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Metabolic cross-talk between diet and health

Metabolomics can identify dietary biomarkers and describe the metabolic consequences of diet. A robust study design identifies a set of stable urinary metabolites that link to healthy and unhealthy dietary patterns, metabolic networks and distinct urinary metabolic signatures.

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O’Sullivan, A. Metabolic cross-talk between diet and health. Nat Food 1, 398–399 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-020-0118-6

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