Tuesday, 25 December 2012

Host Cholesterol Secretion Likely To Influence Gut Microbiota

For more than half a century, researchers have known that the bacteria that colonize the gastrointestinal tract of mammals influence their host's cholesterol metabolism. Now, Jens Walter and colleagues of the University of Nebraska show that changes in cholesterol metabolism induced by diet can alter the gut flora. The research was published online ahead of print in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. In the study, the researchers added plant sterol esters to the diets of hamsters... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..


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