Ethnic variability associating gut and oral microbiome with obesity in children
Baskar Balakrishnan, Vaithinathan Selvaraju, Jun Chen, Priscilla Ayine, Lu Yang, Jeganathan Ramesh Babu, Thangiah Geetha, Veena Taneja
Abstract
in obese EA children was observed. These observations suggest an ethnicity-specific association with gut and oral microbial profiles. Socioeconomic factors influenced microbiota in obesity, which were ethnicity dependent, suggesting that specific approaches to confront obesity are required for both populations.
Topics & Concepts
ObesityBiologySocioeconomic statusGut floraOral MicrobiomeEthnic groupMicrobiomeDemographyEnvironmental healthImmunologyGeneticsMedicineEndocrinologyPopulationAnthropologySociologyGut microbiota and healthNutritional Studies and DietDiet and metabolism studies