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Role of Gut Microbiota in the Aetiology of Obesity: Proposed Mechanisms and Review of the Literature
1 Jan 2016
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The aetiology of obesity has been attributed to several factors (environmental, dietary, lifestyle, host, and genetic factors); however none of these fully explain the increase in the prevalence of obesity worldwide. Gut microbiota located at the interface of host and environment in the gut are a new area of research being explored to explain the excess accumulation of energy in obese individuals and may be a...
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