Probiotics and Obesity

It has been recognized that obesity is accompanied by low-grade inflammation. There are good indications that the intestinal microbiota undergoes changes in response to a high-fat diet resulting for example in a decrease of bifidobacteria. Whether the oral application of exogenous bifidobacteria cou...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Annals of nutrition and metabolism 2010-01, Vol.57 (Suppl 1), p.20-23
Main Authors: Blaut, M., Bischoff, S.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bifidobacterium - growth & development
Body Weight - physiology
Feeding Behavior
Humans
Intestines - microbiology
Metabolic disorders
Metabolic syndrome
Mice
Obesity
Obesity - diet therapy
Obesity - immunology
Obesity - microbiology
Probiotics
Probiotics - therapeutic use
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:It has been recognized that obesity is accompanied by low-grade inflammation. There are good indications that the intestinal microbiota undergoes changes in response to a high-fat diet resulting for example in a decrease of bifidobacteria. Whether the oral application of exogenous bifidobacteria could help improve symptoms of the metabolic syndrome needs to be investigated.
ISSN:0250-6807
1421-9697
DOI:10.1159/000309079