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Black and white US women have gut microbiome differences, and these may be associated with insulin resistance, a risk factor for diabetes

01.19.22 | PLOS

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Black and white US women have gut microbiome differences, and these may be associated with insulin resistance, a risk factor for diabetes

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0259889

Article Title: Differences in gut microbiome by insulin sensitivity status in Black and White women of the National Growth and Health Study (NGHS): A pilot study

Author Countries: U.S.A.

Funding: Supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [2 K12 HD051958] Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health at UC Davis; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant Race, stress and dysregulated eating: Maternal to child transmission of obesity [R01HD073568]; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute grant Neighborhood Environments and Intergenerational Transmission of Cardiovascular Health [R56HL141878]; National Institute on Aging grants Early Life Adversity, Cumulative Life Stress, Race, and Cellular Aging in Midlife Women and Offspring [R56AG059677 & R01AG059677].

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0259889

Differences in gut microbiome by insulin sensitivity status in Black and White women of the National Growth and Health Study (NGHS): A pilot study

19-Jan-2022

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Diabetes Environmental Stresses Health and Medicine Human Development Human Gut Microbiota Human Health Insulin Resistance Insulin Sensitivity Lymphocytes Public Health Risk Factors Social Research Social Sciences Social Studies Of Science

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0259889
Article Publication Date
2022-01-19
Article Title
Differences in gut microbiome by insulin sensitivity status in Black and White women of the National Growth and Health Study (NGHS): A pilot study
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2022, January 19). Black and white US women have gut microbiome differences, and these may be associated with insulin resistance, a risk factor for diabetes. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8X559QO1/black-and-white-us-women-have-gut-microbiome-differences-and-these-may-be-associated-with-insulin-resistance-a-risk-factor-for-diabetes.html
MLA:
"Black and white US women have gut microbiome differences, and these may be associated with insulin resistance, a risk factor for diabetes." Brightsurf News, Jan. 19 2022, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8X559QO1/black-and-white-us-women-have-gut-microbiome-differences-and-these-may-be-associated-with-insulin-resistance-a-risk-factor-for-diabetes.html.