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    “Therefore, we investigated the protective effects of oral administration of lactulose and rhamnose, which are non-digestible carbohydrates known as ‘prebiotics’ that can increase the amount of Blautia in the gut.

    “We did this in mice and found that it led to an increase in the abundance of Blautia in mice feces—in parallel with dramatic improvements in food addiction.

    “We saw similar improvements when we gave the mice a species of Blautia called Blautia wexlerae orally as a probiotic.

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    In 12 years this will be available as an FDA approved treatment and cost $11,000 per application, which is not covered by your insurance.

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    The worst part about this news is knowing the probiotic non-digestable.carbohydrates they used to increase the protective bacteria strains and reduce signs of food addiction are currently sold as cat laxative for $15 a bottle now but they will be $1000 a dose when this is proven effective in humans.

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      Compulsive eating is a real thing, and is a contributing factor to obesity.

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      Read about the symptoms of binge eating disorder. I have it. I am constantly fighting myself trying not to eat. It’s miserable and unfortunately very real.