Episode Details

Have you recently heard about Akkermansia and wondered what it's all about?

We know it's a commensal bacteria that resides in the human gut, thriving in the mucus layer, but its popularity in the wellness world has many asking: Are the benefits truly substantial?

To answer this question let's go over some common claims and what the research actually tells us.

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00:00 Intro

02:06 What is Akkermansia?

04:29 "Only strain that lives and regulates the gut lining"

05:10 "Major part of the microbiome"

06:49 "Low levels are associated with poor gut health"

07:56 "Good for metabolism & gut health"

10:30 Beware of "Positive Publication Bias"

12:14 Other probiotics that improve gut health

12:54 Increasing Akkermansia naturally

17:49 Key takeaways

18:54 Recommended protocol

• Akkermansia muciniphila: 18 years after its first discovery https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgstr.2022.1024393/full

• Akkermansia muciniphila, a human intestinal mucin-degrading bacterium https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15388697/

• Role of Akkermansia in Human Diseases: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37111034/

• Akkermansia muciniphila improves glucose homeostasis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33820962/

• Spatial Characteristics of Colonic Mucosa-Associated Gut Microbiota in Humans https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34223947/

• Next-Generation Probiotic in Modulating Human Metabolic Homeostasis and Disease Progression https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36835309/

• Gut Bifidobacteria Populations in Human Health and Aging https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27594848/