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Composition of gut microbiota and its association with body mass index and lifestyle factors in a cohort of 7–18 years old children from the American Gut Project
11 Nov 2018
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BACKGROUND: The association between the gut microbiota and obesity in young children and adolescents is not fully studied. OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the associations between the gut microbiota and body mass index (BMI) level (underweight, normal, overweight, obese) and lifestyles (diet type and exercise frequency), controlling for demographic and clinical factors among children aged 7-18 years. METHODS:...
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