Study found that intestinal bacteria can affect people’s appetite

Belgian researchers have discovered that some enteric bacteria such as probiotics can affect people’s appetite and metabolism. In the future, people can control weight by regularly taking specific foods or food additives and adjusting the types and amounts of bacteria in the intestine.

Researchers at the Catholic University of Leuven have discovered through years of research that certain intestinal bacteria control the production of cannabinoids in the intestine, and that cannabinoids can affect hunger and fat accumulation in fat cells.

The researchers divided the rats into two groups: one group of foods was added with probiotics, and the other group was not added as a control group. After a period of feeding, the researchers analyzed the obesity indicators of two groups of experimental mice and found that the probiotics affected the inner cannabinoid system of the experimental rats. In other words, mice fed with probiotics were "slim."

Researchers said that if the experiment is validated on humans, people who are overweight will be able to achieve weight loss by taking specific foods or food additives that contain enteric bacteria in the future.

The results of this study were published in the new issue of Molecular Systems Biology. (Source: Xinhua News Agency, Wang Xiaojun)

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