Study: Infection-elicited microbiota promotes host adaptation to nutrient restriction. Image Credit: mi_viri / Shutterstock.com

Transient intestinal infection affects host adaptation to nutrient limitation

Recent PNAS study shows that transient intestinal infection not only promotes white adipose tissue (WAT) expansion and host weight gain, but also optimizes host carbohydrate metabolism. Studies: The infection-induced microbiota promotes host adaptation to nutrient limitation. Image credit: mi_viri / Shutterstock.com Metabolism and the gut microbiome The human gut microbiome plays a critical role in …

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