Gut Bugs Might Influence Child’s Odds for Obesity

<p>THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) — Levels of certain <span>gut bacteria</span> and
low <span>protein intake</span> might lift children’s risk of being <span>obese</span>, new research
suggests.</p>
<p>The investigate enclosed 26 portly and 27 non-obese children aged 6 to 16 who
completed a dietary and earthy activity survey. Stool samples from the
children were analyzed to consider a participation of opposite forms of gut
bacteria.</p>
<p>Overweight and <span>obese children</span> had opposite proportions of several gut
bacteria than <span>normal weight</span> children. The ratio of Bacteroides
fragilis to Bacteroides vulgatus was 3:1 in overweight and
obese children, while this ratio was topsy-turvy in normal weight children,
the investigators found.</p>
<p>Like a normal weight kids, children who ate some-more protein also had
lower levels of B. fragilis. That suggests a probable ...