Since its inception in 2017, the Southwest Cohort has successfully completed baseline surveys and a follow-up visit with an impressive 93% retention rate, collecting biological samples from 112,000 individuals
This is closed to data showing that HFD enhances intestinal stemness 50 and that calorie restriction can affect stem cell activity by augmenting the function of Paneth cells, which indirectly increases the number of intestinal crypt base columnar stem cells 50
The GI consists of your mouth, esophagus, stomach and the small and large intestines, ending with the colon and rectum
Acknowledgements This project was supported by Fundao de Amparo Pesquisa e Inovao do Estado de Santa Catarina (FAPESC), Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (UNESC), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientfico e Tecnolgico of Brazil (CNPQ), and Fundao Coordenao de Aperfeioamento de Pessoal de Nvel Superior of Brazil (CAPES)