摘要:
The invention provides compositions and methods to modulate fat storage and weight loss in a subject. In certain aspects of the invention, fat storage (adiposity) and weight loss is modulated by altering the subject's gastrointestinal microbiota population. In other aspects of the invention, fat storage and weight loss is modulated by altering the amount of or the activity of the protein, fasting-induced adipocyte factor, in the subject.