Alexandra S. Valencia-Valverde

The gut microbiome–cardiometabolic axis: insights into obesity, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension

Alterations in gut microbial ecology have been linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), and hypertension, but their biological significance remains difficult to separate from diet, medication use, adiposity, and other host factors. We synthesize evidence on intestinal barrier dysfunction, microbial translocation, low-...