Is eating behavior manipulated by the gastrointestinal microbiota? Evolutionary pressures and potential mechanisms

Microbes in the gastrointestinal tract are under selective pressure to manipulate host eating behavior to increase their fitness, sometimes at the expense of host fitness. Microbes may do this through two potential strategies: (i) generating cravings for foods that they specialize on or foods that s...

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Autores principales: Alcock, Joe, Maley, Carlo C, Aktipis, C Athena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: WILEY Periodicals, Inc. 2014
Materias:
Prospects & Overviews
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4270213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25103109
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bies.201400071

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4270213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25103109
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bies.201400071

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