The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Pediatric Obesity and Bariatric Surgery

The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Pediatric Obesity and Bariatric Surgery

Obesity affects 42.4% of adults and 19.3% of children in the United States. Childhood obesity drives many comorbidities including hypertension, fatty liver disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Prior research suggests that aberrant compositional development of the gut microbiome, with low-grade inf...

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Main Authors: Cynthia Omoge Akagbosu, Evan Paul Nadler, Shira Levy, Suchitra Kaveri Hourigan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
gut microbiota
gut microbiome
pediatric obesity
bariatric surgery
sleeve gastrectomy
obesity treatment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/23/15421

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