The role of gut microbiota composition and microbial metabolites in fat partitioning and carbohydrate metabolism in youth
14 Nov 2016by Andreu Prados
Now a recent study, led by Dr. Nicola Santoro from the Department of Paediatrics at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut (USA), has found that the gut microbiota of obese youth may drive a higher accumulation of energy than that of lean adolescents through an elevated production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and a higher capability to oxidize carbohydrates.