Paul Saladino· MD
"Animal fiber" (collagen and other proteins) can also be fermented into short-chain fatty acids like butyrate and isobutyrate for colonic epithelial cells.
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"Animal fiber" (collagen and other proteins) can also be fermented into short-chain fatty acids like butyrate and isobutyrate for colonic epithelial cells.
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there's that you know actually there's a really fascinating study in cheetahs that I'll send you and it goes back to collagen in cheetahs they've seen that collagenous tissue from animals can be fermented in the same way and makes short chain fatty out there you go
the collagen in an animal can actually be fermented into short chain fatty acids but also what has been shown in feeding experiments is that protein can also make short chain fatty acids they're different than butyrate it's isobutyl rate or acetate or propria Nate
short chain fatty-acids can be made from protein just as well as carbohydrates these are fuel for colonic epithelial cells and include butyrate is the main one that people think about but we don't just need butyrate we can make isobutane we can make propria Nate you can make acetate and these can all be made from protein just as well as they can be made from carbohydrates and specifically we know in animal studies there's a great study with cheetah that we can make short chain fatty acids from collagenous tissues
there's like that amazing study in cheetah is that your gut microbiome can ferment collagen you can make short chain fatty acids out of college in it
there are many short chain fatty acids that can be produced without fiber in the colon and there's evidence that even animal products like our favorite collagen can also be fermented into short chain fatty acids
as i've talked about in the past you can use animal fiber you can use collagen to be fermented into short chain fatty acids and ketones in the bloodstream can serve as fuel for colonic epithelial cells