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M. smithii harvests hydrogen molecules from neighboring microbes in the gut, which it then transforms into methane gas.
CNN: Can you smell obesity?
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It's that smaller group of individuals who might be genetically predisposed to harboring levels of M. smithii that might put them at higher risk of developing obesity.
CNN: Can you smell obesity?
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The culprit, she believes, is a member of archaea known as Methanobrevibacter smithii, which is present in the intestinal tract of about 70% of people, but elevated in about 30%.
CNN: Can you smell obesity?