Tuesday 15 April 2014

Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment Causes Weight Gain

Researchers have unearthed still more evidence that antibiotics can contribute to obesity. Research published ahead of print in the journal iAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy/i suggests that patients on long-term antibiotic treatment gained weight and had significant changes in their gut microbiota. The study, led by Didier Raoult, of Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France, followed 48 patients who were being treated long-term with doxycycline ...

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