[ImaCake]

I'm glad someone else shares my skepticism. Looks like they may be guilty of P-hacking in those graphs.

I think this paper has value, in that it basically replicates the SCFA diet results others have seen. But the qPCR graphs are kinda hopeless.

>the authors have already started a company and pursued a patent on their ayurvedic-derived formulation

The fruit fly microbiome is exactly 2 organisms. The human microbiome is somewhat more complex - several hundred genera at least. It's pretty hard to draw a connection between the microbiomes of these two animals.