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Oligosaccharides may combat obesity via gut microbe modulation: Japan study

A certain group of oligosaccharides may be able to counter obesity through gut microbe modulation, according to researchers in Japan. Agarose, a polysaccharide polymer material — usually extracted from seaweed — is easily hydrolysed to produce oligosaccharides known as agaro-oligosaccharides (AGO). They are said to be able to influence gut microbiota, which are “deeply associated with […]