Research
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Akkermansia muciniphila abundance is inversely correlated with obesity and metabolic syndrome severity in humans, and its enrichment can serve as an indicator of metabolic health.
Monitoring your gut microbiome for Akkermansia muciniphila levels could be a useful indicator of your metabolic health. Higher levels are generally associated with better metabolic outcomes.
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Moreover, the level of gut A. muciniphila showed a negative correlation with diabetes, obesity, and other metabolic syndromes (Dingemanse et al., 2015; Remely et al., 2016; Sergey et al., 2017).
Why this rating
Supported by multiple human studies cited.
Source
Function of Akkermansia muciniphila in Obesity: Interactions With Lipid Metabolism, Immune Response and Gut Systems
Yu Xu et al. · Frontiers in Microbiology · 2020
DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00219
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