It's official: obesity is an infection

Recent research conducted by scientists at Yale University School of Medicine has shown that obesity can be transmitted from one rodent to another as a result of dysbiosis caused by a deficiency of two types of inflammasomes.

These results mean that obesity can be considered as an infection that is transmitted through dysbiosis. Scientists found that animals infected each other with dysbacteriosis, which led to a lack of inflammasomes and fatty liver degeneration, which is a consequence of obesity.

To confirm their results, scientists conducted experiments on mice that were divided into two groups. One group received regular food, while the other group received food rich in fat and sugar. As expected, mice that received a high-calorie diet became obese and their intestines were infected with dysbiosis.

Through further research, scientists have found that antibiotics can help fight this infection. They conducted an experiment on mice that were given a high-calorie diet and found that when they were given antibiotics, they did not gain excess weight.

In addition, scientists also found that the more an animal eats, the less brain activity it has. This confirms that obesity can lead to impaired brain function.

Thus, the study results indicate that obesity can be transmitted from one rodent to another through dysbiosis caused by inflammasome deficiency. However, thanks to antibiotics, it is possible to fight this infection and prevent the development of obesity.