Open AccessObesity and the Use of Antibiotics and Probiotics in Rats
Author(s) -
Fernando de Sá Del Fiol,
Alessandra Cristina Marciano Tardelli Ferreira,
Jorge José Marciano,
Maria Cláudia Marques,
Luciane Lopes Santana
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.539
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1421-9794
pISSN - 0009-3157
DOI - 10.1159/000371737
Subject(s) - antibiotics , obesity , amoxicillin , saccharomyces boulardii , body mass index , medicine , physiology , gut flora , body weight , anthropometry , endocrinology , gastroenterology , probiotic , biology , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics
Obesity has become a major public health challenge in recent years. Recent studies suggest that alterations of the gut microbiota by antibiotics could play an important role in obesity.
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