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Re:Pathogen from gut of obese human causes obesity in germfr... by pdx on Wednesday December 19, 2012 @03:12PM (#4944521)
The patient was not on antibiotics, he was on prebiotics. So, this is something you could do yourself without a doctors cooperation.
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Re:Pathogen from gut of obese human causes obesity in germfr... by Luc on Wednesday December 19, 2012 @04:07PM (#4944839)
The WTP diet is described as 'whole grains, traditional Chinese medicine and prebiotics'. Perhaps there's an active ingredient in the traditional medicine (e.g. an antibiotic occurring in plants)?
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Re:Pathogen from gut of obese human causes obesity in germfr... by Mz on Wednesday December 19, 2012 @04:53PM (#4945058)
Also, a lot of spices have antibiotic properties, and some oils. Food and its impact on health is more chemically complex than most people seem to realize.
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