Gut Bacteria Tied to Weight Gain, Study Finds By Rob Stein Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, December 20, 2006; 4:08 PM The guts of obese people are teeming with a distinctive mix of bacteria that seems to make them prone to gaining weight, a startling discovery that could lead to new ways to fight the…
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Obesity Warning to Nation
Press Association Friday August 25, 2006 5:58 PM Millions more adults and children will be obese by 2010 unless dramatic action is taken to halt the trend, figures showed. A third of adults and a fifth of all children will be obese, leading to greater suffering from cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. More…