Tag: Trace Elements in Health
Western diet and palmitic acid linked to enteric neuron injury
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in MedicineWhat the study found A Western diet and palmitic acid, a saturated fat, were associated with iron-dependent ferroptotic injury in the enteric nervous system, which is the network of nerves that controls the gut. The findings also linked these exposures to delayed colonic transit and damage to vulnerable enteric neurons. Why the authors say this…
