Eating The Unusual As A Way To Weigh Less — Dave’s Diary

With a show called Bizarre Foods, Andrew Zimmern is no stranger to eating bugs.  Now I’m not here to throw stones, or scones, but Zimmern is no lightweight.  Which is interesting when you consider scientists are advocating eating bugs as a funky new weapon in the battle of the bulge.  

Wait…what?  Not those kinds of bugs?  Microbial type bugs?  Well, Zimmern would eat those too and the plate they rode in on!

Researchers say that certain bacteria help create a “satiety factor” or feeling of fullness, in effect working as an appetite suppressant.

So far tests have only been conducted in mice but the research is clearly compelling.  The Food and Drug Administration would have to approve trials in humans and test out side effects before any of these little bugs could hit the market. (Fox News)