DAMN microbes

[Xue Sheng]

http://www.nature.com/nature/videoarchive/gutmicrobes/index.htm

http://www.nature.com/naturel

 

[Xue Sheng]

Maybe it's germs that are making you fat.

Oops, sorry I forgot to post a bit of an explanation.

There was a study done that shows that people who are obese have a larger number of a certain type of microbe in there stomach and if those microbes are found in mice as well. If those microbes are transferred to a mouse that is not overweight it will gain weight.

Apparently these microbes are responsible for increasing the use and absorption of food.

The clips explain it but are a bit dull.

I was going to link the article but I cannot sorry.

 

[Ceicei]

This is on CNN as well. The link to the article is:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/20/obesity.microbes.ap/index.html

- Ceicei

 

[shesulsa]

There is also some postuation that the gut flora balance affects hormones which regulate food absorption, processing of proteins, fats and sugars, etcetera.