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Bacteria to alleviate metabolic syndrome

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Heat-inactivated Akkermansia muciniphila helps alleviate features of metabolic syndrome in overweight and obese subjects.

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Fig. 1: Mild heat inactivation of Akkermansia muciniphila improves metabolic benefits in obese and overweight human subjects.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute and Centre for Metabolism, Obesity, and Diabetes Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Fernando F. Anhê & Jonathan D. Schertzer

  2. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology Axis of the Québec Heart and Lung Institute and Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Laval University, Québec City, Quebec, Canada

    André Marette

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Anhê, F.F., Schertzer, J.D. & Marette, A. Bacteria to alleviate metabolic syndrome. Nat Med 25, 1031–1033 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-019-0516-1

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