Methane and Hydrogen Positivity on Breath Test Is Associated With Greater Body Mass Index and Body Fat | Zendy

Ruchi Mathur | Zendy; Meridythe M. Amichai | Zendy; Kathleen Chua | Zendy; James Mirocha | Zendy; Gillian Barlow | Zendy; Mark Pimentel | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Methane and Hydrogen Positivity on Breath Test Is Associated With Greater Body Mass Index and Body Fat

Author(s) -

Ruchi Mathur,

Meridythe M. Amichai,

Kathleen Chua,

James Mirocha,

Gillian Barlow,

Mark Pimentel

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-3144

Subject(s) - body mass index , methanogen , methane , breath test , hydrogen , population , medicine , zoology , chemistry , confounding , gastroenterology , biology , organic chemistry , environmental health , helicobacter pylori

Colonization of the gastrointestinal tract with methanogenic archaea (methanogens) significantly affects host metabolism and weight gain in animal models, and breath methane is associated with a greater body mass index (BMI) among obese human subjects.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research