Are your gut bacteria making you fat?
Researchers now believe a bacteria transplant could help some people lose weight.
OBESITY: More than 70 million Americans are considered obese. (Photo: Tony Atler/Flickr) Comments
People who have had chronic problems with their blood sugar either due to diabetes, or to hypoglycemia sometimes suffer chronic systemic yeast infections, leaky gut syndrome and all sorts of other health issues that affect their digestion. Sure the bacteria won't solve all the problems, but what it would do, is help with intense sugar cravings and does also help patients feel physically better. Simply taken acidolphilis and changing the diet to starve the yeast, can help people feel more.... More
Lost nearly 100 pounds now by eating a sensible diet and exercising. Sorry, but don't give people another excuse to sit on their butts and not do what obviously needs to be done. Boohoo, processed food contains next to no nutritional value, and the good stuff doesn't come prepackaged. Before going out and looking for a poop transplant, try cooking yourself a healthy meal and talking a 30 minute walk. You'd be surprised what can happen if you, you know, try?!
http://spirithappy.wordpress.com/new-type-2-diabetes-diet-cure/ This is an excellent article and the full truth. It was discovered that diabetes and Obesity is a direct result of food chemicals(see link) A filmmaker revealed this in a documentary, this is why people cannot lose weight. A diabetes diet is reversing weight in non diabetics.... More
Yet another excuse to be a pig! "my stomach bacteria are lazy"...eat less and exercise more. Period.
Bsmith - Shame on you. I suppose you think because it doesn't affect you specifically there is no validity to the information. You are probably one of the naturally slender people who feel it is a strong character trait of yours that keeps you that way. Silly twit! Some day you will contract something and it won't be your fault but we can all blame you! Scapegoating is so childish! But I understand you would lose your feeling of superiority if it were proven that some people gain weight even.... More
Eat sensibly. Get off your butt. Problem solved.
You seem to be a bit over excited due to Bsmith's comment. As you stereotyped Bsmith as a person who is naturally slender due to a strong character type, I will now do the same to you. You are most likely an obese person who uses the the excuse that you were born that way, or that its a genetic trait of which exercise and diet has no effect on. However, even though a very minute few people are genetically programmed to be obese, the vast majority of obese people are that way due to a lack of.... More
Bsmith is right. People are lazy and look to blame anything other than themselves for being overweight. Nothing is ever their own fault. your weight has nothing to do with your body fat percentage. If you eat right and exercise you probably WILL gain weight; it's called building muscle.
For the record, I am not naturally slim. I work out quite a bit because I don't have the healthiest diet. I am, however, smart enough to know that to eat the foods I prefer I have to maintain an.... More
Diet and exercise don't necessarily work for everyone. I weighed 204lbs when I checked into boot camp, and when I came out, it was only at 190lbs after 2 1/2 months of eating right and working out hard almost every day. Even after boot camp My weight stayed at 190lbs while I was stationed in Pensacola Fl, even with working out in 80-90 degree weather. For some of us its just a matter of metabolism.
I agree Joe. I had to lose 25 lbs just to get in the Army and I lost an additional 15 lbs after boot and AIT. I never gotten lower than 205 the entire time I was in the Army and I ate right and did PT with the Ranger Battalion on base.
Those who buy into the whole caloric energy balance theory need to try reading some studies that suggest that obesity may have nothing to do with either how much you eat or how much you exercise. Check out Gary Taubes' book 'Good Calories, Bad Calories'.... More
Can they take some flesh eating bacteria and modify them so they only eat fat? They could call them Liposuction Bacteria!
Actually, if you were able to remove all your body fat, you would die. And if you were able to remove all of the cholesterol from your body, you would die. They are both needed in your body in moderate amounts. The old Latin proverb: "In medio stat vertus" means "In the middle stands virtue". In other words, do everything in moderation.
Bacteria are in all of us, there was a story about a husband giving some of his stomach basteria to his wife's gut and she recovered from a medical problem. The problem in bacteria is the learning curve is like 300 times faster than human Dna/Rna speeds. Give Bacteria good programing food and it will remember what it should be for the person involved. Give it bad Food and the point mutation factor increases. Eating 3000 cal's and doing 1500 cal's work is never going to get you thin. I think.... More
They should stop making chips and cookies that taste so good!
"Bacteria" is a plural word. Your headline should be "Are your gut bacteria making you fat?"
get a job. Perhaps teaching someone who cares.
Chalk up one who cares about scientific illiteracy. The fact that bacteroides are a group of gut bacteria did not go unnoticed.
Ben is dope.
Larry, that started as such a positive comment, but then degenerated into a personal attack. Please don't judge Ben like that unless you know him. Wouldn't you feel bad if you found his retentive tendencies resulted from, say, an abusive childhood rather than simply a horrid personality? Thanks for your time and consideration.
I have a novel idea... STOP EATING TOO MUCH AND GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND MOVE!!!
People in third world countries don't have obesity problems. They are on an economically-driven low-calorie diet, except for the wealthy who can afford to over-eat. In the USA, with our food support programs, its almost impossible to go hungry unless, possibly, you are also homeless and/or mentally ill.
