The Microbiome That Shapes Us: Can It Cause Obesity?

Current Gastroenterology Reports

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2017, Pages

  Omer, Endashaw ^a   Atassi, Hadi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Butyrate; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes mellitus; Lipopolysaccharides (LPS); Metabolic syndrome; Microbiota; Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); Obesity; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; CALORIC INTAKE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME; OBESITY;

EID: 85032575622     PISSN: 15228037     EISSN: 1534312X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11894-017-0600-y     Document Type: Review

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