Woman's stool transplant leads to 'tremendous weight gain'

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40. Several years ago I read that in China, kids esp. were becoming obese from ff, like KFC, Pizza

Hut, more sedentary lives from computers, TVs, cars recently. Indian friends have said the same when they visit there, going on 15+ years.
As many realize, western influence in the last 20-50 years depending where you live includes agricultural chems from fertilizer to GMO glyphosate; toxins in plastics like phthalates, bisphenol A that get into food and beverages, even personal care products from plastic wrap, plates & utensils, burger wrapper, containers, cans, etc.

Many of these chems plus overuse of antibiotic-germ killers have to impact the human gut and who knows what else. Antiseptics, antibiotics and pesticides like Triclosan are in some toothpaste, mouthrinse, shampoo, bandaides and soaps. All of this stuff gets into the soil, air and water from ag runoff, dishwashers, showering.

Whatever is causing obesity it's new and it's got to stop. None of my parents, grandparents, great grandparents, schoolmates, friends, 28 aunts and uncles and 36 cousins had/have obesity in youth or midlife, didn't happen. Before my boomer generation, for them there was little to no fast, processed junk food or sugar and many fewer chems in the environment. The plump ones were/are 50+ and rare.