Microbe Composition In Gut May Hold Key To One Cause Of Obesity

Monday, January 19, 2009 - 22:28 in Health & Medicine

A new study suggests that the composition of microbes within the gut may hold a key to one cause of obesity and the prospect of future treatment. Researchers reveal a tantalizing link between differing microbial populations in the human gut and body weight among three distinct groups: normal weight individuals, those who have undergone gastric bypass surgery, and patients suffering the condition of morbid obesity.

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