A new scientific review uncovers how gut microbes passed from mother to child may hold the key to obesity’s genetic puzzle, offering fresh hope for more effective prevention strategies.
Impact of the gut microbiota on BMI via hypothalamic control of appetite and metabolism, and mechanisms that underlie the transgenerational effects of the gut microbiota on the heritability of BMI.
In a recent study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers in Germany and the United Kingdom explored the heritability of body mass index (BMI).
Obesity is a major public health crisis and a non-infectious global pandemic. Obesity prevalence exceeds 890 million worldwide, with overweight affecting 2.5 billion adults. Further, there are more than 50 conditions related to obesity, such as hypertension, type 2…