Intermittent fasting positively modulates human gut microbial diversity and ameliorates blood lipid profile.

Aim: The aim was to evaluate the impact of intermittent fasting (IF) on human body mass index (BMI) and serum lipid profile thorough constructive rectification of gut microbiota.

Methods And Results: Fourteen healthy women and thirty-one men were included in the study. Their blood and fecal samples were collected before and at the end of the study.

A preliminary insight of correlation between human fecal microbial diversity and blood lipid profile.

The study aimed to evaluate the effect of human gut-derived lactic acid bacteria and yeast on cholesterol levels. Fecal samples from five healthy volunteers were examined for the level and diversity of dominant microbiota. Pichia kudriavzevii (QAUPK01, QAUPK02, QAUPK03, QAUPK04 and QAUPK05) and Candida tropicalis (QAUCT06) were identified by phenotypic methods and DNA sequencing and tested for in vitro cholesterol assimilation ability.