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Weight Loss/Maintenance

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts) Sun Jul 7, 2013, 10:07 PM Jul 2013

It is what you eat, after all...

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/04/gut-microbiome-bacteria-weight-loss

This article talks about experiments that look at how our microbes influence our weight and overall health. We need to feed the right ones and avoid eating foods that activate the wrong ones. Fascinating, and helps explain why those skinnies can "eat anything" and not get fat.

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It is what you eat, after all... (Original Post) ginnyinWI Jul 2013 OP

Very interesting article A Little Weird Jul 2013 #1

Eat real food spinbaby Jul 2013 #2

Agree maddezmom Jul 2013 #3

This rings so true for me. Still Blue in PDX Aug 2013 #4

A Little Weird

(1,754 posts)

1. Very interesting article

Reply to ginnyinWI (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2013, 11:26 PM

Jul 2013

Thanks for posting!

spinbaby

(15,199 posts)

2. Eat real food

Reply to ginnyinWI (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 06:47 PM

Jul 2013

That's what it comes down to.

maddezmom

(135,060 posts)

3. Agree

Reply to spinbaby (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 07:02 PM

Jul 2013

A long time ago my ex did the cave man diet....not really sure what it is besides eat everything natural. Not makes a lot of sense to me and not that I follow it but try not to cook and eat with fresh ingredients as much as possible.

Still Blue in PDX

(1,999 posts)

4. This rings so true for me.

Reply to ginnyinWI (Original post)

Wed Aug 21, 2013, 11:56 AM

Aug 2013

I first began having weight problems 20 years ago when we went on a cross-country road trip and ate fast-food breakfasts every single day.

It still doesn't explain, though, why no one else in my family has an obesity problem. In fact, the one who was a toddler at the time of our junk food feeding frenzy can't gain weight no matter how hard he tries.

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