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

• Main Authors: Lara R. Dugas (Author), Louise Lie (Author), Jacob Plange-Rhule (Author), Kweku Bedu-Addo (Author), Pascal Bovet (Author), Estelle V. Lambert (Author), Terrence E. Forrester (Author), Amy Luke (Author), Jack A. Gilbert (Author), Brian T. Layden (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...