Saturday, March 06, 2010

In Immune-Altered Mice Intestinal Bacteria Drive Obesity And Metabolic Disease

Increased appetite and insulin resistance can be transferred from one mouse to another via intestinal bacteria, according to research being published online this week by Sciencemagazine.

The finding strengthens the case that intestinal bacteria can contribute to human obesity and metabolic disease, since previous research has shown that intestinal bacterial populations differ between obese and lean humans.

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