The Role of the gut Microbiome in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Obesity

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The human body is colonized by microorganisms that number in the hundreds of trillions (1014), essentially outnumbering the total number of eukaryotic cells (60 trillion) that make up a human.1 These organisms can be found all over the body and throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) system from the mouth to the rectum, with the highest concentration of organisms localized to the colon (1011-1012). Over time, humans...

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