How Butyrate and GLP-1 Work Together to Regulate Appetite, Blood Sugar, and Body Weight

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Your gut produces GLP-1 naturally through specialized intestinal cells, and this hormone regulates appetite, satiety, and blood sugar after meals. Butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) made by beneficial gut bacteria, serves as the primary fuel for colon cells and directly stimulates GLP-1 release When butyrate production drops, GLP-1 signaling weakens, hunger lasts […]