Cesarean Section Is Associated with Increased Peripheral and Central Adiposity in Young Adulthood: Cohort Study.

Cesarean Section Is Associated with Increased Peripheral and Central Adiposity in Young Adulthood: Cohort Study.

<h4>Background</h4>Cesarean section (CS) has been associated with obesity, measured by body mass index (BMI), in some studies. It has been hypothesized that this association, if causal, might be explained by changes in gut microbiota. However, little is known about whether CS is also ass...

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Main Authors: Denise N Mesquita, Marco A Barbieri, Helena A S Goldani, Viviane C Cardoso, Marcelo Z Goldani, Gilberto Kac, Antônio A M Silva, Heloisa Bettiol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066827

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