Ca:Mg ratio, medium-chain fatty acids, and the gut microbiome

CONCLUSIONS: Optimizing Ca:Mg intake ratios to around 2.3 through 12-week personalized Mg supplementation leads to increased circulating levels of MCFAs (i.e. C7:0 and C8:0), which is attributed to enhanced production from gut microbial fermentation and, maybe, sucrose consumption.PMID:36223712 | DOI:10.1016/j.clnu.2022.08.031

Source: Clinical Colorectal Cancer - October 12, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lei Fan Xiangzhu Zhu Shan Sun Chang Yu Xiang Huang Reid Ness Laura L Dugan Lihua Shu Douglas L Seidner Harvey J Murff Anthony A Fodor M Andrea Azcarate-Peril Martha J Shrubsole Qi Dai Source Type: research