Our gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem, with billions of bacteria from over 400 species that reside in your gut. Various factors including the food we need, our lifestyle and even genetics determine nature of the microbiome and the type of bacteria that live there.
This gut microbiota forms a synergistic relationship with us, fermenting and breaking down food and in the process, producing a host beneficial compounds including short chain fatty acids like Butyrate, etc. The kind of bacteria in our gut often dictate the quality of these compounds produced.
These metabolites produced by the gut microbiome can impact everything right from how our food is harvested for nutrients and energy, protecting us from infiltration by pathogens, our metabolism, fat storage and even our hormones.
Increasing evidence points to how the nature of the gut microbiome can impact weight and obesity and various other health outcomes.
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