Metabolic diseases and pro- and prebiotics: Mechanistic insights

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Metabolic diseases, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, are world-wide health problems. The prevalence of metabolic diseases is associated with dynamic changes in dietary macronutrient intake during the past decades. Based on national statistics and from a publi...

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Main Authors: Nakamura Yukiko K, Omaye Stanley T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/9/1/60