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Kristie B Yu1, Elaine Y Hsiao1
1Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Current Biology : CB
|January 10, 2023
Abstract:
The gut microbiota regulates host metabolism and feeding behavior. A new study shows that microbiota depletion leads to sucrose overconsumption and increases motivation to obtain sucrose in mice, suggesting that the gut microbiota suppresses overconsumption of palatable foods.
