Better Response to a Weight Loss Diet with a Compressed Gut Microbiota (IMAGE)

Chalmers University of Technology

Better Response to a Weight Loss Diet with a Compressed Gut Microbiota

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The computational algorithm allowed for calculation of micronutrient content in different foods, and hereby it is possible to calculate how diet impacts the metabolism in the human gut microbiome. In the study it was found that subjects with low gene counts (LGC), having a compressed gut microbiota, respond better to dietary intervention than subjects with a high gene count (HGC), due to differences in the metabolism of the gut microbiota in the two groups.

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<em>Cell Metabolism</em>

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