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We analyzed crude and creatinine-adjusted mycotoxin excretion in urine samples obtained from a two-arm, randomized-controlled trial in healthy adults.\n                    <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u200963 participants were allocated to a vegan diet (VD) or a meat-rich diet (MD) for eight weeks. After the dietary intervention (DI), median deoxynivalenol concentrations were higher in the VD group (7.15 (IQR:\u00a08.10)\n                    <jats:italic>vs<\/jats:italic>\n                    . 2.85 (IQR:\u00a06.04) \u00b5g\/g in the MD group,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.004) whereas median\u00a0T-2 toxin concentrations were higher in the MD group (5.15 (IQR:\u00a05.81) vs. 3.44 (IQR:\u00a03.67)\u2009\u00b5g\/g in the VD group,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.047). Higher creatinine-adjusted ochratoxin A (0.45 (IQR:\u00a00.37) vs. 0.20 (IQR:\u00a00.28)\u2009\u00b5g\/g) and zearalenone concentrations (1.34 (IQR:\u00a01.52) vs. 0.49 (IQR:\u00a01.01)\u2009\u00b5g\/g) were observed in the VD group (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.003 and 0.001, respectively). For deoxynivalenol, ochratoxin A and zearalenone, mixed model repeated measures pointed in the same direction. 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