Another Cause of Obesity: The Bacteria in Your Gut?

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If you have ever fought the battle of the bulge, then you are all too familiar with its key players: diet, exercise and your genes. The less you move (calories out) and the... More »
Time - Nov. 12, 2009
Bacteria in Gut Linked to Obesity; Western Diet a Factor
If you have ever fought the battle of the bulge, then you are all too familiar with its key players: diet, exercise and your genes. The less you move (calories out) and the... More »
Time - Nov. 12, 2009
Scientists Made Mice to Bulk Up For Science
Eating a Westernized diet with lots of sugar and carbohydrates caused almost instantaneous changes in the gut flora of mice -- changes that caused the mice to become obese,... More »
Pravda - Nov. 12, 2009
Microbial menagerie: Junk food binge alters community of...
Switching from a low-fat, plant-based diet to one high in fat and sugar alters the collection of microbes living in the gut in less than a day, with obesity-linked microbes... More »
PhysOrg.com - Nov. 11, 2009
Gut Bacteria Might Be Making People Fat
Day Eating a Westernized diet with lots of sugar and carbohydrates caused almost instantaneous changes in the gut flora of mice -- changes that caused the mice to become... More »
Atlanta Journal And Constitution - Nov. 11, 2009
The Gut Response To What We Eat
... response to diet, says Mekalanos. 'Using these state-of-the-art new-generation sequencing techniques is what makes this paper particularly powerful,' he says, adding that... More »
NPR - Nov. 11, 2009
Gut microflora and obesity: Study highlights potential for...
US researchers have successfully transferred gut bacteria from obese humans to germ-free mice, a breakthrough that will allow a more detailed study of the link between gut... More »
Dairy Reporter - Nov. 12, 2009
Gut bacteria may be cause of obesity
Is your gut bacteria making you fat? Common microorganisms may contribute to obesity DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER There are billions of microorganisms in the human gut, and... More »
New York Daily News - Nov. 12, 2009
Another Cause of Obesity: The Bacteria in Your Gut?...
If you have ever fought the battle of the bulge, then you are all too familiar with its key players: diet, exercise and your genes. The less you move (calories out) and the... More »
Yahoo! News - Nov. 12, 2009
Gut Bacteria Might Be Making People Fat
Study in mice suggests link between intestinal microbes, diet and obesity WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Eating a Westernized diet with lots of sugar and... More »
MSN - Nov. 12, 2009
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