Sometimes it makes sense to look outside of your normal circle to find ideas that might bring a breath of fresh air into an organization.

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And sure enough, Mathur found that among the nearly 800 participants she tested, those with higher levels of methane (three or more parts per million over 90 minutes) and hydrogen gases (20 or more parts per million) in their breath also tended to be heavier, with a BMI about 2.4 points greater than those with normal levels of the gases and about 6% more body fat on average.

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