Gut reaction: Scientists study factors influencing intestinal microbes
"As you might expect, significant differences were found between the fecal microorganisms of mice fed a biochemically complex diet containing isoflavones and those that were fed a simple diet that lacked isoflavones," he said. "Interestingly, however, we also found that the microorganisms differed between mice that expressed estrogen receptor beta and those that did not."Not only does estrogen increase insulin production, it alters the intestinal microbe composition.
Here's the abstract.
