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John Shepard

University of Hawaii Cancer Center

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Gut Microbiota Mediates the Association between Diet Quality and Ectopic Adiposity: The Multiethnic Cohort Adiposity Phenotype Study

Songran Wang, Meredith A.J. Hullar, Keith R. Curtis, Sandi Alexander Kwee, Song‐Yi Park, Christoph A. Rettenmeier, Kristine R. Monroe, Thomas M. Ernst, John Shepard, Lynne Ross Wilkens, Loı̈c Le Marchand, Johanna W. Lampe, Unhee Lim, Timothy W. Randolph

This study shows that higher diet quality reduces ectopic adiposity, and this effect is partially mediated by gut microbiota, specifically four bacterial genera.

bioRxiv · Apr 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology