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@ARTICLE{Temba:278797,
author = {Temba, Godfrey S and Pecht, Tal and Kullaya, Vesla I and
Vadaq, Nadira and Mosha, Mary V and Ulas, Thomas and
Kanungo, Sneha and van Emst, Liesbeth and Bonaguro, Lorenzo
and Schulte-Schrepping, Jonas and Mafuru, Elias and
Lionetti, Paolo and Mhlanga, Musa M and van der Ven, Andre J
and Cavalieri, Duccio and Joosten, Leo A B and Kavishe,
Reginald A and Mmbaga, Blandina T and Schultze, Joachim L
and Netea, Mihai G and de Mast, Quirijn},
title = {{I}mmune and metabolic effects of {A}frican heritage diets
versus {W}estern diets in men: a randomized controlled
trial.},
journal = {Nature medicine},
volume = {31},
number = {5},
issn = {1078-8956},
address = {[New York, NY]},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
reportid = {DZNE-2025-00633},
pages = {1698 - 1711},
year = {2025},
abstract = {African heritage diets are increasingly being replaced by
Western-style dietary patterns because of urbanization,
economic development, increased access to processed foods,
globalization and changing social norms. The health
consequences of this nutrition transition are not well
understood. We conducted a randomized controlled trial in
the Kilimanjaro region in Northern Tanzania to investigate
the immune and metabolic effects of switching between
Kilimanjaro heritage-style and Western-style diets for 2
weeks and consuming a traditional fermented banana beverage
('Mbege') for 1 week. Seventy-seven young and healthy
volunteers assigned male at birth, some living in urban
areas and some living in rural areas, were recruited in the
trial. Primary outcomes were changes in the immune and
metabolic profile before and after the intervention and at
the 4-week follow-up. The switch from heritage-style to
Western-style diet affected different metabolic pathways
associated with noncommunicable diseases and promoted a
pro-inflammatory state with impaired whole-blood cytokine
responses to microbial stimulation. In contrast, the switch
from Western-style to heritage-style diet or consuming the
fermented beverage had a largely anti-inflammatory effect.
Some of the observed changes in the immune and metabolic
profiles persisted at the follow-up, suggesting a sustained
impact from the short-term intervention. These findings show
the metabolic and immune effects of dietary transitions and
the consumption of fermented beverages, underscoring the
importance of preserving indigenous dietary practices to
mitigate noncommunicable disease risk factors in sub-Saharan
Africa. ISRCTN trial registration: ISRCTN15619939 .},
keywords = {Humans / Male / Tanzania / Adult / Diet, Western: adverse
effects / Young Adult / Diet / Musa / Adolescent /
Cytokines: blood / Cytokines (NLM Chemicals)},
cin = {AG Schultze / PRECISE / AG Bonaguro},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)1013038 / I:(DE-2719)1013031 /
I:(DE-2719)1016005},
pnm = {354 - Disease Prevention and Healthy Aging (POF4-354) / 352
- Disease Mechanisms (POF4-352)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-354 / G:(DE-HGF)POF4-352},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-2719)PRECISE-20190321},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:40181181},
pmc = {pmc:PMC12092257},
doi = {10.1038/s41591-025-03602-0},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/278797},
}