Microbiota and body weight control: Weight watchers within?

• Main Authors: Serena Boscaini (Author), Sarah-Jane Leigh (Author), Aonghus Lavelle (Author), Rubén García-Cabrerizo (Author), Timothy Lipuma (Author), Gerard Clarke (Author), Harriët Schellekens (Author), John F. Cryan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Despite several decades of research, managing body weight remains an unsolved clinical problem. Health problems associated with dysregulated body weight, such as obesity and cachexia, exhibit several gut microbiota alterations. There is an increased interest in utilising the gut microbio...