Gut bacteria plays a role in long-term weight gain
8 years ago

Gut bacteria plays a role in long-term weight gain

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Our latest research, published in the International Journal of Obesity, shows that people who have a stable weight, or who lose weight, over a nine-year period have a larger number of different types of microbes in their guts, eat more fibre and have a higher abundance of certain types of gut microbes. Also, when they transplanted the microbes from the yo-yo dieters into the guts of non-yo-yo dieters, the mice on steady diets gained weight – showing that the altered microbes were the cause of the weight gain. We discovered that women who ate high amounts of dietary fibre were less likely to gain weight than those who ate little fibre, even if they consumed roughly the same amount of calories. These results show that the exciting studies in mice about how microbes affect weight gain are also relevant in humans.

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How fasting could improve gut health of obese people
1 year, 3 months ago

How fasting could improve gut health of obese people

Live Mint  

In recent times, researchers have found an increasing impact of gut microbiome on overall health. Now, a new study shows that fasting, specifically intermittent fasting, might not only help people lose weight but also alter their gut bacteria. The study, published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, suggests that intermittent energy restriction, which refers to eating normally on some …

Toxins leaking from the gut ‘are damaging fat cells and driving weight gain’
1 year, 10 months ago

Toxins leaking from the gut ‘are damaging fat cells and driving weight gain’

The Independent  

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Does your gut tell you what to eat, and should you listen?
1 year, 11 months ago

Does your gut tell you what to eat, and should you listen?

Live Mint  

You know that saying, your body craves what your body needs? We may need to revise it to “your body craves what your gut bacteria need.” Scientific discovery is starting to crack open the door to the mysterious world of what lives in our intestines. More complex than bacteria happily munching on our food or causing an embarrassing bathroom run, …

Scientists identify potential for lifestyle changes to prevent and treat obesity
1 year, 11 months ago

Scientists identify potential for lifestyle changes to prevent and treat obesity

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The study's results have important implications for the development of targeted interventions for metabolic disorders …

How gut microbes can prevent obesity and diabetes
2 years, 8 months ago

How gut microbes can prevent obesity and diabetes

Live Mint  

The gut has been in the news for a while, with more and more people recognising its importance to metabolism and well-being. ANI reported that according to this new study, published on July 5, 2022, in Cell Reports, each person's gut is home to 500 to 1,000 different bacterial species, which might total 100,000 trillion germs. "Researchers from the University …

Dieting impacts a person's energy balance by altering gut microbiome: Study
3 years, 9 months ago

Dieting impacts a person's energy balance by altering gut microbiome: Study

Hindustan Times  

Researchers from Charite -- Universitatsmedizin Berlin and the University of California in San Francisco were able to show for the first time that a very low-calorie diet significantly alters the composition of the microbiota present in the human gut. "For the first time, we were able to show that a very low-calorie diet produces major changes in the composition of …

Can eating junk food as a child alter your microbiome for life?
4 years, 1 month ago

Can eating junk food as a child alter your microbiome for life?

Live Mint  

Eating too much fat and sugar as a child can alter your microbiome for life, even if you later learn to eat healthier, a new study suggests. Conducted by UC Riverside researchers, this report is one of the first to show a significant decrease in the total number and diversity of gut bacteria in mature mice fed an unhealthy diet …

Too much sugar intake in childhood can alter microbiome for life
4 years, 1 month ago

Too much sugar intake in childhood can alter microbiome for life

India TV News  

Too much sugar intake in childhood can alter microbiome for life The microbiome refers to all the bacteria as well as fungi, parasites, and viruses that live on and inside a human or animal. Most of these micro-organisms are found in the intestines, and most of them are helpful, stimulating the immune system, breaking down food and helping synthesize key …

Could gut bacteria microbes make you fat?
6 years, 1 month ago

Could gut bacteria microbes make you fat?

