WASTE FROM GUT BACTERIA HELPS HOST CONTROL WEIGHT, RESEARCHERS REPORT
October 17, 2008
October 17, 2008
DALLAS, Oct. 17 -- The University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release:
A single molecule in the intestinal wall, activated by the waste products from gut bacteria, plays a large role in controlling whether the host animals are lean or fatty, a research team, including scientists from UT Southwestern Medical Center, has found in a mouse study.
When activated, the molecule slows the movement of food through the intestine, allowing . . .
A single molecule in the intestinal wall, activated by the waste products from gut bacteria, plays a large role in controlling whether the host animals are lean or fatty, a research team, including scientists from UT Southwestern Medical Center, has found in a mouse study.
When activated, the molecule slows the movement of food through the intestine, allowing . . .