GUT FLORA AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

摘要

The present invention relates to supporting weight management, weight loss and/or to the prevention and/or treatment of metabolic disorders. In particular the present invention relates to preventing and/or treating metabolic disorders by modulating, in particular reducing the amount of proteobacteria and/or deferribacteres in the gut. One embodiment of the present invention relates to the use of a primary composition comprising an agent that reduces the amount of proteobacteria, preferably gamma- proteobacteria, even more preferred enterobacteria; and/or deferribacteres in the gut for the preparation of a composition to treat or prevent metabolic disorders, to support weight loss and/or to support weight management.