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. 2020 Jul;69(7):1167-1168.
doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-320781. Epub 2020 Mar 13.

Mediterranean diet, gut microbiota and health: when age and calories do not add up!

Patrice D Cani  1 , Matthias Van Hul  2
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Mediterranean diet, gut microbiota and health: when age and calories do not add up!

Patrice D Cani et al. Gut. 2020 Jul.
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Keywords: colonic microflora; diabetes mellitus; intestinal microbiology; nutrition; obesity.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: PDC is an inventor on patent applications dealing with the use of A. muciniphila and its components for the treatment of obesity and related disorders. PDC is co-founder of A-Mansia biotech SA.

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