How a tubby bug in your tum could be making you fat.

Unwanted pounds:
Bacteria in your stomach could be to blame

Next time the scales give you bad news, don't be too hard on
yourself. Bacteria in your stomach could be to blame for those
unwanted pounds. The bugs, which are found in the digestive
tract, are thought to boost appetite. They also appear to cause
cholesterol and blood pressure problems and raise the odds of diabetes
and liver disease. Although scientists discovered the tummy bug
link in experiments on mice, the results are relevant to human
waistlines, according to a report in the journal Science. 'It has
been assumed that the obesity epidemic in the developed world is driven
by an increasing sedentary lifestyle and the abundance of low-cost
high-calorie foods,' Andrew Gewirtz of Emory University in Atlanta
said. 'However, our results suggest... intestinal bacteria
contribute to changes in appetite and metabolism.' He said
cleaner water supplies and the widespread use of antibiotics may have
paved the way for the emergence of such bugs. The research
focused on mice genetically engineered to be prone to bacterial
infection. They were found to put weight on more quickly than other
creatures. Fed on high-fat food, they rapidly developed
full-blown diabetes and fatty liver disease.
When the
researchers 'transplanted' some of the tummy bugs from these mice into
normal, healthy animals, they also piled on the pounds.



Go on then who has the bug.

ah well now i have an excuse for being overweight pmsl xx

Bug or no bug,it's calories in/calories burned that count.

Well bless me....... I knew that I had a 'bug' or something when the trousers started getting tight!! It had nothing to do with middle age, a liking for beer & wine, loads of food, chocolate, etc etc....... Ha-Ha...





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That bug1 keeps popping up all over the place...............