Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Gut Microbiota Metabolite Protects Against Obesity - Study
December 09, 2023
December 09, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
By Leigh MacMillan
Bacteria residing in the small intestines -- the gut microbiota -- produce a compound that protects against obesity, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. The findings in a mouse model, reported in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, shed light on how disturbances in the microbiota, such as early-life exposure to antibiotics, increase risk for c . . .
By Leigh MacMillan
Bacteria residing in the small intestines -- the gut microbiota -- produce a compound that protects against obesity, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. The findings in a mouse model, reported in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, shed light on how disturbances in the microbiota, such as early-life exposure to antibiotics, increase risk for c . . .