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by m0lecules 1657 days ago
I would bet money that the donor was obese.

Ah, yes indeed, you failed to include the headline from the article: "Woman Becomes Obese After Fecal Transplant From Overweight Donor"

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Did you read my post?

> At the time, the woman was a healthy 136 pounds with a normal BMI of 26. Her daughter weighed 140 pounds at the time, with a BMI of 26.6, but became overweight shortly afterward. Following the therapy, the woman’s symptoms vanished and she no longer experienced recurrent infections.

>Sixteen months later, however, the woman reported unintentional weight gain of 34 pounds and met the criteria for obesity. Two and a half years after the transplant, the woman weighed 177 pounds with a BMI of 34.5, despite a medically supervised liquid protein diet and exercise program.