Weight management had long been a problem for Vivienne Cameron, despite a succession of diet plans. There were temporary successes, followed by relapses. Cameron described her past failures in a testimonial written for the website of her employer, MET-S Care Program, a South African health care company that markets nutritional meals to people who suffer [...]
Recent years have seen an increasing focus on the human microbiome, the ecology of bacteria that live within us. In particular, there has been an intense focus on how our gut fauna influence health conditions, namely obesity. Studies using animal models have shown a significant correlation between a certain balance in microbial communities and obesity—but [...]
A probiotic that prevents obesity could be on the horizon, at least if an animal model translates to humans. Bacteria that produce a therapeutic compound in the gut inhibit weight gain, insulin resistance and other adverse effects of a high-fat diet in mice, Vanderbilt University investigators say. A lot would have to happen before this [...]
