Gut microbiota and fecal short chain fatty acids differ with adiposity and country of origin: The METS-Microbiome Study by Jack Gilbert (15308209)

“…Additionally, this association has rarely been explored in large scale diverse populations. Here, we investigated associations between fecal microbial composition, predicted metabolic potential, SCFA concentrations, and obesity in a large (<em>N</em> = 1,934) adult cohort of African-origin spanning the epidemiologic transition, from Ghana, South Africa, Jamaica, Seychelles, and the United States (US). …”