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Revealing Microbiome Association With (Plant-based) Diet in Freshman
Sponsor: University of Kiel
Summary
Aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of a vegan vs. vegetarian dietary pattern compared to an omnivore diet on body weight, saliva and stool microbiome profiles, as well as saliva, urine and plasma metabolome profile changes in freshmen after the first year at university/college.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 25 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
120
Start Date
2020-10-01
Completion Date
2025-12-30
Last Updated
2024-06-06
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
cross-sectional observation
observation of dietary patterns, body weight status, microbiome and metabolome profiles at the start of the first semester
cross-sectional follow-up observation
follow-up observation of dietary patterns, body weight status,microbiome and metabolome profiles after one year
Locations (1)
Institute of Human Nutrition
Kiel, Germany