Identification of leaky gut-related markers as indicators of metabolic health in Dutch adults: The Nutrition Questionnaires plus (NQplus) study.
Hiroyuki HoshikoEdith J M FeskensEls OosterinkRenata M C AriensJurriaan J MesNicole J W de WitPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Biomarkers that link a leaky gut and subsequent bacterial translocation to metabolic health were identified in this study. Especially zonulin may aid in monitoring a leaky gut and detecting individuals at risk for developing chronic metabolic diseases.