Researchers from Kobe University in Japan have found that metformin influences sugar flux in the gut and uncovered how gut bacteria use sugar to produce compounds vital for ... "Intestinal glucose ...

Ogawa says: "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 ...

He told us: “We have found that sulforaphane, a compound that is highly contained in cruciferous vegatables such as broccoli, reduces blood glucose in individuals with prediabetes, i.e. a pre ...

This study is reported by Lizeng Gao's group from the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing. The ...

This allowed them to trace the heavy carbons as the bacteria transformed glucose into other compounds. Stool samples revealed that bacteria in mice treated with metformin had converted the heavy ...

A normal fasting glucose is usually below 5.6 mmol/L (100 ... sprout extract (BSE), a concentrated form of the bioactive compounds found in broccoli, particularly sulforaphane, for 12 weeks.

“An imbalanced gut microbiota can lead to decreased glucose tolerance and insulin resistance. Green tea is rich in polyphenols, which are small plant-based compounds associated with various ...