For most people this is true but for some IT IS NOT! So please don't be so rude to people that you do not know their case. You cannot lump all overweight people into one category because people are different. I was in the Army and exercising 5 days a week. Monday was one hour of muscle failure, Tuesday was an hour of Air Assault prep obstacle course, Wednesday was formation 4 mile run, Thursday was more muscle failure and Fridays were 12 mile road marches with full gear (rucksack, LBV,.... More
Thyroid problems are treatable, A pill or two a day, and boom! You excuse for being fat is gone.... Back to healthy diet and exercise everyone
GIJade Thank you for standing up for those that suffer from daily abuse because they are overweight and it is assumed they over eat and lay on the sofa. Some of us are overweight and have autoimmune disorders that cause it.
You know. You're reply is a bit rude but it does speak the truth. I am a very fat 40 something women. I'm depressed over being over weight .It causes me a lot of emotional pain but in my case, it is because of what you said, I am just that lazy. I do need to stop eating so much and get off my butt. Some though cannot physically do that due to whatever health conditions they have so try to be a little less kinder to those people in the future. I however will again try to take your advice and get.... More
Please read "Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It." It's a great book, through a little dense. Essentially, you're not fat because you eat too much, you eat too much because you're fat. Yes, the book is written by a science journalist, not a scientist. However, he's not trying to sell a diet book. This IS NOT a diet book. It simply gives you the best information about the best nutrition science that's out there so that you can come up with a diet plan that works best for you.
I.... More
Great reply, it is great to see someone recognize their problem instead of putting down other people with different problems. Honestly I want to give you a medal for killing that troll's comment, well played. I hope you are able to overcome your depression and feel better.
oopss I meant a little kinder..lol sorry
Man inflicts it upon himself; if his understanding is to eat too much, and become more of a liability upon the system then, so be it. Studing what humans needs for their DNA in minerals is of utmost importance, but we did not have that in the 1800's; we had good food from good sources. Knowing what you get from food is what makes you immune or resistive to medical problems and reinforces you ability to fight everyday medical headaches. Grow a garden, eat some garlic and make some kefir; then.... More
http://www.bookofjoe.com/2010/11/behindthemedspeak-worlds-first-fecal-tr...
I think what's important here is that the original commenter is expressing a bigoted opinion. His message is hateful, rude and intended to be interpreted that way, and serves no other purpose than to unload said emotions on those who bother to read his comments.
My message to you is: Lose some weight, FF!
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Sorry guys!! Check out the soda bottle sitting between the couple in the pic. That's not a diet soda. Anyone trying to lose weight shouldn"t be drinking soda anyway! The fact of the matter is, people in America are obese because they eat too much, exercise too little and believe every media ad that states they can pop a pill, have a surgery or eat a certain food and the fat will melt off and they won't have to change their lifestyle at all-still wings and beer all weekend!!
Wow, that is interesting. Can you site your sources?
Unless you are just pulling that **** out of your ***...
Heretic!
http://www.blogher.com/type-2-diabetes-diet-working-non-diabetics-seekin... A diabetes diet(with sugar) is helping NON diabetics lose weight says a new Study from London UK. The Study showed that you can have a normal blood sugar and still have blood sugar hold fat. I put the article in the.... More
just as Joshua has stated in previous comment this is information that people have been talking about in conjunction w/ high colonics, fasts, pro-biotics and slew of others in the naturopathic community that gets scoffed at by the mainstream conscience.
if you haven't heard of probiotics (opposite of anti-biotics) they seem to do the trick for me and most people, (you can pick them up at whole foods) curing the occasional constipation, lactose intolerance, gas and much much more...they have changed my life.
Eastern Europeans have been using probiotics for hundreds of years and are well aware of its benefits. They call it yogurt, kefir, kumis, etc. They're cheap and amazingly effective. The medical community has kept them secret for many years. I wonder why (sarcasm). You can buy them at regular grocery stores, drugstores, and health food stores. They sell because they work.
Same for me - I had the Norovirus last month and it wouldn't go away - I was miserable for almost 10 days. Felt like the lining of my colon was burned off and had constant diarreah. Went and got some GOOD probiotics and it started clearing up in 2 days. Kept taking them and found my energy level increased. So worth the money.
Keep on buying one of the 21st Centuries versions of snake oil - it'll do little good.
It *may* help, then again, it probably won't. Show me the double-blind studies that indicate, to a high degree, the efficacy of these "probiotics".
OMG, such bunk.
Nobody does double-blind tests on nutritional items, because there is no profit motive in proving that low-cost, plentiful items are good for your health and sometimes better than a prescription medication. The big bucks are in demonstrating that some rare substance which is also injurious to your health in large quantities has some limited health benefit when administered under the supervision of a doctor. At one time, full immersion bathing was not recommended unless done under the.... More
"a man with an argument is always at the mercy of a man with an experience" It's not the first time I've used them and the same thing happened then - I felt better and my digestion problems started improving almost immediately. Bad diets, polluted food and enviornment, medications etc all play into having less of the beneficial bacterial in your gut and more of the unfriendly. Lots of medical studies out there that prove it probiotics work and even more personal testimonies- do some research..... More
I think I would try this alleged "snake oil" you speak of first.
