Intestinal microflora and body mass index during the first three years of life: an observational study
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- 1 January 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Gut Pathogens
- Vol. 3 (1), 8-7
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-4749-3-8
Abstract
Recent research on obesity has demonstrated that the intestinal microflora can have an important influence on host energy balance. The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between the intestinal microflora and the body mass index in the first 3 years of life.Keywords
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