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Gut microbial carbohydrate metabolism contributes to insulin resistance
30 Aug 2023
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Abstract Insulin resistance is the primary pathophysiology underlying metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes 1,2 . Previous metagenomic studies have described the characteristics of gut microbiota and their roles in metabolizing major nutrients in insulin resistance 3–9 . In particular, carbohydrate metabolism of commensals has been proposed to contribute up to 10% of the host’s overall energy extraction 10 ,...
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