Our body temperature is decreasing and gut bacteria could be responsible

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Over the past 150 years, researchers have seen the average human body temperature drop by more than half a degree Fahrenheit (-0.3 °C). In a new study from the University of Michigan, scientists looking at hospitalized sepsis patients found certain species of gut bacteria seemed to play a role in regulating body temperature, and it's hypothesized these microbial alterations could be driving these long-term body temperature variations. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: Gut Bacteria, Microbiome, Temperature, Health, History
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