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Mediation analysis as a means of identifying dietary components that differentially affect the fecal microbiota of infants weaned by modified baby-led and traditional approaches
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posted on 2018-09-01, 00:00 authored by C Leong, J J Haszard, B Lawley, A Otal, R W Taylor, Ewa Szymlek-GayEwa Szymlek-Gay, E A Fleming, L Daniels, L J Fangupo, G W Tannock, A L M HeathThe introduction of "solids" (i.e., complementary foods) to the milk-only diet in early infancy affects the development of the gut microbiota. The aim of this study was to determine whether a "baby-led" approach to complementary feeding that encourages the early introduction of an adult-type diet results in alterations of the gut microbiota composition compared to traditional spoon-feeding. The Baby- Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS) study randomized 206 infants to BLISS (a modified version of baby-led weaning [BLW], the introduction of solids at 6 months of age, followed by self-feeding of family foods) or control (traditional spoon-feeding of purées) groups. Fecal microbiotas and 3-day weighed-diet records were analyzed for a subset of 74 infants at 7 and 12 months of age. The composition of the microbiota was determined by sequencing of 16S rRNA genes amplified by PCR from bulk DNA extracted from feces. Diet records were used to estimate food and dietary fiber intake. Alpha diversity (number of operational taxonomic units [OTUs]) was significantly lower in BLISS infants at 12 months of age (difference [95% confidence interval (CI)] of 31 OTUs [3.4 to 58.5]; P = 0.028), and while there were no significant differences between control and BLISS infants in relative abundances of Bifidobacteriaceae, Enterobacteriaceae, Veillonellaceae, Bacteroidaceae, Erysipelotrichaceae, Lachnospiraceae, or Ruminococcaceae at 7 or 12 months of age, OTUs representing the genus Roseburia were less prevalent in BLISS microbiotas at 12 months. Mediation models demonstrated that the intake of "fruit and vegetables" and "dietary fiber" explained 29% and 25%, respectively, of the relationship between group (BLISS versus control) and alpha diversity.
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Applied and environmental microbiologyVolume
84Issue
18Article number
e00914-18Pagination
1 - 14Publisher
American Society for MicrobiologyLocation
Washington, D.C.Publisher DOI
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0099-2240eISSN
1098-5336Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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