institute

Gastroenterology

Specialty/Research Institute

Institute for Systems Biology

DOI

10.1101/2024.02.02.578701