CSIC Team Opens New Research Route to Prevent Obesity

A study led by the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA) of the Higher Council of Scientific Research (CSIC) has identified the important role that human intestinal bacterium Phascolarctobacterium faecium could play in the prevention and treatment of obesity. A strain of this bacterial species, so far little studied, has shown protective properties against obesity and its metabolic complications thanks to its ability to counterac…