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		yjftsjthsd-h on Jan 8, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Exercise Alters Our Microbiome Oh, is this going to be like "X changes your brain"? Where it turns out that doing literally anything changes your brain because it's designed to optimize against absolutely any environment.

dcdanko on Jan 8, 2018 [–]

Even the composition of your microbiome itself can alter your brain chemistry (actually, it's usually called the gut brain axis).

The study here used fecal transplant from lean to obese mice as well as a less invasive test; so it really does seems like a meaningful distinction.

agumonkey on Jan 8, 2018 | [–]

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