Toxic substances leaking out from the gut can interfere with the functioning of fat cells and drive obesity, according to a recent study by a team of international researchers.
"It appears that as we gain weight, our fat stores are less able to limit the damage that gut microbe fragments may cause to fat cells."
Samples from these participants were processed in the lab as the team looked at two different types of fat cell, described as white and brown. The analysis showed that endotoxins reduced the body's ability to turn white fat cells into brown-like fat cells and reduce the amount of stored fat.
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