No causal link between obesity and probiotics

Nature Reviews Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 901-

  Delzenne, Nathalie ^a   Reid, Gregor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; YOGHURT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTEROIDETES; BODY GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FIRMICUTES; FOOD INTAKE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LETTER; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANIMALS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; EUROPE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; OBESITY; PROBIOTICS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 70449724782     PISSN: 17401526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2209-c2     Document Type: Letter

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