Metabolomic pattern analysis after mediterranean diet intervention in a nondiabetic population: a 1- and 3-year follow-up in the PREDIMED study.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to assess the effect of a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts on urinary metabolome, including carnosine levels, compared to a low-fat diet.
Results Summary
The study found that carnosine, along with histidine and its derivatives, was more predominant in the low-fat diet group compared to the Mediterranean diet groups, suggesting dietary influence on carnosine-related metabolites.
Population
98 nondiabetic volunteers (41 MD + EVOO, 27 MD + Nuts, 30 LFD).
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
3 years
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil (MD + EVOO) | increase | urinary metabolome | nondiabetic volunteers | - | exhibiting a urinary metabolome separation | #1 |
Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts (MD + Nuts) | increase | urinary metabolome | nondiabetic volunteers | - | exhibiting a urinary metabolome separation | #2 |
Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil (MD + EVOO) | increase | metabolism of carbohydrates (3-hydroxybutyrate, citrate, and cis-aconitate) | nondiabetic volunteers | - | most prominent hallmarks | #3 |
Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts (MD + Nuts) | increase | metabolism of carbohydrates (3-hydroxybutyrate, citrate, and cis-aconitate) | nondiabetic volunteers | - | most prominent hallmarks | #4 |
Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil (MD + EVOO) | increase | creatine, creatinine metabolism | nondiabetic volunteers | - | most prominent hallmarks | #5 |
Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts (MD + Nuts) | increase | creatine, creatinine metabolism | nondiabetic volunteers | - | most prominent hallmarks | #6 |
Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil (MD + EVOO) | increase | amino acids (proline, N-acetylglutamine, glycine, branched-chain amino acids, and derived metabolites) metabolism | nondiabetic volunteers | - | most prominent hallmarks | #7 |
Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts (MD + Nuts) | increase | amino acids (proline, N-acetylglutamine, glycine, branched-chain amino acids, and derived metabolites) metabolism | nondiabetic volunteers | - | most prominent hallmarks | #8 |
Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil (MD + EVOO) | increase | lipids (oleic and suberic acids) metabolism | nondiabetic volunteers | - | most prominent hallmarks | #9 |
Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts (MD + Nuts) | increase | lipids (oleic and suberic acids) metabolism | nondiabetic volunteers | - | most prominent hallmarks | #10 |
Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil (MD + EVOO) | increase | microbial cometabolites (phenylacetylglutamine and p-cresol) metabolism | nondiabetic volunteers | - | most prominent hallmarks | #11 |
Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts (MD + Nuts) | increase | microbial cometabolites (phenylacetylglutamine and p-cresol) metabolism | nondiabetic volunteers | - | most prominent hallmarks | #12 |
control low-fat diet (LFD) | increase | hippurate | nondiabetic volunteers | - | predominant | #13 |
control low-fat diet (LFD) | increase | trimethylamine-N-oxide | nondiabetic volunteers | - | predominant | #14 |
control low-fat diet (LFD) | increase | histidine and derivates (methylhistidines, carnosine, and anserine) | nondiabetic volunteers | - | predominant | #15 |
control low-fat diet (LFD) | increase | xanthosine | nondiabetic volunteers | - | predominant | #16 |
The Mediterranean diet (MD) is considered a dietary pattern with beneficial effects on human health. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of an MD on urinary metabolome by comparing subjects at 1 and 3 years of follow-up, after an MD supplemented with either extra-virgin olive oil (MD + EVOO) or nuts (MD + Nuts), to those on advice to follow a control low-fat diet (LFD). Ninety-eight nondiabetic volunteers were evaluated, using metabolomic approaches, corresponding to MD + EVOO (n = 41), MD + Nuts (n = 27), or LFD (n = 30) groups. The (1)H NMR urinary profiles were examined at baseline and after 1 and 3 years of follow-up. Multivariate data analysis (OSC-PLS-DA and HCA) methods were used to identify the potential biomarker discriminating groups, exhibiting a urinary metabolome separation between MD groups against baseline and LFD. Results revealed that the most prominent hallmarks concerning MD groups were related to the metabolism of carbohydrates (3-hydroxybutyrate, citrate, and cis-aconitate), creatine, creatinine, amino acids (proline, N-acetylglutamine, glycine, branched-chain amino acids, and derived metabolites), lipids (oleic and suberic acids), and microbial cometabolites (phenylacetylglutamine and p-cresol). Otherwise, hippurate, trimethylamine-N-oxide, histidine and derivates (methylhistidines, carnosine, and anserine), and xanthosine were predominant after LFD. The application of NMR-based metabolomics enabled the classification of individuals regarding their dietary pattern and highlights the potential of this approach for evaluating changes in the urinary metabolome at different time points of follow-up in response to specific dietary interventions.