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Thursday, March 04, 2010

It's not you, it's your germs

Could germs be making you fat?

Gut Bacteria Cause Overeating in Mice

That's not saying diet and exercise have no bearing on weight, but scientists have observed that transplanting gut bacteria from obese mice to those of normal weight results in the thinner mice gaining weight. So it may be one of the factors in obesity.

On the topic of diet and obesity, here's another scientific finding from today's news:

DNA test 'could predict most effective diet'
A simple DNA test may predict whether someone is more likely to lose weight on a low fat or a low carbohydrate diet, say US researchers.

The results from the small preliminary study of 101 women showed those on the best diet for their genes lost two to three times more weight than the rest.

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