%0 Journal Article
%A Zhao, Zhixin
%A Zhao, Feiyan
%A Chimeddorj, Battogtokh
%A Sun, Zhihong
%A Tserenkhuu, Enkhtsetseg
%A Ochirdanzan, Munkhtsetseg
%A Ganpurev, Dulamsuren
%A Fun, Weng
%A Wusigale, 
%A Li, Weicheng
%A Liu, Wenjun
%A Yang, Shuying
%A Zhang, Mengdi
%A Davaasambuu, Enkhmaa
%A Talkhaa, Yagaantsetseg
%A Narankhuu, Yansanjav
%A Bromage, Sabri
%A Warinner, Christina G.
%A Menghe, Bilige
%A Ganmaa, Davaasambuu
%+ Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society
%T Dietary nutrition, gut microbiota, and health status across geographically diverse populations in Mongolia: A cross‐sectional study : 
%G eng
%U https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0011-7A33-B
%R 10.1002/fsn3.70531
%7 2025-07-04
%D 2025
%* Review method: peer-reviewed
%X Until recently, nomadic nomadism has been the dominant culture in Mongolia. Dietary patterns have evolved to fit this culture and <br>ensure the health of people. This cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the key role of dietary nutrition in maintaining <br>the health of the Mongolian population and its impact on gut microbiota. Meanwhile, the correlations between the gut microbiota, <br>dietary nutrition, and health status of the Mongolian population were explored. This study revealed distinct patterns in the dietary <br>structures of urban and nomadic populations. During winter, urban populations consume more fruits, vegetables, and egg products, <br>whereas nomads consume more dairy products. The intake of nutrients such as energy, protein, and carbohydrates, and blood indices <br>such as blood glucose and total cholesterol (TC) of nomadic populations were found to be significantly higher than those of urban <br>residents (p < 0.05), and these nutrients exhibited significant correlations with the blood indices. Furthermore, the influence of both <br>region and season on the gut microbiota of the Mongolian population with regional disparities was greater than that of seasonal <br>variations. In winter, the gut microbiota composition of nomadic populations differed significantly from that of urban populations, <br>as evidenced by a decrease in Bacteroides, Phocaeicola, Phocaeicola vulgatus, Bacteroides uniformis, and Lachnospira eligens and an <br>increase in Firmicutes, Alistipes, Dorea, Ruminococcus torques, and Dorea formicigenerans (p < 0.05). Additionally, lactic acid bacteria <br>and Bifidobacterium sp. were abundant in the gut of the Mongolian population, which present promising opportunities for developing <br>and utilizing unique probiotic resources in Mongolia. The study also found correlations between microbial species and blood indices, <br>as well as nutrients, providing novel evidence to support the complex relationships between gut microbiota, nutrition, and health sta-<br>tus in the Mongolian population. Overall, this study revealed significant differences in dietary nutrition, gut microbiota, and health 
%K dietary nutrition, gut microbiota, health status, Mongolian population
%J Food Science & Nutrition
%V 13
%N 7
%] e70531
%@ 2048-71772048-7177