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A Kobe University team found that glucose is excreted into the small intestine, where bacteria transform it into short-chain fatty acids. The endocrinologist OGAWA Wataru explains: “The production of short-chain fatty acids from the excreted glucose is a huge discovery. While these compounds are traditionally thought to be produced through the fermentation of indigestible dietary fibers by gut microbiota, this newly identified mechanism highlights a novel symbiotic relationship between the host and its microbiota.”

Our Bodies Secretly Feed Gut Bacteria Sugar Through Hidden Pathway, Study Reveals

The study found that SerpinA1 helps activate mitochondria in both white and brown fat cells, promoting the "browning" of fat tissue, which boosts energy burning and reduces fat accumulation.

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