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Gut microbes signal when dinner is done

After eating, bacteria tell host to quell hunger

E. coli K12 bacterium

LOSS OF APPETITE  Experiments show that helpful gut bacteria like this E. coli K12 produce proteins that could influence the appetite of mice and rats.

Kwangshin Kim/Science Source

By Chris Samoray

- More than 2 years ago

Gut bacteria are not polite dinner guests. They fill up fast and tell their host to quit eating, too.