Moontanman Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Microbe Composition In Gut May Hold Key To One Cause Of ObesityScienceDaily (Jan. 20, 2009) — Biodesign Institute in collaboration with colleagues at the Mayo Clinic, Arizona, and the University of Arizona, reveal a tantalizing link between differing microbial populations in the human gut and body weight among three distinct groups: normal weight individuals, those who have undergone gastric bypass surgery, and patients suffering the condition of morbid obesity—a serious, often life-threatening condition associated with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and psychosocial disorders. Obesity affects around 4 million Americans and, each year, some 300,000 die from obesity-related illness. Microbe Composition In Gut May Hold Key To One Cause Of Obesity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Very interesting we know so little about this.Like soil bacteria & wee beasties, very hard to grow in vitro or in a Petri dish.There may also be a lot of symbiotic relationships as well- a bugger to find and tease out. Look at the Australian Nobel prize winning research on ulcers-caused by bacteria. Doctors for aeons where telling people "It's just stress". I have developed some gut problems of late- very windy. I saw the research on kangaroo gut flora and the attempts to introduce it into ruminants to reduce methane emissions (40% of NZ's GHGs).I wondered if I should go out and eat some kangaroo poo before I warmed up the earth another degree.? :confused: :shrug: :shrug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Helicobacter pylori is likely the culprit responsible for stomach ulcers-from the Wiki [Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative, microaerophilic bacterium that inhabits various areas of the stomach and duodenum. It causes a chronic low-level inflammation of the stomach lining and is strongly linked to the development of duodenal and gastric ulcers and stomach cancer. Over 80% of individuals infected with the bacterium are asymptomatic] Michaelangelica, you may want to try charcoal as a dietary suppliment for your gastric problems, it's gotta taste better than kangaroo poo:eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 you recoon? They are only big rabbit sized poosBut I will take you advice first;besides we have eaten all the kangaroos around hereI just object to the cost of activated charcoal. Look at thisGut Bacteria May Cause And Fight Disease, Obesity : NPR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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