SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACIDS & GALLATES COMPOSITIONS

Compositions and methods for providing a person with an exogenous and therapeutically effective supply of short chain fatty acids, gallates, and (optionally) one or more ketones are disclosed. The compositions include one or more short chain fatty acids (such as butyric acid, butyrate salts, propionic acid, propionate salts, acetic acid, or acetate salts); epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG); and, optionally, one or more beta-hydroxybutyrate salts. The compositions and methods are useful for inducing weight loss, ketosis, brown adipose fat cell differentiation, and/or beta-oxidative activity in a subject.