Fish oil-diet benefits may be mediated by gut microbes
Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 12:50
in Biology & Nature
Diets rich in fish oil versus diets rich in lard (e.g., bacon) produce very different bacteria in the guts of mice, reports a new study. The researchers transferred these microbes into other mice to see how they affected health. The results suggest that gut bacteria share some of the responsibility for the beneficial effects of fish oil and the harmful effects of lard.