Microbiome mind control over food appetite

Back in 2014, Joe Alcock, Athena Aktipis and Carlo Maley co-authored a paper in Bioassays, titled “Is eating behavior manipulated by the gastrointestinal microbiota? Evolutionary pressures and potential mechanisms.” In it they argued that gut microbes are under selective pressure to manipulate the eating behaviour of their host in order to increase their fitness – […]

from The Evolution and Medicine Review http://ift.tt/2oPeqbx