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Are gut bacteria in charge?
The bacteria in our gut may be controlling our lives more than we ever realized. Microbes in our bellies may be telling us to eat more, determining how much we move, and making us anxious.
"What has been observed in humans with regard to obesity is that there seems to be a difference in the number of kinds of bacteria in the gut," said Rob Knight of the University of Colorado, Boulder. "That number is much lower in obese people than in healthy people."
Full story at Discovery News.
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