Fat, bile and gut microbes

Peter J. Turnbaugh ()
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Peter J. Turnbaugh: Peter J. Turnbaugh is at the FAS Center for Systems Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.

Nature, 2012, vol. 487, issue 7405, 47-48

Abstract: Western-style diets could be contributing to the rapid increase in inflammatory bowel disease. New research suggests that dietary fat can alter bile composition and so favour the growth of pro-inflammatory gut microbes. See Letter p.104

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1038/487047a

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