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Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), particularly butyrate, produced by gut bacteria, have protective effects against metabolic diseases by improving gut barrier function and reducing inflammation.
Increase intake of dietary fiber and prebiotics to boost butyrate-producing bacteria. This can improve gut barrier function, reduce inflammation, and support metabolic health.
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These changes in intestinal bacteria have recently been reported in patients with colorectal cancer... butyrate-producing bacteria could have a protecting role against a functional dysbiosis.
Why this rating
Supported by animal studies showing prebiotics increase SCFAs and improve metabolic parameters, and human studies showing reduced butyrate producers in T2D.
Source
Impact of the gut microbiota on the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Isabel Moreno‐Indias et al. · Frontiers in Microbiology · 2014
DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00190
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