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From: Role of whole grains versus fruits and vegetables in reducing subclinical inflammation and promoting gastrointestinal health in individuals affected by overweight and obesity: a randomized controlled trial

Fig. 5

Correlations between change in plasma markers during the study and microbiota composition. a) Baseline abundance; b) end of study abundance; and c) log2 fold-change during the study of stool microbiota; d) scatterplot of baseline abundance of Firmicutes and change in lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP) during the study; LBP lipopolysaccharide binding protein, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor, IL-6 interleukin-6, hs-CRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein, WG whole grain, FV fruits and vegetables; partial variables were treatment group, age, gender, and body mass index; N = 49 except IL-6 where N = 48; p-values were corrected for false discovery rate; * adjusted p < 0.05

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Nutrition Journal

ISSN: 1475-2891

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