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Thursday, November 26, 2015

大腸桿菌與食慾

當我們進食的時候，我們腸道裡的大腸桿菌也接收了養分。大腸桿菌在接收到養分後會開始大量的繁殖，在這個繁殖經過20分鐘後，大腸桿菌的數量會到一個臨界值而且停止繼續增生。當大腸桿菌停止增生後，他們會開始製造一種特殊的蛋白質，這種蛋白質會影響膽囊裡的內分泌細胞，促使膽囊分泌一種賀爾蒙。這種賀爾蒙在大腦裡形成一種訊號，這個訊號告訴大腦我們已經吃飽了，如此一來，我們就會停止進食。

研究員把這種蛋白質注射到老鼠體內，他們發現老使每一餐的進食量確實的減少了。在得知這樣的現象後，我們可以加以運用在促進健康上。藉由這種特殊蛋白質形成的連續反應可以讓我們的飲食量得到控制。我認為，這對於暴食症患者的治療會有幫助，因為暴食症患者無法控制食慾，即使胃袋已經滿了還是沒有"吃飽"的感覺。雖然科學家在近期內不會嘗試將這種蛋白質直接注入人體，但是我相信相關的應用是可以被期待的。
有興趣可以參考原文:http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/gut-bacteria-signal-your-brain-when-they-re-full/
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