What is it about?
This is a study about the characterization of the diversity of the fecal bacterial microbiota and shorth chain fatty acid production in school children 9–11 years old that suffer from obesity and how it is different from children of normal weight. We identified changes in the fecal short-chain fatty acids profile and bacteria associated with the overweight and obesity stages described in the research sample.
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Why is it important?
Mexico is a country where according to UNICEF (https://www.unicef.org/mexico/salud-y-nutrición) approximately 1 out of 3 children between 6 to 19 years old suffer from overweight and obesity. It is very important to understand all the factors leading to this epidemic malady.
Perspectives
This important work was the first report published in a peer-review journal about fecal bacterial microbiota in Mexican children that gave foundation to future works addressing the gut microbiota as an important contributing factor for the overweight and obesity affecting approximately 30% of the children population.
Dr. en C. Jaime García-Mena
Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politecnico Nacional
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This page is a summary of: Study of the diversity and short-chain fatty acids production by the bacterial community in overweight and obese Mexican children, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-015-2355-4.
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