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6 Post author: BrienneYudkowsky 27 September 2013 01:17AM

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Comment author: James_Miller 28 September 2013 03:45:42PM 2 points [-]

Fecal transplants provide a way of testing the gut flora hypothesis.

Comment author: Lumifer 30 September 2013 04:30:58PM 1 point [-]

Exactly what is the hypothesis that you're testing? That gut flora affect metabolism and, as a consequence, a variety of things including weight? Sure, I agree. I suspect most everyone will agree.

But that's a far cry from being the "best hypothesis" as to why some people easily gain weight and some do not.