CellWell record HH-0703
Higher total faecal short-chain fatty acid concentrations correlate with increasing proportions of butyrate and decreasing proportions of branched-chain fatty acids across multiple human studies
LaBouyer M; Holtrop G; Horgan G; Gratz SW; Belenguer A; Smith N; Walker AW; Duncan SH; Johnstone AM; Louis P; Flint HJ; Scott KP
Gut Microbiome (Cambridge) ยท 2024
In plain language
Pooling faecal samples from 163 volunteers across 10 studies, higher total short-chain fatty acid levels were linked to a greater share of butyrate and less protein-fermentation byproduct, tied to lower colonic pH.
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- Cohort study
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- Human
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