MUC5AC and obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency: it has the ability to degrade mucin and make use of carbon and nitrogen [38] its abundance has been reported to be negatively associated with occurrence of obesity, inflammation and diabetes in studies on humans and animals [39].  Studies on mice fed with goat and cattle milk has shown to have increase the abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila in gut of mice [40].