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  "textContent": "It turns out your mouth may know more about your metabolism than your bathroom scale. New research shows that people with obesity host a distinct oral microbiome compared to individuals at a healthy weight. Rather than zeroing in on the gut microbiome, the study turns our attention to the mouth as a potential biological signal of metabolic health. It’s a shift that could challenge long-held assumptions about where obesity-related biomarkers can be measured.\n\nContinue Reading\n\n**Category:** Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind\n\n**Tags:** Obesity, metabolism, Oral bacteria, Insulin",
  "title": "Oral bacteria may signal metabolic health and even contribute to obesity"
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