Association between childhood obesity and gut microbiota: 16S rRNA gene sequencing-based cohort study

CONCLUSION: Obese children exhibited lower α-diversity in their gut microbiota than did the normal-weight children. Significant differences were observed in the composition of gut microbiota between obese and normal-weight children.PMID:38690025 | PMC:PMC11056921 | DOI:10.3748/wjg.v30.i16.2249

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology - May 1, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Xu-Ming Li Qing Lv Ya-Jun Chen Lu-Biao Yan Xin Xiong Source Type: research