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The gut microbiome and obesity

John, George Kunnackal, Mullin, Gerard E.·2016·Current Oncology Reports

Abstract

The gut microbiome consists of trillions of bacteria which play an important role in human metabolism. Animal and human studies have implicated distortion of the normal microbial balance in obesity and metabolic syndrome. Bacteria causing weight gain are thought to induce the expression of genes related to lipid and carbohydrate metabolism thereby leading to greater energy harvest from the diet. There is a large body of evidence demonstrating that alteration in the proportion of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes leads to the development of obesity, but this has been recently challenged. It is likely that the influence of gut microbiome on obesity is much more complex than simply an imbalance in the proportion of these phyla of bacteria. Modulation of the gut microbiome through diet, pre- and probiotics, antibiotics, surgery, and fecal transplantation has the potential to majorly impact the obesity epidemic.

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Authors
John, G. K., & Mullin, G. E.
Affiliations
Johns Hopkins University (US)
Corresponding author
Mullin, Gerard E.
Venue
Current Oncology Reports
Published
2016-06-02
Volume
18
Issue
7
Pages
45-45
ISSN
  • 1523-3790 (ISSN-L)
  • 1534-6269
OpenAlex
W2413207665
Cited by
304
References
71
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 41 · 2022: 49 · 2021: 44 · 2020: 31 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 6
FWCI
1.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Current Oncology Reports (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
Keywords
gut microbiota, obesity, metabolic syndrome, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, dysbiosis, lipid metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, energy harvesting, diet, probiotics, prebiotics, antibiotics, bariatric surgery, fecal microbiota transplantation
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Animals, Humans, Obesity, Probiotics

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