Targeted delivery of propionate to the human colon prevents body weight and intra-abdominal adipose tissue gain in overweight adults

E. S. Chambers, A. Viardot, A. Psichas, D. J. Morrison, K. G. Murphy, S. E. K. Zac-Varghese, K. MacDougall, T. Preston, M. C. Tedford, J. D. Bell, E. L. Thomas, S. Mt-Isa, D. Ashby, W. S. Dhillo, S. R. Bloom, W. G. Morley, S. Clegg and G. Frost Nutrition and Dietetic Research Group, Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, University of Glasgow, G75 0QF, UK, Section of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, W12 0NN, UK, School of Science, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK, MRC Clinical Science Centre, Imperial College London, W12 0NN, UK, Imperial Clinical Trials Unit, Imperial College London, W2 1NY, UK and Leatherhead Food Research, Leatherhead KT22 7RY, UK