Role of Gut Microbiota in the Aetiology of Obesity: Proposed Mechanisms and Review of the Literature

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 ne...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Khan, M., Gerasimidis, K., Edwards, Christine, Shaikh, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40867