Gut microbiota suppress feeding induced by palatable foods.

ABSTRACT: Feeding behaviors depend on intrinsic and extrinsic factors including genetics, food palatability, and the environment.^1,2,3,4,5 The gut microbiota is a major environmental contributor to host physiology and impacts feeding behavior.^{6,7,8,9,10,11,12} Here, we explored the hypothesis that gut bacteria influence behavioral responses to palatable foods and reveal that antibiotic depletion (ABX) of the gut microbiota in mice results in overconsumption of several palatable foods with conserved effects on feeding dynamics. Gut microbiota restoration via fecal

SUBMITTER: Ousey J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9839363 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature