How gut bacteria and diet can reprogram fat to burn more energy
Medical Xpress
March 4, 2026
Scientists at City of Hope and the Broad Institute and Keio University have discovered how specific gut bacteria work together with the diet to flip a metabolic switch—transforming energy-storing white fat into calorie-burning beige fat in mice. The study, published in Nature, shows that a low-protein diet activates a precise set of gut microbes that send chemical signals throughout the body, prompting fat tissue to burn energy instead of storing it.
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Originally published on Medical Xpress on 3/4/2026