Research advances in association between childhood obesity and gut microbiota.
- Author:
Xiao-Lin GAO
1
;
Chao-Min WAN
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, West China University Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. gaoxiaolin1980@163.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Energy Metabolism;
Gastrointestinal Microbiome;
Glucagon-Like Peptide 2;
physiology;
Humans;
Insulin Resistance;
Obesity;
etiology;
microbiology;
prevention & control
- From:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
2017;19(3):368-371
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In recent years, more and more studies have noted the close association between gut microbiota and the development and progression of obesity. Gut microbiota may act on obesity by increasing energy intake, affecting the secretion of intestinal hormones, inducing chronic systemic inflammation, and producing insulin resistance. This article reviews the association between childhood obesity and gut microbiota, as well as possible mechanisms, in an attempt to provide a reference for the etiology, prevention and treatment of childhood obesity.
