Gut bacteria Akkermansia is associated with reduced risk of obesity: evidence from the American Gut Project

Zhou, Qi; Zhang, Yanfeng; Wang, Xiaoxia; Yang, Ruiyue; Zhu, Xiaoquan; Zhang, Ying; Chen, Chen; Yuan, Huiping; Yang, Ze; Sun, Liang

doi:10.1186/s12986-020-00516-1

Gut bacteria Akkermansia is associated with reduced risk of obesity: evidence from the American Gut Project

Background Gut bacteria Akkermansia has been shown an anti-obesity protective effect in previous studies and may be used as promising probiotics. However, the above effect may be confounded by common factors, such as sex, age and diets, which should be verified in a generalized population. Method…