Research Article Details

Article ID: A23137
PMID: 24010102
Source: Pediatr Gastroenterol Hepatol Nutr
Title: Gut microbiota and clinical disease: obesity and nonalcoholic Fatty liver disease.
Abstract: The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide. Obesity can cause hyperlipidemia, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Many environmental or genetic factors have been suggested to contribute to the development of obesity, but there is no satisfactory explanation for its increased prevalence. This review discusses the latest updates on the role of the gut microbiota in obesity and NAFLD.
DOI: 10.5223/pghn.2013.16.1.22