# Gut microbes may contribute to depression and anxiety in obesity

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**Created:** [October 31, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/gut-microbes-may-contribute-to-depression-and-anxiety-in-obesity/706 "2018-10-31T03:32:31Z")\
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> **[Gut microbes may contribute to depression and anxiety in obesity: Study in mice...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180617204413.htm)**
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> Like everyone, people with type 2 diabetes and obesity suffer from depression and anxiety, but even more so. Researchers now have demonstrated a surprising potential contributor to these negative feelings -- and that is the bacteria in the gut or gut...

  
Like everyone, people with type 2 diabetes and obesity suffer from depression and anxiety, but even more so. Researchers now have demonstrated a surprising potential contributor to these negative feelings – and that is the bacteria in the gut or gut microbiome, as it is known.