ArticleGut microbes2020
From correlation to causality: the case of
Article in Gut microbes, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 138 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
138 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 210 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of the gut microbiota in older people with and without sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review on gut microbiota in type 2 diabetes mellitus.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of exercise and physical activity on gut microbiota composition and function in older adults: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2023Pooled it
- Diversity and compositional changes in the gut microbiota of wild and captive vertebrates: a meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
- The Effects of a Powdered Meal Replacement on Inflammation, Gut Microbiota, and Metabolism in People With Excess Body Weight-A Randomized Controlled Trial.The Journal of nutrition · 2026Trial
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- Exploring the Potential of Oral Butyrate Supplementation in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: Subgroup Insights from an Interventional Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Trial
- Enhancing gut microbiota and microbial function with inulin supplementation in children with obesity.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Trial
- The Effects of Caloric Restriction and Clinical Psychological Intervention on the Interplay of Gut Microbial Composition and Stress in Women.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- Impact of metformin and Dysosmobacter welbionis on diet-induced obesity and diabetes: from clinical observation to preclinical intervention.Diabetologia · 2024Trial
- Consumption of yacon flour and energy-restricted diet increased the relative abundance of intestinal bacteria in obese adults.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2023Trial
- Probiotics intervention in preventing conversion of impaired glucose tolerance to diabetes: The PPDP follow-on study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Trial
- Habitual Dietary Intake Affects the Altered Pattern of Gut Microbiome by Acarbose in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.Nutrients · 2021Trial
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- Maternal potassium-magnesium sulfate supplementation in low-protein diets improves performance and health of sows and suckling piglets.Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2026Article
- The Gut Microbiome and Diet Interact to Dictate Personalized Response to Broccoli Sprout Consumption.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
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- How Complex Dietary Fibers Can Be Used to Shape the Human Gut Microbiome Toward Reduced Inflammatory Potential: A Pilot Study.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Gut microbiome composition differs between aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation patients.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Effects of Dietary Supplementation withBiology · 2026Article
78 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Gut microbes are considered as major factors contributing to human health. Nowadays, the vast majority of the data available in the literature are mostly exhibiting negative or positive correlations between specific bacteria and metabolic parameters. From these observations, putative detrimental or beneficial effects are then inferred.
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