Study: Short-chain fatty acid metabolites propionate and butyrate are unique epigenetic regulatory elements linking diet, metabolism and gene expression. Image Credit: Love Employee/Shutterstock ...

The results showed that total SCFAs, total branched short-chain fatty acids (BCFAs), and isovaleric acid were significantly associated with incident T2DM (P < 0.05).

Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are the products of colonic bacterial degradation of unabsorbed ... Butyrate may also have a role in preventing certain types of colitis. A diet low in resistant starch ...

These microscopic helpers produce various compounds, including short-chain fatty acids that have long puzzled scientists trying to understand their role in human health. Research now reveals how two ...

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A recent study from Stanford Medicine reveals that a high-fiber diet can significantly reduce the risk of certain cancers due to the anti-cancer properties of short-chain fatty acids produced ...

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Ascherman, MD, FACS Professor in Genetics. “It is generally the case that people’s diet is very fiber poor, and that means their microbiome is not being fed properly and cannot make as many ...

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