而这些研究已经显示某些活动,例如睡在寒冷的环境中,可以触发体内更多褐色细胞的形成.
Gut microbes have also been implicated in obesity and obesity-related conditions like Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
肠道微生物同样也与脂肪和脂肪相关疾病, 例如二型糖尿病和心脏疾病有关.
It is thought the composition of millions of bacteria in our intestines can effect how we metabolise different foods and, therefore, how much weight we gain.
据认为,我们肠道内数百万细菌的组成可以影响我们代谢不同食物的方式,由此影响我们会增重多少.
Researchers theorised the health benefits of being exposed to cold may be linked to gut bacteria.
研究人员推断称暴露在寒冷中的健康益处可能与肠道细菌有关联.
As part of the new study, they exposed mice to cold temperature of 6°C (43°F) for up to 10 days.
作为新研究的一部分,他们把老鼠放置在6摄氏度（43华氏度）的低温下达10天.
They discovered this caused a major shift in the composition of the mice's gut microbes and preventing them from gaining weight.
他们发现,这引发了老鼠体内肠道细菌组成的主要变化并阻止他们增加重量.
Then, the cold-induced gut bacteria were transplanted into other mice that did not harbour gut microbes because they had been raised in a germ-free environment.
之后,这些由寒冷引起的肠道细菌被移植到了其他因生长在无菌环境中而不含有肠道微生物的老鼠体内.
It was found these mice had improved glucose metabolism, increased tolerance to cold temperatures.
据发现,这些老鼠改善了葡萄糖的新陈代谢,提升了对低温的忍耐力.
