Wrong bacteria in the gut can make you fat

[Guest guest]

I saw this research written up in the paper last week and I was hoping Dr.

Mercola (or

someone) would comment on it. This week, he did. See his blog below. He

recommends

taking a good probiotic to keep the balance correct.

Will

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Giving more credence to infectobesity, the study of microbes and viruses in your

gut that

may be responsible for some cases of obesity, a new study confirms the presence

of

different microbes swimming in the intestines of overweight patients versus

their slimmer

peers.

Scientists discovered the imbalance after comparing the microbes extracted from

the guts

of lean and obese mice and 12 humans (seven of whom were obese). The bacteria

found in

humans centered largely on two groups: Firmicutes that were more plentiful (a 20

percent

increase) in obese patients and bacteroidetes (almost 90 percent less) that

weren't.

Even more compelling, obese patients lowered the number of firmicules in their

guts after

following either a low-fat and low-carb diet for 12 months and boosted the

amount of

bacteroidetes (although these levels never reached the amount of similar

microbes found

in slimmer patients).

Influencing the bacteria growing in your body for the positive is easy by making

better

food choices, starting with reducing, with the plan of eliminating, sugars and

most grains

from your daily diet.

Even more impressive evidence that proves the nutritional cause of many diseases

is

related to an imbalance of bacteria in your gut, a problem easily rectified by

taking a high

quality probiotic.

Dr. Mercola