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Instead of producing healthy byproducts – such as butyrate from fiber and urolithin A from polyphenols – candy lacking these nutrients may trick your system into storing more fat, providing less energy for your muscles and brain.
—Christopher Damman, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
Instead of producing healthy byproducts – such as butyrate from fiber and urolithin A from polyphenols– candy lacking these nutrients may trick your system into storing more fat, providing less energy for your muscles and brain.
—Christopher Damman, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Bulgur’s dietary fiber and resistant starches promote the production of butyrate, a beneficial SCFA.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
All fibers supplemented into an HFD uniquely shifted the intestinal microbiota and cecal short-chain fatty acids; however, only β-glucan supplementation increased cecal butyrate concentrations.
—New Atlas, 22 July 2024
This fermentation process produces short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) like butyrate, acetate, and propionate.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 24 July 2024
Duca now hopes to work on developing 'enhanced fibers' that can boost the release of butyrate during digestion.
—New Atlas, 22 July 2024
For example, a reduction in one type of bacterial byproduct, called butyrate, as detected in Ma’s study may partly explain why constipation is associated with poorer cognition.
—Katie Camero, NBC News, 19 July 2023
These short-chain fatty acids, such as butyrate, help to propagate microflora such as Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus and maintain gastrointestinal tissue health [7].
—Anthony Martin, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2016
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Word History
First Known Use
1852, in the meaning defined above
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“Butyrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butyrate. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
Medical Definition
butyrate
noun
bu·ty·rate
ˈbyüt-ə-ˌrāt
: a salt or ester of butyric acid
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