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I can comprehend a good deal of code but this medical jargon is making my head spin. Anyone care to summarize this for us feeble minded laypersons? Because it s
by jack-r-abbit 14y ago
I can comprehend a good deal of code but this medical jargon is making my head spin. Anyone care to summarize this for us feeble minded laypersons? Because it sounds like they found something in obese people that if eliminated could lead to weight loss. I know there are people that can benefit from that when extreme obesity makes regular, "simple" dieting very challenging and exercise impossible.
- not_that_noob 14y agotl;dr: fat guy lost a ton of weight by a diet that reduced a specific kind of gut bacteria; this bacteria inserted into mice engineered to be thin caused the mice to gain weight. Ergo, bacteria may be driving obesity.
- jack-r-abbit 14y agoSo in theory, if a pill was developed to just kill that bacteria, fat guy loses weight.
- Steqheu 14y agoMaybe big pharma and the food industry knew this the whole time.
- fernly 14y agoNot only obesity, but insulin resistance: basically gave the mice the start of "metabolic syndrome", as also observed in obese humans.