Higher visceral to subcutaneous fat ratio is associated with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

There is a lack of studies evaluating the association between small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and abdominal fat. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether visceral fat area (VFA), subcutaneous fat area (SFA) or visceral to subcutaneous fat ratio (VFA/SFA ratio) were associated with SIBO.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - April 19, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: A. Fialho, A. Fialho, P. Thota, A. McCullough, B. Shen Source Type: research