Short-term dietary change rapidly remodels microbial community assemblages and reprogrammed systemic immune phenotypes
Rebecca C. Simpson, Matthew J. McKay, Miguel Castaneda, Mirei Okada, Reem Elnour, Zhen Bao, J Tan, Mark P. Molloy, Georgina Venetia Long, Erin Rose Shanahan
This study shows that short-term dietary changes rapidly alter gut microbial communities and immune responses, but some immune and metabolic traits remain influenced by long-term diet.
bioRxiv · Jul 21, 2026 · PreprintImmunology