New research may help reduce obesity
Posted on: 31/Aug/2016 10:32:45 AM
A new study conducted by researchers at the Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, US, has found that administering engineered bacteria in the guts of mice can prevent weight gain, along with keeping negative health effects of obesity at bay. Researchers engineered gut bacteria which produce a small lipid that helps suppress appetite and reduce inflammation.
Speaking about this, the researchers said, The lipid is normally made in the small intestine and its production is relatively low in case of obese people. Because of the sustainability of gut bacteria, this treatment would not need to be every day. We fed mice a high fat diet along with engineered bacteria given through water after which the mice seemed to gain less weight than those which were given standard water or control bacteria. Mice with risk of fatty liver disease were also given the same bacteria and it was observed that they accumulated less fat in the liver and showed less indications of liver fibrosis. Some day in the future, it might be possible to treat the worst effects of obesity simply by administering these bacteria.
