Metabolism and Microbiome

Assessing cardiovascular fitness can be approached in two ways: through baseline fasting measures or active stress tests. Postprandial triglyceride levels reveal critical insights into metabolic health and cardiovascular risk, showing that individual responses to food are highly variable. Surprisingly, the microbiome plays a significant role in these responses, even more so than factors like diet, age, or genetics, by influencing the release of short-chain fatty acids that affect metabolism.