A contributory citizen science project reveals the impact of dietary keys to microbiome health in Spain

Abstract Low consumption of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables has been identified as dietary risks for non-communicable diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). We explore how individual and lifestyle factors influence these risks by shaping gut microbiome composition. 1001 healthy pa...

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Main Authors: Zaida Soler, Gerard Serrano-Gómez, Marc Pons-Tarín, Sara Vega-Abellaneda, Zixuan Xie, Isaac Manjón, Chloe Cognard, Encarna Varela, Francisca Yañez, Arnau Noguera-Segura, Melina Roca-Bosch, Chaysavanh Manichanh
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-025-00769-9
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author Zaida Soler
Gerard Serrano-Gómez
Marc Pons-Tarín
Sara Vega-Abellaneda
Zixuan Xie
Isaac Manjón
Chloe Cognard
Encarna Varela
Francisca Yañez
Arnau Noguera-Segura
Melina Roca-Bosch
Chaysavanh Manichanh
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description Abstract Low consumption of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables has been identified as dietary risks for non-communicable diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). We explore how individual and lifestyle factors influence these risks by shaping gut microbiome composition. 1001 healthy participants from all Spanish regions provided personal and dietary data at baseline, six, and twelve months, yielding 2475 responses. Gut microbiome data were analyzed for 500 healthy participants and 321 IBD patients. Our findings reveal that adherence to national dietary guidelines—characterized by diets rich in nuts, seeds, fruits, and vegetables—was associated with greater microbial diversity and reduced IBD-related dysbiosis. Finally, we observed variations in dietary patterns and microbiome diversity and composition across age groups, genders, regions, seasons, and transit time. This study is among the first to uncover dietary intake associated with IBD-related dysbiosis and to propose an interactive website for participants ( https://manichanh.vhir.org/POP/en ).
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spelling doaj-art-6bb7f7010f7240f7a6dc433240db19312025-08-20T03:45:48ZengNature Portfolionpj Biofilms and Microbiomes2055-50082025-07-0111111310.1038/s41522-025-00769-9A contributory citizen science project reveals the impact of dietary keys to microbiome health in SpainZaida Soler0Gerard Serrano-Gómez1Marc Pons-Tarín2Sara Vega-Abellaneda3Zixuan Xie4Isaac Manjón5Chloe Cognard6Encarna Varela7Francisca Yañez8Arnau Noguera-Segura9Melina Roca-Bosch10Chaysavanh Manichanh11Microbiome Lab, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital CampusMicrobiome Lab, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital CampusMicrobiome Lab, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital CampusMicrobiome Lab, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital CampusMicrobiome Lab, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital CampusMicrobiome Lab, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital CampusMicrobiome Lab, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital CampusMicrobiome Lab, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital CampusMicrobiome Lab, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital CampusMicrobiome Lab, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital CampusMicrobiome Lab, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital CampusMicrobiome Lab, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital CampusAbstract Low consumption of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables has been identified as dietary risks for non-communicable diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). We explore how individual and lifestyle factors influence these risks by shaping gut microbiome composition. 1001 healthy participants from all Spanish regions provided personal and dietary data at baseline, six, and twelve months, yielding 2475 responses. Gut microbiome data were analyzed for 500 healthy participants and 321 IBD patients. Our findings reveal that adherence to national dietary guidelines—characterized by diets rich in nuts, seeds, fruits, and vegetables—was associated with greater microbial diversity and reduced IBD-related dysbiosis. Finally, we observed variations in dietary patterns and microbiome diversity and composition across age groups, genders, regions, seasons, and transit time. This study is among the first to uncover dietary intake associated with IBD-related dysbiosis and to propose an interactive website for participants ( https://manichanh.vhir.org/POP/en ).https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-025-00769-9
spellingShingle Zaida Soler
Gerard Serrano-Gómez
Marc Pons-Tarín
Sara Vega-Abellaneda
Zixuan Xie
Isaac Manjón
Chloe Cognard
Encarna Varela
Francisca Yañez
Arnau Noguera-Segura
Melina Roca-Bosch
Chaysavanh Manichanh
A contributory citizen science project reveals the impact of dietary keys to microbiome health in Spain
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
title A contributory citizen science project reveals the impact of dietary keys to microbiome health in Spain
title_full A contributory citizen science project reveals the impact of dietary keys to microbiome health in Spain
title_fullStr A contributory citizen science project reveals the impact of dietary keys to microbiome health in Spain
title_full_unstemmed A contributory citizen science project reveals the impact of dietary keys to microbiome health in Spain
title_short A contributory citizen science project reveals the impact of dietary keys to microbiome health in Spain
title_sort contributory citizen science project reveals the impact of dietary keys to microbiome health in spain
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-025-00769-9
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