27 April 2017 (01:01 UTC-07 Tango 06) 07 Ordibehest 1396/30 Rajab 1438/02 Jia Chen [4th month] 4715
“….gut bacteria act through a different mechanism to change behavior and reproduction. Thus, eAAs and commensal bacteria are potent modulators of feeding decisions and reproductive output.”–Commensal bacteria and essential amino acids control food choice behavior and reproduction
Results from a new study, released by Australia’s Monash University, blames your cravings for food and/or sex on the little microbes that live in your belly!
Specifically hundreds of bacteria live in your gut, and there’s nothing you can do about it (except make things worse by taking antibiotics). The original purpose of the study was to prove a connection between microbes and amino acids, instead the researchers concluded that the bacteria are actually creating a false signal telling your brain it needs more food, or to procreate.
It might explain those people who seem to be having an orgasm because they’re stuffing their face with food, but hold on, the researchers didn’t study humans, they studied fruit flies. So more research needs to be done.