Adiposity, gut microbiota and faecal short chain fatty acids are linked in adult humans

Nutrition and Diabetes

Volumn 4, Issue JUNE, 2014, Pages

  Fernandes, J ^a   Su, W ^a   Rahat Rozenbloom, S ^a   Wolever, T M S ^a,b   Comelli, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; VALERIC ACID; ACETIC ACID;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDETES; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; FIRMICUTES; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROFLORA; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; BREATHING; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL RECORD;

EID: 84903711427     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20444052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nutd.2014.23     Document Type: Article

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