Population scale analysis reveals gut microbiome diversity and functional shifts linked to obesity
Li-Fang Yeo, Joonatan Palmu, Aki S. Havulinna, Dattatray Mongad, Katariina Pärnänen, Veikko Salomaa, Leo Lahti, Rob Knight, Teemu Niiranen · 2026
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Li-Fang Yeo and co-workers link gut microbe patterns to obesity in a large Finnish population sample, in a 2026 paper. Nearly six thousand randomly chosen adults provided stool samples and body measures. The team tested diversity, community makeup, and species-level ties against two obesity indicators.
Overall diversity ran lower in people with obesity, though raw species counts did not differ. Community composition tracked with body mass index without forming separate clusters. A widely quoted ratio between two big bacterial groups showed no link at all. Obesity samples were enriched for inflammation-linked species and fat metabolism paths. Lean samples carried more cellulose-breaking bacteria. Results for body mass were checked in a smaller outside cohort.
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| CREATOR | Li-Fang Yeo, Joonatan Palmu, Aki S. Havulinna, Dattatray Mongad, Katariina Pärnänen, Veikko Salomaa, Leo Lahti, Rob Knight, Teemu Niiranen |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |