It sounds disgusting, but a new study alleges that fecal transplants are the future of weight loss. A study of conducted by Washington University School of Medicine scientists said that the microbes found in the feces of slimmer people can help combat obesity and facilitate weight loss:
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Additional tests allowed scientists to identify Bacteroides as the active microbe, and it was far more common in thinner women. Still, there's no way to know whether or not this treatment will work until it's tested on humans.
[via Gizmodo]
