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Now, on the other hand, it is important to note that transplanting feces of obese mice to lean mice resulted to them becoming obese, even by continuing eating the same amount of calories and type of food. That is a totally different ball game


I do not think much would happen - the bacteria change as you age for a reason, for example the cell profiles in your colon change and favor specific bacteria to live there, So even if you tried to change that then there would be colonization resistance and your gut would potentially revert back to its previous state over time.


I do not think much would happen - the bacteria change as you age for a reason, for example the cell profiles in your colon change and favor specific bacteria to live there, So even if you tried to change that then there would be colonization resistance and your gut would potentially revert back to its previous state over time.


Wow THAT I did not know. If u find reference please send it!


Yes this is exactly what I feel! I have had more than one occasions where I see ads that I have never searched for on the internet. Could this be a type of algorithmic approach to our decisions? Is free will playing a role in this?


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