BBC  

Could gut bacteria microbes make you fat? This is in line with other research that show that a high protein intake increases the risk for several diseases.” Getty Images Tomatoes are one food that can cause blood sugar levels to spike in some people Brunkall says research needs to focus on how the composition of gut bacteria can be modified …

What we do and don’t know about gut health
6 years, 2 months ago

What we do and don’t know about gut health

BBC  

What we do and don’t know about gut health Getty Images The microbiome inside our bodies dictates many aspects of our health – and is as individual as we are. So far, research suggest those whose diets include more plant-based foods have a more diverse microbiome, and one that is "extremely different" from those who don't, says Daniel McDonald, the …

How bacteria can save children’s lives
6 years, 7 months ago

How bacteria can save children’s lives

BBC  

How bacteria can save children’s lives Science Photo Library Alterations in the balance of gut bacteria may permanently reduce a child’s ability to absorb nutrients A ground-breaking new project in Bangladesh could help reduce the life-long health problems that come from childhood malnourishment – by focusing on the gut. “The observation supported Smythe’s hypothesis that altered gut microbial communities might …

Is THIS why you struggle to lose weight? A type of gut bacteria responds to diet
6 years, 7 months ago

Is THIS why you struggle to lose weight? A type of gut bacteria responds to diet

Daily Mail  

The key to weight loss could lie in your gut. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic showed some people have higher levels of anti-inflammatory Phascolarctobacterium - and that it seems to make them more responsive to weight loss Co-senior author Dr Purna Kashyap, a gastroenterologist, says the finding suggests we should aim to find a way to screen obese patients' gut …

Western diets are not all bad. They can improve fat digestion, absorption
6 years, 11 months ago

Western diets are not all bad. They can improve fat digestion, absorption

Hindustan Times  

Western diets are much-maligned, and with good reason. Researchers from the Midwestern University in the US found that the fat and sugar content in it may actually promote the growth of bacteria in the small intestine that increases fat digestion and absorption. They conducted a series of experiments to demonstrate that mice reared germ-free are protected from diet-induced obesity and …

Health tips: How gut bacteria may increase obesity risk
7 years, 1 month ago

Health tips: How gut bacteria may increase obesity risk

India TV News  

Health tips: How gut bacteria may increase obesity risk Previous studies have shown that people with these diseases have varying occurrence of different metabolites, that is small molecules or metabolic residues, in the bloodstream. The presence of gut flora in the intestines may cause health benefits for some people, whereas it increases the risk of obesity in the others, researchers …

Testing your gut bacteria could be secret to losing weight, finds study
7 years, 6 months ago

Testing your gut bacteria could be secret to losing weight, finds study

The Independent  

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Obesity Surgery May Work by Remaking Your Gut Microbiome
7 years, 10 months ago

Obesity Surgery May Work by Remaking Your Gut Microbiome

Wired  

If you want to lose weight, there’s an app for that. In a National Institute of Health-backed study published today, researchers at Arizona State University showed that patients who underwent the procedure developed totally different microbiomes, replete with organisms that promoted weight loss. The results confirmed earlier research with a smaller sample size, and also compared gastric bypass with another …

Why yo-yo dieters often can’t keep the weight off
8 years, 4 months ago

Why yo-yo dieters often can’t keep the weight off

LA Times  

For those who have lost the same 10, 20 or 50 pounds not once but many times over, new research may help explain why yo-yo dieters so often fail to maintain their hard-won weight loss. But in a world where calories are cheap, plentiful and ubiquitous, our gut microbiomes are “now acting against us.” For the study, researchers cycled mice …

Obese and lean children have different gut bacteria, shows study
8 years, 6 months ago

Obese and lean children have different gut bacteria, shows study

India TV News  

Kids who are obese have different population of gut bacteria compared to lean children, according to a new study. "Our findings show children and teenagers with obesity have a different composition of gut flora than lean youth," said Nicola Santoro, Researcher at the Yale University in Connecticut, US. The gut microbiota found in youth, who were obese, tended to be …

Yo-Yo dieters may be affected by in balance in bacteria German scientists discover
8 years, 9 months ago

