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Fecal Transplant and Insulin Sensitivity

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This visual abstract depicts the findings of Kootte et al., who show that fecal microbiota transplantation from lean donors to obese patients with metabolic syndrome improves insulin sensitivity, a transient effect associated with changes in microbiota composition and fasting plasma metabolites.

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Kootte et al./Cell Metabolism 2017

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