近期,来自中国农业科学院戴小枫团队发表在International Journal of Biological Macromolecule上的文章Potato resistant starch inhibits diet-induced obesity by modifying the composition of intestinal microbiota and their metabolites in obese mice,揭示马铃薯3型抗性淀粉通过改变肥胖小鼠肠道菌群组成,特别是促进肠道生产以丙酸和乙酸为主的短链脂肪酸,从而减轻高脂饮食引发的代谢综合征。