Are Germs the Reason You’re Gaining Weight?

by Brittany Durdin on March 5, 2010 · 0 comments

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Bacteria in your stomach may actually have a big impact on your health and your weight. These germs in your gut might contribute to obesity, and can affect your “appetite as well as inflammatory bowel conditions like Crohn’s disease and colitis,” reports Maggie Fox from Reuters.

Obesity is caused from people overeating, and intestinal bacteria might be a cause for people eating more. Andrew Gewirtz of Emory University in Atlanta says, “Previous research has suggested that bacteria can influence how well energy is absorbed from food, but these findings demonstrate that intestinal bacteria can actually influence appetite.”

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