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Intense exercise raises lactate levels, and certain microbes can feed on lactate, converting it into SCFAs like butyrate and propionate.
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New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025
SCFAs, like butyrate, produced from fiber in the gut, may also reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by reducing inflammation.11 More research is needed on this topic.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 18 June 2025
Gut bacteria can ferment fiber, producing a molecule known as butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid that is believed to have anti-cancer properties, including inhibiting tumorous cell growth and promoting death in cancerous cells, Fasulo said.
—Akshay Syal, NBC news, 31 May 2025
After six weeks all participants showed increases in butyrate and two other short-chain fatty acids, acetate and propionate.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
More research is needed to fully understand the direct impact of butyrate on colorectal cancer prevention.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025
SCFAs, like butyrate, produced from fiber in the gut, may also reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by reducing inflammation.11 More research is needed on this topic.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 18 June 2025
Gut bacteria can ferment fiber, producing a molecule known as butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid that is believed to have anti-cancer properties, including inhibiting tumorous cell growth and promoting death in cancerous cells, Fasulo said.
—Akshay Syal, NBC news, 31 May 2025
After six weeks all participants showed increases in butyrate and two other short-chain fatty acids, acetate and propionate.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
More research is needed to fully understand the direct impact of butyrate on colorectal cancer prevention.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Butyrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butyrate. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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butyrate
noun
bu·ty·rate
ˈbyüt-ə-ˌrāt 
: a salt or ester of butyric acid
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