Gut microbiota, short chain fatty acids, and obesity across the epidemiologic transition: the METS-Microbiome study protocol

Gut microbiota, short chain fatty acids, and obesity across the epidemiologic transition: the METS-Microbiome study protocol

Abstract Background While some of the variance observed in adiposity and weight change within populations can be accounted for by traditional risk factors, a new factor, the gut microbiota, has recently been associated with obesity. However, the causal mechanisms through which the gut microbiota and...

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Main Authors: Lara R. Dugas, Louise Lie, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Kweku Bedu-Addo, Pascal Bovet, Estelle V. Lambert, Terrence E. Forrester, Amy Luke, Jack A. Gilbert, Brian T. Layden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Epidemiologic transition
Gut microbiota
Short chain fatty acids
Obesity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5879-6

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