Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Endotoxemia in Young Obese Mexican Subjects

Belén Radilla-Vázquez, Romina; Parra‐Rojas, Isela; Edith Martínez-Hernández, Norma; Fabiola Márquez-Sandoval, Yolanda; Illades‐Aguiar, Berenice; Castro-Alarcón, Natividad

doi:10.1159/000442479

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Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Endotoxemia in Young Obese Mexican Subjects

Published in Obesity Facts • Jan 1, 2016

Authors:

Romina Belén Radilla-Vázquez

Isela Parra‐Rojas

Norma Edith Martínez-Hernández

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The gut microbiota plays an important role in human metabolism; previous studies suggest that the imbalance can cause a metabolic endotoxemia that may be linked to weight gain and insulin resistance. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the gut microbiota...

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Medicine

Internal medicine

Endocrinology

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