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RAW EGG NATIONALIST@Babygravy9• over 2 years ago
This is pretty crazy: changes to the gut microbiome contribute to the development of anorexia nervosa in humans (>95% women) and if you transplant feces from a person with anorexia nervosa to a mouse, it starts to display the same symptoms itself... https://t.co/rZr0fcbTzP
UltimApe@ultimape• about 1 year ago
Replying to @Babygravy9
@Babygravy9 I have an entire thread on this topic. It occurred to me that anorexia is basically what hibernating mammals get during winter, however they have additional gut microbes that convert metabolized fats into muscle. We're missing that in the west. https://t.co/kQds12k5dO