First report of gut bacterial dataset of a tribal Bhutia family from West Bengal, India.

The tribes of West Bengal are distributed in geographically distinct regions with distinctive features of their habitats and many of these tribes still practice a traditional livelihood avoiding the western diet. Hence, it is expected that their gut should remain pristine. In this study, we report the gut bacterial abundance of a Drukpa Bhutia tribal family of Lepchakha, inhabiting the hilly terrain of the Buxa region of Alipurduar district.

Dietary Intake and Nutritional Status of the adult Kheria Sabar males of West Bengal, India.

Kheria Sabars are an indigenous community living in the rural areas of Purulia, West Bengal, India. This work aims to study dietary intake and its relation to nutritional status among adult Kheria Sabar males aged 18-60. The study entails the recording of anthropometric variables like height (cm) and weight (kg) as per the standard protocol and calculating body mass index (BMI).

Gut microbial dataset of a foraging tribe from rural West Bengal - insights into unadulterated and transitional microbial abundance.

The human gut microbiome contributes to a broad range of biochemical and metabolic functions that directly or indirectly affect human system. Numerous factors such as age, geographical location, genetic makeup, and individual health status significantly influence the diversity, stability, and relative abundance of the gut microbiome. Of the mentioned factors, geographical location and dietary practices appears to explain a significant portion of microbiome variation.