Research into germs that travel through the human digestive tract shows that some may promote obesity while others might help prevent it. Not only that, but those microbes may act differently in men versus women, the same study found. 'Our findings reveal how an imbalance in...
Research into germs that travel through the human digestive tract shows that some may promote obesity while others might help prevent it.“Our findings reveal how an imbalance in distinct bacterial groups are likely to play an important role in the onset and development of obesity, with considerable differences between the sexes," said study lead author Dr Paula Aranaz, from the Centre for Nutrition Research at the University of Navarra in Spain.
Aranaz' team also used genetic profiling to identify the various types of bacteria in the stool samples. After that, differences emerged based on a person's gender. Among men, higher levels of two bacterial species, Parabacteroides helcogenes and Campylobacter canadensis, appeared linked to piling on excess pounds.
Aranaz said the findings suggest that the distinct bacterial makeup of the gut can "influence the development of metabolic disease," including obesity.
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