U.S., April 18 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06932666) titled 'Why Calories Are Not the Same - a Gut Explanation?' on April 10.
Brief Summary: The aim of this study is to understand how the gut microbiome influences how much dietary energy humans excrete via feces. This study is based on the hypothesis that levels of methane in exhaled breath represent two different gut microbiome community structures, and therefore influence fecal energy excretion differently. Moreover, this study is assessed in the context of two different diets, both isocaloric and equal in macronutrient composition, but differing in contents of fiber, resistant starch, and large particles; which are hypothesized to impact ...