Why obese people smell

Once again, the odorless samples paired with images of heavy individuals were rated as smelling worse than those paired with images of thin people. And that effect was most pronounced among study participants who were themselves heavy. Tags: neuroscience psychology obesity research. Sign up for a daily briefing. All RSS Feeds. Close menu. The more it scavenges hydrogen from its environment, the more other microbes produce.

But all of that activity is focused on extracting energy and nutrients from food, so along with the hydrogen gas, the microbes are also packing in more calories for the host, which can lead to weight gain.

In order for M. So how does this help control the obesity epidemic? New research links bad diet to loss of smell Jul 21, Jun 05, Jul 05, Recommended for you. Researchers make strides identifying genetic causes of rare neurodevelopmental disorders 3 hours ago. Load comments 0. Let us know if there is a problem with our content.

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