Intestinal bacteria make people eat bread, fat

US scientists have the conclusion that the failure of a significant number of diet can not be explained weak willpower, and the presence of certain bacteria in the gut. Exactly these microorganisms have a strong influence on the taste preferences of people, their attitude to nutrition and hunger.

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Researchers at the University New Mexico found a strong link between intestinal bacteria   and the dietary preferences of the person. It was found that certain microorganisms send signals to the body, causing it to consume those products, thanks to which these bacteria in the intestines most successfully reproduce. This discovery can be used in treating obesity .

In the gastrointestinal tract a person is a significant number of different bacteria, which feed fats and sugars from entering into the food. However, these bacteria often manipulating our taste preferences, as the authors of the study. For example, make people lean on fatty foods or on foods which contains large amounts of sugar. It is possible that a sweet tooth become so at the request of bacteria occupying the intestines them.

This means that when certain drugs impact on Intestinal bacteria   man's relation to food intake can vary. And it opens before the medicine radically new, very promising direction in obesity . You can not exclude the possibility that having a slim figure people just have a good set of bacteria in the gut. (READ MORE)

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