Toxins leaking from the gut ‘are damaging fat cells and driving weight gain’

Bacterial fragments from leaky gut help drive obesity, study shows (David Davies/PA)

Fragments of bacteria leaking into the body from the gut are damaging fat cells and driving weight gain, research suggests.

Scientists at Nottingham Trent University have found that these microbe fragments, known as endotoxins, are able to enter the blood stream and directly affect how well fat cells function.