Medicine and Health

Gut microbiota link dietary fiber intake and short-chain fatty acid metabolism with eating behavior

E. Medawar, S. Haange, et al.

This groundbreaking study by authors including Evelyn Medawar and Sven-Bastiaan Haange explores how gut microbiota, dietary fiber intake, and short-chain fatty acid metabolism are intertwined with eating behaviors in adults. Discover how these elements might influence weight status and treatment responses in those with obesity, emphasizing the vital role of gut health in our dietary choices.

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Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between gut microbiota, dietary fiber intake, short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) metabolism, and eating behavior in adults. Two independent cross-sectional samples were analyzed: young overweight adults and patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. Specific bacterial genera correlated with healthier or unhealthier eating behaviors. Some genera were associated with fiber intake and SCFA levels, and with weight status and treatment response in overweight/obese patients. These preliminary findings suggest a link between gut microbiota composition and eating behavior, potentially mediated by dietary fiber and SCFA metabolism, warranting larger interventional studies.

Publisher

Translational Psychiatry

Published On

Oct 01, 2021

Authors

Evelyn Medawar, Sven-Bastiaan Haange, Ulrike Rolle-Kampczyk, Beatrice Engelmann, Arne Dietrich, Ronja Thieleking, Charlotte Wiegank, Charlotte Fries, Annette Horstmann, Arno Villringer, Martin von Bergen, Wiebke Fenske, A. Veronica Witte

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