Impact of short-term overfeeding of saturated or unsaturated fat or sugars on the gut microbiota in relation to liver fat in obese and overweight adults

Intestinal microbiota may be causally involved in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We aimed to study the effect of short-term overfeeding on human gut microbiota in relation to baseline and overfeeding-induced liver steatosis. We also asked whether the baseline microbiota composition is associated to the overfeeding-induced increase in liver fat.

Source: Clinical Nutrition - May 14, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Ching Jian, Panu Luukkonen, Sanja S ädevirta, Hannele Yki-Järvinen, Anne Salonen Tags: Original article Source Type: research