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Approximately 90% of the cholesterol content of the body is derived from de novo synthesis and the enterohepatic circulation. As numerous studies have shown previously, one egg per day intake has little impact of cholesterol balance in human body. Therefore, this study assumed that intake of up two eggs a day has little effect on biomarkers of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) risk in Chinese young adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLessons from the diet: Captivity and sex shape the gut microbiota in an oviparous lizard ().
Ecol Evol
February 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study found that diet significantly impacts the gut microbiota, with differences observed between wild and captive individuals of both sexes.
- In wild populations, different dominant genera were identified based on sex, indicating a sexual dimorphism in microbial community structure.
- Captivity alters gut microbiota, suggesting that artificial environments are inadequate for maintaining the natural gut microbiota of wild organisms.