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Volume 7, Issue 10, pp. 90 - 94, October 2023
News and Thoughts
Gut microbiota turn up the heat after bariatric surgery
Mohammed K. Hankir
page 90-94 | doi: 10.15698/cst2023.10.290 | Full text | PDF | Abstract
Bariatric surgeries like vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) cause well-established shifts in the gut microbiota, but how this contributes to their unique metabolic benefits is poorly understood. Jin et al and Yadav et al now provide two complementary lines of evidence suggesting that gut microbiota-derived metabolites after VSG and RYGB activate thermogenesis in fat through distinct mechanisms, to in turn promote weight loss and/or improvements in glycemic control.