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SUBMITTER: Canfora EE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5443817 | biostudies-other | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Scientific reports 20170524 1
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), formed by microbial fermentation, are believed to be involved in the aetiology of obesity and diabetes. This study investigated the effects of colonic administration of physiologically relevant SCFA mixtures on human substrate and energy metabolism. In this randomized, double-blind, crossover study, twelve normoglycaemic men (BMI 25-35 kg/m<sup>2</sup>) underwent four investigational days, during which SCFA mixtures (200 mmol/L) high in either acetate (HA), propio ...[more]