Microbiota-Related Metabolites and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

OBJECTIVE Recent studies have highlighted the significance of the microbiome in human health and disease. Changes in the metabolites produced by microbiota have been implicated in several diseases. Our objective was to identify microbiome metabolites that are associated with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Our study included 5,181 participants from the cross-sectional Metabolic Syndrome in Men (METSIM) study that included Finnish...