| Title |
The environment within: how gut microbiota may influence metabolism and body composition
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Diabetologia, January 2010
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00125-010-1662-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
A. Vrieze, F. Holleman, E. G. Zoetendal, W. M. de Vos, J. B. L. Hoekstra, M. Nieuwdorp |
| Abstract |
Obesity, diabetes and consequently atherosclerotic vascular disease have become major health and public health issues worldwide. The increasing and staggering prevalence of obesity might not only be explained by nutritional habits or the reduction of energy expenditure through decreased physical activity. In addition, recent studies have focused on intestinal microbiota as environmental factors that increase energy yield from diet, regulate peripheral metabolism and thereby increase body weight. Obesity is associated with substantial changes in composition and metabolic function of gut microbiota, but the pathophysiological processes driving this bidirectional relationship have not been fully elucidated. This review discusses the relationships between the following: composition of gut microbiota, energy extracted from diet, synthesis of gut hormones involved in energy homeostasis, production of butyrate and the regulation of fat storage. |
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| United States | 5 | 56% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 3 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 56% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 22% |
| Scientists | 2 | 22% |
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| United States | 12 | 2% |
| Spain | 6 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | <1% |
| France | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| South Africa | 2 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 8 | 1% |
| Unknown | 631 | 94% |
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| Student > Master | 120 | 18% |
| Researcher | 115 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 111 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 87 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 34 | 5% |
| Other | 113 | 17% |
| Unknown | 90 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 214 | 32% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 163 | 24% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 46 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 31 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 4% |
| Other | 82 | 12% |
| Unknown | 109 | 16% |
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