Day: November 6, 2017

Bacteria in your gut produce a chemical that increases fat storage Like other ecosystems in nature, our body has its own mix of commensal bacteria that help us thrive. Acetate produced by bacteria metabolizing fat in your intestines triggers the production of grehlin.

Posted on November 6, 2017April 7, 2021 by Osama Alian 173 views

Since the invention of the microscope and discovery of microbes, their role in everyday life has been, to say the least, contentious. As many of us have learned at one time or another, microbes can be a source of nasty diseases. At the same time, they are inevitably a part of us and our world. With the advent of…