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Cell Metabolism reports that gut bacteria–produced D-lactate leaks into the bloodstream to drive hepatic overproduction of glucose and fat, and a safe polymer trap in the gut bound D-lactate to improve blood sugar, insulin resistance, and fatty liver in obese mice (senior author Professor
