Specifically, higher MCMM-predicted butyrate production was significantly associated with lower LDL cholesterol, lower triglycerides, improved insulin sensitivity, lower systemic inflammation ...

Participants provided blood samples to assess fasting blood glucose, triglyceride ... analysis indicated the four major pathways for butyrate production. The team also undertook functional ...

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 ...