Un fost cercetator de la Universitatea Wisconsin, dr. Richard Atkinson, afirma ca “un virus asemanator celui al guturaiului ar putea fi raspunzator de aproximativ 30 la suta din cazurile de obezitate din Statele Unite”, releva revista canadiana Québec Science.
Virusul respectiv, denumit Ad-36, face parte din familia adenovirusurilor. Potrivit studiului publicat anul trecut de International Journal of Obesity, 30 la suta din cei 500 de subiecti testati prezentand semne de obezitate dezvoltasera anticorpi impotriva Ad-36, ceea ce inseamna ca fusesera infectati cu acest virus.
Pentru prima data, fenomenul a fost observat la pui. “Nikhil Dhurandhar, pe atunci student la biochimie in cadrul Universitatii din Bombay, constatase ca pasarile contaminate cu virus erau incomodate de un guturai usor timp de cateva zile, dupa care incepeau sa ia in greutate”, noteaza revista.
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