Obese people may pass bacteria from gut to healthy people
Is obesity CONTAGIOUS? Spores of bacteria from the gut's of fat people 'could spread to healthy individuals'
Obesity could spread in a similar way to the contagious bug C.difficile
Growing evidence gut microbiome can trigger complex chronic diseases
These include obesity, IBS, inflammatory bowel disease and allergies
Scientists found third of all bacteria in gut produces spores
Spores can exist outside the body, and 'potentially move between people'
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Obesity could spread from person to person in a similar way to the contagious bug, C.difficile, a new study has suggested.
A growing body of evidence has placed increasing importance on the balance of bacteria in our gut.
Imbalances in the gut microbiome can contribute to a number of complex conditions, including obesity, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome and allergies, studies have shown.
But, for the first time, scientists believe traces of the bacteria can survive outside the body, raising the possibility that it could be ingested.
If that bacteria disrupts a person's gut microbiome in a negative way, it is possible, the researchers say, for these complex diseases to manifest themselves.
A new study of the gut microbiota has suggested obesity, inflammatory bowel disease, IBS and allergies could be contagious, spreading from person to person via spores of bacteria that can survive in the open air
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A team from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute turned their attention to the proportion of bacteria that form spores within the gut.
Spores are a form of bacterial hibernation, that allows some bacteria to remain dormant for long periods of time.
Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute discovered approximately one third of the gut microbiota from a healthy person produced spores that allow bacteria to survive in open air and potentially move between people.
Perched for the zombie-like movie but instead of getting the zombie virus you get this thing
Would be #controversial movie, wonder what the box office would be
