Another clue to obesity

StheK
StheK Posts: 443 Member
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"Researchers found pairs of human twins in which one was obese and the other lean. They transferred gut bacteria from these twins into mice and watched what happened. The mice with bacteria from fat twins grew fat; those that got bacteria from lean twins stayed lean."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/06/health/gut-bacteria-from-thin-humans-can-slim-mice-down.html?hpw&_r=1&

Wow. Thoughts?

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  • Z_I_L_L_A
    Z_I_L_L_A Posts: 2,399 Member
    So I need to get some lean bacteria from some skinny dude or get rid of my obese bacteria.
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
    So I need to get some lean bacteria from some skinny dude or get rid of my obese bacteria.

    I've got the cleanse for that. Just send a check for $29.99 and a self-addressed stamped envelope. I'll get the cleanse plan right out to you.
  • leanne9876
    leanne9876 Posts: 301 Member
    "Michael Fischbach of the University of California, San Francisco, who also was not involved with the study, called it “the clearest evidence to date that gut bacteria can help cause obesity.”

    “I’m very excited about this,” he added, saying the next step will be to try using gut bacteria to treat obesity by transplanting feces from thin people."
  • leanne9876
    leanne9876 Posts: 301 Member
    I think I'll wait until they are up to this part

    "He wants to figure out which bacteria are responsible for the effect so that, eventually, people can be given pure mixtures of bacteria instead of feces. Or, even better, learn what the bacteria produce that induces thinness and give that as a treatment"


    Who here would get the feces transplant ?
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
    I think I'll wait until they are up to this part

    "He wants to figure out which bacteria are responsible for the effect so that, eventually, people can be given pure mixtures of bacteria instead of feces. Or, even better, learn what the bacteria produce that induces thinness and give that as a treatment"


    Who here would get the feces transplant ?

    http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/health/Doctors-say-a-fecal-transplant-saved-a-dying-woman's-life
  • mister_universe
    mister_universe Posts: 6,664 Member
    So...eat poop from a skinny person? Is that the deal?
  • miss_jessiejane
    miss_jessiejane Posts: 2,819 Member
    So...eat poop from a skinny person? Is that the deal?

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  • Jonesingmucho
    Jonesingmucho Posts: 4,902 Member
    Eating poop?
    I wanna spank mister universe for that comment...

    Although I do have a question..where DOES the feces transplant go?

    x face palm x
    Wonder how many gifs people can find about rethinking the no *kitten* to mouth as a weight loss strategy

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