Yo-Yo dieters may be affected by in balance in bacteria German scientists discover

Daily Mail  

Yoyo dieters may struggle to stay slim because of a lack of diversity in their gut bacteria, according to a new study. Scroll down for video Yoyo dieters may struggle to stay slim because of a lack of diversity in their gut bacteria, according to a new study While losing weight led to more diverse bacteria – associated with healthier …

Skinny people may suffer from Type 2 diabetes and obesity
9 years ago

Skinny people may suffer from Type 2 diabetes and obesity

India TV News  

New York:If you think that skinny people don’t get type 2 diabetes then you need to think again. According to a new research,a weak ecosystem of bacteria in human gut which is due to poor dietary diversity is likely to cause diseases like Type 2 diabetes and obesity. It has been suggested that people must eat a balanced, diversed diet …

Anti-biotics in junk food 'cause obesity by killing good gut bacteria'
9 years, 1 month ago

Anti-biotics in junk food 'cause obesity by killing good gut bacteria'

The Independent  

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What poor sleep does to your gut and how it can cause weight gain
9 years, 1 month ago

What poor sleep does to your gut and how it can cause weight gain

The Independent  

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Now lose flab with the help of gut bacteria
9 years, 6 months ago

Now lose flab with the help of gut bacteria

India TV News  

London: Biologists at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have for the first time identified in detail how some of our most common intestinal bacteria interact during metabolism. New research enables “tailored” diet advice - based on our personal gut microbiome - for people who want to lose weight and reduce the disease risk. “This allows us to begin identifying …

Beware! High-fat diet can alter your behaviour|India TV News
10 years ago

Beware! High-fat diet can alter your behaviour|India TV News

India TV News  

New York: High-fat diet can affect brain health and promote changes in your behaviour, including increased anxiety, impaired memory, and repetitive behaviour, warns a new study. High-fat diet produces changes in health and behaviour, in part, by changing the mix of bacteria in the gut, also known as the gut microbiome, the researchers noted. “This paper suggests that high-fat diets …

Are the germs in your gut the key to a long life? Experts believe bacteria could determine your weight and risk of disease
11 years, 8 months ago

Are the germs in your gut the key to a long life? Experts believe bacteria could determine your weight and risk of disease

Daily Mail  

Are the germs in your gut the key to a long life? Experts believe bacteria could determine your weight and risk of disease Scientists found gut bacteria is unique to a person and largely stays the same over time But dieters' 'gut identity' did change according to which weight-loss regime they were on Believe that one day analysing a person's …

Gut Microbes May Play Deadly Role In Malnutrition
12 years, 1 month ago

Gut Microbes May Play Deadly Role In Malnutrition

NPR  

Gut Microbes May Play Deadly Role In Malnutrition Enlarge this image toggle caption Photograph courtesy of Tanya Yatsunenko Photograph courtesy of Tanya Yatsunenko There's a part of our body that's only now getting mapped: the trillions of microbes, mostly bacteria, that live in our guts. A study published in the journal Science suggests that changes in this community of microbes …

Gut Microbes May Play Deadly Role In Malnutrition
12 years, 1 month ago

Gut Microbes May Play Deadly Role In Malnutrition

NPR  

Gut Microbes May Play Deadly Role In Malnutrition Enlarge this image toggle caption Photograph courtesy of Tanya Yatsunenko Photograph courtesy of Tanya Yatsunenko There's a part of our body that's only now getting mapped: the trillions of microbes, mostly bacteria, that live in our guts. A study published in the journal Science suggests that changes in this community of microbes …

What Our Gut Microbes Say About Us
12 years, 10 months ago

What Our Gut Microbes Say About Us

NPR  

What Our Gut Microbes Say About Us What if it's not just our genes or our lifestyle, exactly, that makes us skinny or fat, healthy or sick? It compares the gut microbes of people who live in three very different parts of the world: The United States, the small African country of Malawi, and a remote Amazonian part of Venezuela. …

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