Extended Data Figure 9: Faecal bile acid concentrations on baseline, plant- and animal-based diets. | Nature

Extended Data Figure 9: Faecal bile acid concentrations on baseline, plant- and animal-based diets.

From: Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome

Extended Data Figure 9

a, b, Median bulk bile acid concentrations are shown for all individuals on the plant-based (a) and animal-based (b) diets (error bars denote median absolute deviations). For detailed experimental protocols, see Methods. Bile acid levels did not significantly change on the plant-based diet relative to baseline levels (P > 0.1, Mann–Whitney U test). However, bile acid levels trended upwards on the animal-based diet, rising from 1.48 μmol per 100 mg dry stool during the baseline period to 2.37 μmol per 100 mg dry stool (P < 0.10, Mann–Whitney U test).

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