1 - Department of Internal medicine and Gastroenterology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
2 - Department of Neurology, Carol Davila Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
3 - Department of Neurology, Clinical Emergency Hospital ‘St. Apostol Andrei’, Constanta, Romania, 4 Department, Faculty of Medicine, ‘Ovidius’ University of Constanta
4 - Department of medico-surgical and prophylactic disciplines, Titu Maiorescu University, Bucharest, Romania, Department of Infectious Diseases, Carol Davila University Central Emergency Military Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55453/rjmm.2022.125.3.16
Received: December 28, 2021
Accepted: March 12, 2022
Worldwide, adults and childhood obesity are increasing alarmingly, being a major health problem. Obesity is correlated with an increased incidence of various systemic diseases including cancer, heart diseases, and diabetes mellitus type 2. Risk factors for obesity are dysbiosis, genetic, socioeconomic, behavioural and environmental. The gut microbiota has beneficial effects on human health, like host immune system stimulation, being influenced by pH, or nutrient intake. Studies performed on humans and animal models reported differences regarding microbiota at lean and obese individuals. The consumption of probiotics and prebiotics may balance the microbiota with positive effects in obesity. The main aim of this review is to reveal the interaction between dysbiosis and obesity.
Radu, F.I., Sîrbu, C.A., Docu-Axelerad, A., & Stefan, I. (2025). Gut microbiota and obesity. Romanian Journal of Military Medicine, 125(3), 464-468. https://doi.org/10.55453/rjmm.2022.125.3.16
Radu FI, Sîrbu CA, Docu-Axelerad A, Stefan I. Gut microbiota and obesity. Rom J Mil Med. 2025;125(3):464-468. doi:10.55453/rjmm.2022.125.3.16.
Radu, F.I., Sîrbu, C.A., Docu-Axelerad, A. & Stefan, I. 2025, 'Gut microbiota and obesity', Romanian Journal of Military Medicine, vol. 125, no. 3, pp. 464-468, doi:10.55453/rjmm.2022.125.3.16.
