Weight Loss News From Byron J. Richards
PRINT RSS SHARE

Butyric Acid Improves Fat-Burning Metabolism

Monday, July 06, 2009 - Byron Richards, CCN
E-mail:

Feeding mice butyric acid improved their ability to burn fat on a high fat diet.  The butyric acid improved their muscle function, health of brown adipose tissue, and various gene signals involved with fatty acid metabolism.  Butyric acid also prevented insulin resistance from happening in these over-fed mice.

This study was published in Diabetes, the journal of the American Diabetes Association.  It is both humorous and informative.  Humorous because there is no mention of the primary food in the American diet that contains butyric acid, i.e., butter.  Informative because it lends more information to an ever-growing body of information that is telling us that your gut is intimately associated with your metabolism.

Butyric acid is made in large amounts in your lower colon when friendly flora (acidophilus) ferment fiber and produce it.  Butyric acid is the primary fatty acid required for repair of your digestive lining, prevention of cells turning cancerous in your colon, and now – as a metabolic booster for the improved metabolism of fat around your body.

If your colon gets out of balance with too many hostile bacteria or Candida, then your production of butyric acid declines as toxic byproducts increase.  This not only slows your metabolism but increases your colon to risks for other problems, including irritable bowel.

Part of health, and part of healthy metabolism, is having your gut in really good working condition.

Related Entries: Friendly Flora Reduces Abdominal Obesity Following Pregnancy
Lacking Friendly Flora Linked to Obesity
Digestive Inflammation and Food Cravings
An Imbalanced Digestive Tract Contributes to Obesity

###


Supplements that contain friendly flora

Supplements that support digestion

Other Weight Loss News

Pulling Data...
Loading Navigation...
Loading Content...

View complete Weight Loss News Archives
Categories:


Most Popular Weight Loss News:

Wellness Resources® Success Stories!