Part Of Gastric Bypass Benefit Could Be Change In Gut Microbes

A new study suggests some of the weight loss that patients experience after gastric bypass surgery could be a result of changes in the mix of microbes in their gut. The researchers say manipulating microbe populations may offer an alternative treatment for obesity, for instance for patients who can't have gastric surgery. Lee Kaplan, director of the Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and colleagues, write about their findings in the 27 March online issue of Science Translational Medicine...

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