A wild approach to obesity prevention

Obesity is a growing public-health problem that has been linked to lifestyle changes affecting the diet, which in turn may lead to changes in the commensal microbiota. Hild et al. show that

mice colonized with microbiota derived from wild-caught mice are protected against diet-induced obesity, specifically when this microbial colonization occurs early in life. Access through

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