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Excessive body fat and related dysmetabolic complications concern both emerging and developed countries. An important environmental cause of these conditions is the altered composition of gut microbiota, which is influenced by the host diet. A number of clinical trials target gu…

The gut microbiota is a complex community of microorganisms that have varied influences on host physiology. By screening for microbe-microbe interactions, our lab found that some, but not all strains of Lactobacillaceae have a powerful inhibitory effect on bacteria from the S24-…

Grain sorghum (GS) lipid has shown its ability to positively modulate plasma, hepatic cholesterol and gut microbiota in a hamster model. Responsible lipid ingredients as well as their target and off-target effects on cellular metabolism have not yet been studied as a potential s…