Infectobesity
Hypothesis of pathogens being a cause of obesity in humans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The term "infectobesity" refers to the hypothesis that obesity in humans can be caused by pathogenic organisms, and the emerging field of medical research that studies the relationship between pathogens and weight gain. The term was coined in 2001 by Dr. Nikhil V. Dhurandhar, at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center.