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Obesity may be caused by a certain kind of bacteria rather than eating too much or exercising too little, researchers claim.
The breakthrough study suggests diets that alter the presence of microbes in the stomach could combat the condition.
Researchers in Shanghai studied mice who had been bred to be resistant to obesity. These mice remained slim despite being fed a rich diet and being kept from exercising. However, when some of these mice were injected with the human bacterium enterobacter, they quickly became obese.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2250450/Obesity-caused-gut-bacteria-eating.html
The breakthrough study suggests diets that alter the presence of microbes in the stomach could combat the condition.
Researchers in Shanghai studied mice who had been bred to be resistant to obesity. These mice remained slim despite being fed a rich diet and being kept from exercising. However, when some of these mice were injected with the human bacterium enterobacter, they quickly became obese.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2250450/Obesity-caused-gut-bacteria-eating.html