National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Obesity as a disease contributes to over 2.8 million deaths annually worldwide. Studies, the world over are attributing obesity as both cause and effect of changes in intestinal microflora. A culture based study to 1) Observe alterations, in the number of Lactobacilli in obese individuals. 2) Substantiate the role of gut microflora in obesity. A cross sectional study with two groups: 20 Obese (O) and 20 as Controls (N). In this two month study done at a tertiary care hospital, stool samples were processed and identified for Lactobacilli by standard protocols and colony counts recorded. Mann Whitney ‘U’ tests. 19 / 40 samples were positive for Lactobacilli in both groups. Colony counts in N: 1000-2000; O: 1500–2500. Lactobacilli counts though increased in the obese were statistically insignificant, implying as a genus, concentrations of Lactobacilli were marginally and insignificantly altered.
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