Researchers have ranged far and wide in their search for the causes of obesity. But some of the newest studies are focusing right where fat lies for many of us: In our guts.

The New York Times recently explored obesity research that focus in on the microbes inside our bodies to see if they cause us to become fat.
A new field, infectobesity, has arisen for this work.

Still others discount the research and pin the blame squarely on overeating. As anyone who struggles with weight issues can tell you, there's definitely more to it than that. Otherwise, once you changed your eating habits and lost weight, it would just stay off.

The article also explores the stigma around being overweight and how it colors some responses to the research.

Make sure you check it out.

-- Amanda Barrett, amNY.com