Chinese researchers have identified a bacteria which causes obesity. Researchers in Shanghai found that mice bred to be resistant to obesity even when fed a very rich and high-fat foods, became excessively overweight when "injected with a kind of human bacteria." A human patient lost over 30 kilograms in nine weeks after being placed on a diet of "whole grains and prebiotics", which reduced the bacterium's presence in the patient's gut to "undetectable." One of the report's authors, Zhao Liping, lost 20 kilograms over two years. Zhao's work on the role of bacteria in obesity is inspired by traditional Chinese beliefs that the gut is the "foundation for human health", Science magazine reported. (Note: Organic yogurt, whole grains and bananas are among the best prebiotics...but no... you can't have 'em AS WELL AS burger and chips etc!).
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