ScienceBacterial sugar reportedly reduces weight gain and visceral fat in mice
Cell Press says the sugar increases metabolic activity specifically in visceral fat by lowering IL-22 levels. The reported weight effects were observed in mice.
TLDR
Cell Press describes research in Cell Host & Microbe identifying the human-associated bacterium Clostridium immunis and a sugar it produces that reduced visceral fat and weight gain in mice. The sugar lowered IL-22 levels, increasing metabolic activity specifically in visceral fat. Metagenomic analyses suggest this bacterial pathway may be conserved in humans.
Bacterial sugar reportedly reduces weight gain and visceral fat in mice
Cell Press says the sugar increases metabolic activity specifically in visceral fat by lowering IL-22 levels. The reported weight effects were observed in mice.
TLDR
Cell Press describes research in Cell Host & Microbe identifying the human-associated bacterium Clostridium immunis and a sugar it produces that reduced visceral fat and weight gain in mice. The sugar lowered IL-22 levels, increasing metabolic activity specifically in visceral fat. Metagenomic analyses suggest this bacterial pathway may be conserved in humans.
