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Metabolites produced from fiber includes some important fatty acids including stearic acid. With gut issues the microbiome will become imbalanced and metabolites production will be affected.
Multi-omics Analysis of Gut Microbiota and Metabolites in Rats With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
One of the few metabolites that is lower in rats with IBS is stearic acid.
So for people with gut issues, adding stearic acid might compensate the metabolites that are produced by the gut and signals the body that everything is okay so you start losing abdominal fat.
Haidut posted a study on his blog about LCSFA protecting the liver, and one of the mechanisms that was identified was an improvement of the gut biome, along with strengthening the gut barrier.
Supplementation with (long chain) saturated fats protects liver from alcohol – To Extract Knowledge from Matter