Half-Elemental Diet Shifts the Human Intestinal Bacterial Compositions and Metabolites: A Pilot Study with Healthy Individuals
Table 1
Background and nutrition of subjects.
Subject ID
K1
K2
K3
K4
Sex
Male
Male
Female
Male
Age
51
41
36
34
BMI
26.6
19.6
19.5
27.0
PMH
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Nutrition
T0†: total (kcal/day)
1827
1554
1314
2148
PFC ratio
13 : 27 : 60
16 : 31 : 53
13 : 35 : 52
15 : 39 : 46
T1†: total (kcal/day)
1480
1086
1711
1567
PFC ratio
18 : 38 : 44
15 : 29 : 56
13 : 34 : 53
16 : 30 : 54
T2†: total (kcal/day)
1581
1985
1846
1963
PFC ratio
18 : 22 : 60
15 : 19 : 66
16 : 16 : 68
16 : 17 : 67
T3†: total (kcal/day)
911
1446
1131
1998
PFC ratio
17 : 48 : 35
14 : 32 : 54
15 : 35 : 50
13 : 38 : 49
BMI: body mass index; PMH: past medical history; PFC ratio: protein : fat : carbohydrate ratio. †The average of nutrition in 3 days before each time point based on subjects’ diet record.
