Last week we talked about the most beneficial short chain fatty acid for endo - butyrate.

Short chain fatty acids are types of healthy fats that are produced by good gut bacteria when we eat fibre. They eat the fibre, and the process of this, known as fermentation, produces short chain fatty acids.

To get the low down on endo and short chain fatty acids overall, head to episode ep.310 and to learn about butyrate specifically, go to last week’s episode 311.

Today, we’re talking about the two other main short chain fatty acids; propionate and acetate.

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References:

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/short-chain-fatty-acids-101#TOC_TITLE_HDR_3

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11208329/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8500332/

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1373004/full

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9962481/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735932/

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/short-chain-fatty-acids-101#TOC_TITLE_HDR_3

https://insight.microba.com/meet-propionate-a-short-chain-fatty-acid/#:~:text=If a patient's Insight™,proportion of propionate production2.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22731123/

https://www.healthline.com/health/beta-glucan-heart-healthy#should-you-supplement-with-it

https://www.verywellhealth.com/short-chain-fatty-acids-5219806

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/oligosaccharides#foods

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772753X23000126

https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/8/2890

https://ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1541-4337.12565

https://www.metabolismjournal.com/article/S0026-0495(18)30151-3/abstract

Endo and inflammatory markers

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7956504

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5859972/

Bacteria and endo

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10805679/

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(23)00221-5/fulltext

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/endometriosis-may-be-caused-by-this-bacteria

Endometriosis and blood sugar

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37673102/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7918300/

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/202670

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20497781/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7333061/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18508964/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12379575/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493173/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9783643/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC308109920

https://www.wildnutrition.com/blogs/our-blog/endometriosis-part-2-the-link-between-sugar-and-the-immune-system

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11511861/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2010896/

https://endometriosis.net/living/diet-sugar

https://endometriosis.net/living/how-to-balance-your-blood-sugar-levels-to-reduce-endo-symptoms

LPS

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4519769/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902457/

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