Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Can You Smell Obesity?


According to the latest research, it may be on your breath.
It turns out that obesity may be detectable as a gas, thanks to organisms that inhabit our gut. In a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, researchers extend our knowledge about the hidden universe of the microbes that live within us to show that obesity is associated with certain populations of microbes that give off a distinctive gas.


Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2013/03/27/can-you-smell-obesity/#ixzz2OkdrAbwz


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