SAN MAURO MARTIN, Ismael et al. Double effect in men than women of antibiotic intake and obesity: a 29,904 sample of Spain. []. , 33, 4, pp.842-847. ISSN 1699-5198.  https://dx.doi.org/10.20960/nh.379.

Introduction: Recently there has been interest in the possible role of intestinal microbiota as enhancing agent of the rapid increase being observed in the increased prevalence of obesity worldwide. Objectives: To relate the changes may cause the consumption of antibiotics in the intestinal microbiota with obesity. Methods: Were extracted from the National Health Survey of Spain, between 2001 and 2011, the numbers of intake of antibiotics and the prevalence (%) of obesity in the same age range, gender and year. The mean total respondents was 29,904 participants. Results: Significant correlations (p = 0.09) in the association of the prevalence of obesity and intake of antibiotics were found. Furthermore, in order that this influence males it is twice that in women. Conclusions: The recent discoveries in the field of intestinal microbiota and its relationship with the host break new ground in the understanding of certain inflammatory and metabolic diseases such as obesity.

: Antibiotic; Obesity; Microbiota; Metabolism.

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