The role of the gut microbiota on the metabolic status of obese children

Abstract Background The term “metabolically healthy obese (MHO)” denotes a hale and salutary status, yet this connotation has not been validated in children, and may, in fact, be a misnomer. As pertains to obesity, the gut microbiota has garnered attention as conceivably a nosogenic or, on the other...

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Main Authors: Xin Yuan, Ruimin Chen, Kenneth L. McCormick, Ying Zhang, Xiangquan Lin, Xiaohong Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-021-01548-9