학술논문
Metabolic links among milk, genes and gut
Document Type
Brief Communication
Source
Nature Metabolism. 6(1):12-13
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2522-5812
Abstract
Genotype at the LCT locus determines lactase expression and very notably varies across populations. Milk intake variably influences the aetiology of the risk of type 2 diabetes depending on ancestry. In this issue of Nature Metabolism, Luo et al. describe how increased milk intake modifies both gut bacterial abundances and circulating metabolites in favour of decreasing the risk of type 2 diabetes in individuals who are lactase-deficient.