Thursday, March 28, 2013

Gut Microbes May Be Key To New Approaches To Obesity

Bacteria In The Intestines May Help Tip The Bathroom Scale, Studies Show by Denise Grady.  The New York Times.  March 27, 2013.

Results of the Massachusetts General Hospital study indicated a possible important role of microbe levels in the success of gastric bypass surgeries which in turns points to potential obesity therapies without surgery, using microbes only.   A fascinating section discusses an evolutionary lag between the external environment and the human internal environment as a cause of obesity.

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