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Gut microbes signal to the brain when they're full

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Don't have room for dessert? The bacteria in your gut may be telling you something. Twenty minutes after a meal, gut microbes produce proteins that can suppress food intake in animals, reports a study. The researchers also show how these proteins injected into mice and rats act on the brain reducing appetite, suggesting that gut bacteria may help control when and how much we eat.

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Unkown User, "Gut microbes signal to the brain when they're full", MachPrinciple, November 28, 2015, https://machprinciple.com/post/Gut-microbes-signal-to-the-brain-when-they-re-full

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