Excess Weight Gain After Successful Dieting May Be Due To Microbiome, Mouse Study Indicates.

reported research in mice suggests “the tendency for people to regain excess weight rapidly after successfully slimming may well be due to their microbiome.” Investigators discovered that “changes in the gut microbiome that occur when an obese mouse loses weight can persist for many months, and that this contributes to accelerated weight regain later if the diet lapses.” http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-diets-yoyo-idUSKBN13J1PK