How is this possible? Bacteria are able to make various fatty acids out of indigestible carbohydrates: vegetable-loving bacteria tend to manufacture fatty acids for the gut and the liver; others produce fatty acids that feed the rest of the body. Thus, a banana is less likely to make you fat than half a chocolate bar containing the same number of calories. That is because plant carbohydrates are more likely to attract the attention of bacteria that provide fatty acids to local customers like the liver. Chocolate, on the other hand, is more likely to attract the attention of the full-body
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