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An exploratory study on the effect of daily fruits and vegetable juice on human gut microbiota

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In order to evaluate the effect of daily consumption of fruit and vegetable juice on the human intestinal microbial community, we compared changes in the gut microbiota and extracellular vesicles in human feces and bowel, and skin symptoms at the baseline and 3 weeks post juice consumption of 22 participants. After 3 weeks of juice consumption, a significant increase in the richness of microbiota (α-diversity, P < 0.05) was observed. It was accompanied by an abundance in Faecalibacterium (bacterial: from 1.62 ± 0.80% to 2.14 ± 0.72% and extra vesicle: 2.49 ± 1.49% to 6.06 ± 3.07%; P < 0.05 in all cases). At the end of the study period, there were reductions in body weight regardless of sex (P < 0.05) and improvements of the symptoms including diarrhea, constipation, fatigue, and skin problems. Eating fruits and vegetables could help modulate the profile of the fecal microbiota and alleviate bowel and skin troubles, and fatigue.

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The anonymized and processed data was provided by Naver corporation and Hurom company via a Korean food forum without cost. This work was supported by Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (IPET) through the High Value-added Food Technology Development Program, and funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) (No. 116017032HD030).

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82, Gumi-ro 173 beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea

    Yoon Jin Choi, Dong Ho Lee & Hyun Soo Kim

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, South Korea

    Yoon Jin Choi

  3. Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

    Dong Ho Lee

  4. Institute of MD Healthcare, Seoul, South Korea

    Yoon-Keun Kim

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Choi, Y.J., Lee, D.H., Kim, H.S. et al. An exploratory study on the effect of daily fruits and vegetable juice on human gut microbiota. Food Sci Biotechnol 27, 1377–1386 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-018-0372-7

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