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Old 12-21-2006, 11:28 AM   #4
glatt
 
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Most notably, it is not clear whether such small changes in caloric extraction can actually contribute to meaningful differences in body weight.
Well, that kind of takes the wind out of the sails.

What they need to try next is injecting bacteria from a skinny mouse into a fat mouse, and see if the fat mouse gets skinny if diet and exercise remain constant.
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