A team of researchers is embarking on a clinical trial of pills containing freeze-dried fecal matter as a possible way to help the group of obese participants lose weight by changing their gut microbes.

Weight loss continues to be a struggle for many which is why one group of scientists has turned to an unusual potential tool--human poop. 
Beginning this year, the team will begin testing the effectiveness of giving pills containing the freeze-dried fecal matter of healthy sized donors to a group of 20 obese participants. 
The plan is to give each patient a capsule containing one to two grams of the substance each day for six weeks then to track their weight for a year.