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Cheese, Microbiome and Obesity: A Love Triangle
Jeremy Meyer
University Hospitals of Geneva Department of Medical Specializations: Hopitaux universitaires de Geneve Departement des specialites de medecine
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3381-9146
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Introduction
Recent evidence has shown the importance of the microbiome in the development and maintenance of obesity. Probiotics were proposed for modulating the microbiome in order to achieve weight loss.
Methods
Data related to consumption of dairy food in European countries were obtained from the Global Dairy Consumption Report of the European Association of Dairy Trade Eucolait. Age-adjusted prevalence of obesity in European countries was extracted from the World Health Organization Global Health Repository. Linear regression was performed.
Results
Consumption of cheese in kilogram per capita was inversely correlated to the age-adjusted prevalence of obesity in 26 European countries (R2: 0.298, p=0.004).
Conclusion
Consumption of cheese appears to protect against weight gain. This finding deserves further confirmation by longitudinal studies or randomized controlled trials.
Keywords
Microbiota, Cheese, Yoghourt, Dairy product, BMI, Probiotics, Fermented food
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Short report
Cheese, Microbiome and Obesity: A Love Triangle
Jeremy Meyer
University Hospitals of Geneva Department of Medical Specializations: Hopitaux universitaires de Geneve Departement des specialites de medecine
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3381-9146
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Introduction
Recent evidence has shown the importance of the microbiome in the development and maintenance of obesity. Probiotics were proposed for modulating the microbiome in order to achieve weight loss.
Methods
Data related to consumption of dairy food in European countries were obtained from the Global Dairy Consumption Report of the European Association of Dairy Trade Eucolait. Age-adjusted prevalence of obesity in European countries was extracted from the World Health Organization Global Health Repository. Linear regression was performed.
Results
Consumption of cheese in kilogram per capita was inversely correlated to the age-adjusted prevalence of obesity in 26 European countries (R2: 0.298, p=0.004).
Conclusion
Consumption of cheese appears to protect against weight gain. This finding deserves further confirmation by longitudinal studies or randomized controlled trials.
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