Current paradigms in the etiology of obesity

An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest

Peter J. Turnbaugh, Ruth E. Ley, Michael A. Mahowald et al. · Nature · 2006 · 12.4K citations

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Physiology +16

Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Marie Ng, Tom Fleming, Margaret S. Robinson et al. · The Lancet · 2014 · 12.1K citations · Full text

Public Health, Child Health, Public Health Nutrition +14

Prevalence of Childhood and Adult Obesity in the United States, 2011-2012

Cynthia L. Ogden, Margaret D. Carroll, Brian K. Kit et al. · JAMA · 2014 · 8.1K citations · Full text

Public Health, Child Health, Pediatrics +15

The gut microbiota as an environmental factor that regulates fat storage

Fredrik Bäckhed, Hao Ding, Ting Wang et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 6.2K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Nutrition, Nutritional Sciences +17

The Effect of Diet on the Human Gut Microbiome: A Metagenomic Analysis in Humanized Gnotobiotic Mice

Peter J. Turnbaugh, Vanessa K. Ridaura, Jeremiah J. Faith et al. · Science Translational Medicine · 2009 · 3.1K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Nutritional Sciences +16