Mix Of Microbes In Gut May Impact Weight-Loss Efforts

The Salt” blog reports that “research suggests the mix of microbes in our guts can either help – or hinder – weight-loss efforts.” Investigators found that “successful dieters had an increased abundance of a bacteria called Phascolarctobacterium, whereas another bacteria, Dialister, was associated with a failure to lose the weight.” The findings were published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/08/06/635362706/diet-hit-a-snag-your-gut-bacteria-may-be-partly-to-blame