Methane-Producing Gut Microbes Linked to Higher Energy Harvest From Fiber
Scientists in our metabolic physiology unit have contributed to new findings showing that methane-producing microbes may determine how efficiently people extract calories from high-fiber foods. The research suggests that methanogenic microbes help stabilize gut fermentation processes, allowing more energy to be generated from otherwise indigestible carbohydrates. Participants with higher methane production also showed increased short-chain […]