Obesity in Rats Parallel to Obesity in Humans By: Tori Favazza

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Obesity in Rats Parallel to Obesity in Humans

By: Tori Favazza




Scientists have found that mice have a genetic defect that impacts immune cells. These immune problems are connected to changes in the gut microbiome. Bacteria and microbes are bacteria living in the intestines. To alter this mix of bacteria could result in an increased amount of fat getting absorbed from the food. These findings have been studied by scientists and they have found a parallel to obesity in people. The microbe mix in the intestines of people with type 2 diabetes is unusual, along with some immune system deficiencies. Research has shown that obese mice have fewer types of gut microbes compared to normal mice, and this has been seen in humans as well. Science’s have known that gut microbes and diet have impacted body weight, but new studies show that the immune system plays a huge role in that also. One pressing question on scientists now is: why is the microbiome responsible for how much fat the gut absorbs?





Do you know someone with type 2 diabetes?


How do they deal with their diabetes on a daily basis?


Do you think we can solve the obesity problem in the United States?


Source: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/obesity-mice-caused-defects-their-immune-system

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  1. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:02 AM

    how can we help there weight?

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  2. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:06 AM

    ^^^khloie

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  3. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:10 AM

    Can we change the weight problem in rats and eventually us? Devion Harris

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  4. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:10 AM

    It will be interesting to see how working with the rats' defects will help us work through obesity issues in humans. -lizzy raupp

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  5. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:11 AM

    its smart to check youre diet once and while if it can save u from this,-Daniel Biermann

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  6. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:11 AM

    Its interesting to see rats relate something with us, can we solve both the rats and our problem?- Gabby

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:14 AM

      I agree. I think it is intriguing how similar a rat's digestive system is to human's, and what scientists can do with that information. -Tori Favazza

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  7. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:12 AM

    Because rats have this genetic defect they have extra fat in their bodies which causes them to gain weight. It can also be found in humans, which scientists can look into and maybe help solve some weight gain issues. -Lilly Pearson

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:12 AM

    how did people with obesity get to this stage where its so badly in health when they should if they can help it control there eating/health? Veronica Dienhart

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  9. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:12 AM

    We can save ourselves from Diabetes and Obesity, But are there any discernible ways to prevent the rodents from becoming obese and developing Diabetes?( ian Noedel)

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  10. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:14 AM

    The genetic defect in rats could help us find solutions to help people with diabetes. Scientists could run tests on the rats to see what works to cure them of their disease. - Fagan O'Connor

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  11. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:16 AM

    We can not become obese by not eating bad fod all of the time and not doign nothing all day which will get you obese, we have to be active and be morving around (Jack O'Leary)

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  12. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:16 AM

    Its very interesting that we share such a resemblance organ wise with rats. Truly amazing the amount of discoveries we've made with rats. S. LAndry

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  13. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:18 AM

    What did the rats eat? How is the diets are similar to humans. Juan D

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    1. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:20 AM

      The people with diabetes have to monitor their blood level at times to make sure its at the right level.-Anadia Phillips

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:20 AM

    Rats are used as testing subjects because of their similarity to humans, so them having diabetes isn't really a surprise to me.

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2019 at 11:29 AM

    like china,Thailand,Myanmar like mostly south asia people kill rat and cook then eat-romem

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2019 at 9:27 AM

    I honestly don’t think we can help obesity in America because it is such a big problem and no one is doing anything to help.

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  17. UnknownOctober 1, 2019 at 12:26 PM

    yes, we can get rid off obesity by making gyms free.-estuardo

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  18. UnknownOctober 1, 2019 at 12:27 PM

    Obesity by banning really unhealthily fast food restaurants.-Juan D

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  19. UnknownOctober 29, 2019 at 9:51 AM

    FAT RATS, we need them to calm down, and is there a thing toi make them less fat.
    Devion Harris

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  20. AnonymousNovember 10, 2019 at 11:26 AM

    we are using rats for many lab experiments, and since they can gain body fat, scientist are correlating obesity with humans to obesity in rats. -Aiden Tucker

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  21. UnknownDecember 13, 2019 at 8:14 AM

    I'm going to be honest with you I really care for some dump rat not only that there is literally thousands of them in the world.


    -Form Gabriel

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