“Both in animal and human models there is an evident immunological response to the bacterial invasion of the host and the consequent release of endotoxin into the bloodstream. The presence of endotoxin in the circulation leads to altered cardiovascular function, lung dysfunction and acute kidney injury, often characterizing a clinical picture of sepsis and septic shock.”

“Food poisoning caused by endotoxins or Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) are associated with Gram-negative bacteria. Two major food-borne pathogens, Escherichia coli and Salmonella are examples of Gram-negative bacteria which cause a large number of outbreaks of food poisoning.”

“Endotoxin absorbed from the intestine is one of the ubiquitous stresses that tends to cause free radical damage. Fructose, probably more than glucose, is protective against damage from endotoxin.”

So-called “belly fat” is really intestinal gas pressure. “Balloon guts” is a better word. “Core obesity” is an over-polite euphemism.

You can beat the belly of the average Joe or Jane like a DRUM. Air makes a drum-like (tympanitic) sound when percussed.

Adano Ley (Swami Nitty-Gritty) called this ideal large intestine geometry a “museum colon.”

A museum colon is rare. I took colon X-rays to confirm it. Most colons are twisted and displaced, sagging and ballooning.

My own transverse colon rested on my urinary bladder, according to a 1977 X-ray.