The role of intestinal microbiota in energetic metabolism: new perspectives in combating obesity
The knowledge that the composition of intestinal microbiota is different in lean and obese humans indicates that the microbiota plays an important role in the pathophysiology of obesity. Studies show that diet composition promotes the modification of intestinal bacterial species, favoring the increa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
2015-12-01
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Series: | Clinical and Biomedical Research |
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Online Access: | http://seer.ufrgs.br/hcpa/article/view/60358 |