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Researchers now believe that a bacteria transplant could help some people lose weight.
By Bryan Nelson
Don’t have time to exercise and can’t afford a healthy diet? New research suggests that you might be able to lose a few pounds simply by changing the kinds of bacteria that live in your gut, according to Physorg.com.
This news may sound like an infomercial, but for some people, the solution to their weight problem might be as simple as getting a “bacteria transplant.” Or at least, that’s the theory that Willem De Vos, microbiology professor at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, has suggested in a recent lecture.
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