Effects of surgical and dietary weight loss therapy for obesity on gut microbiota composition and nutrient absorption

• Main Authors: Damms-Machado, Antje, Mitra, Suparna, Schollenberger, Asja E., Kramer, Klaus Michael, Meile, Tobias, Königsrainer, Alfred, Huson, Daniel H., Bischoff, Stephan C.
• Other Authors: Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Biomedical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107109; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25293
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Evidence suggests a correlation between the gut microbiota composition and weight loss caused by caloric restriction. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), a surgical intervention for obesity, is classified as predominantly restrictive procedure. In this study we investigated functional weight loss...