Low dietary fiber promotes enteric expansion of a Crohn’s disease-associated pathobiont independent of obesity Journal Articles uri icon

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abstract

  • It is commonly thought that obesity or a high-fat diet alters pathogenic bacteria and promotes inflammatory gut diseases. We found that lower dietary fiber is a key factor that expands a gut pathobiont linked to Crohn’s disease, independent of obesity status in mice.

publication date

  • September 1, 2021