Mediterranean diet increases potentially beneficial bacterial species in firefighters

HONOLULU — World Trade Center firefighters with lung disease showed increases in Bacteroides ovatus after 6 months on a low-calorie Mediterranean diet, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
This specific bacterial species may have a positive impact on metabolic and lung health by decreasing inflammation, according to researchers.
“Diet and overall health are very important for clinicians to discuss with their patients,” Anna Nolan, MD, FCCP, professor in the department of medicine at NYU Langone Health, told Healio. “It is also important to clearly

HONOLULU — World Trade Center firefighters with lung disease showed increases in Bacteroides ovatus after 6 months on a low-calorie Mediterranean diet, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
This specific bacterial species may have a positive impact on metabolic and lung health by decreasing inflammation, according to researchers.
“Diet and overall health are very important for clinicians to discuss with their patients,” Anna Nolan, MD, FCCP, professor in the department of medicine at NYU Langone Health, told Healio. “It is also important to clearly