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Microbial signals to the brain control weight

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The bacteria that inhabit the rodent gut promote insulin secretion and food intake by activating the parasympathetic nervous system — a hitherto unknown mode of action for this multifaceted microbiota. See Article p.213

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Figure 1: A mechanism for microbiota-mediated weight gain.

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