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Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 23rd, 2012

2012 APR 23 -- "Gut microbiota are important factors in obesity and diabetes, yet little is known about their role in the toxicodynamics of environmental chemicals, including those recently found to be obesogenic and diabetogenic. We integrated evidence that independently links gut ecology and environmental chemicals to obesity and diabetes, providing a framework for suggesting how these environmental factors may interact with these diseases, and identified future research needs," scientists writing in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives report.

"We examined studies with germ-free or antibiotic-treated laboratory animals, and human studies...

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