Overweight? Depressed? It May Be Your Microbes

Microbes may be helping stir up anxiety and depression in obese people, if results from a new mouse study hold true in humans.  The authors link the effects to how the brain responds to insulin, the hormone that regulates sugar levels in the blood.  The research raises questions about whether changing gut microbes, or changing diet, could help treat these conditions.  Mood, microbes and metabolism Obesity triggers changes in metabolism — for example, making liver,...

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