Sex, body mass index, and dietary fiber intake influence the human gut microbiome.

Increasing evidence suggests that the composition of the human gut microbiome is important in the etiology of human diseases; however, the personal factors that influence the gut microbiome composition are poorly characterized. Animal models point to sex hormone-related differentials in microbiome c...

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Main Authors: Christine Dominianni, Rashmi Sinha, James J Goedert, Zhiheng Pei, Liying Yang, Richard B Hayes, Jiyoung Ahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124599