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Sugar Molecule Made by Gut Bacterium Can Shrink Visceral Fat in Mice


Clostridium immunis, a human gut bacterium, secretes a large sugar molecule that can shrink visceral fat and curb weight gain in mice, according to a paper published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe.

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