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Intestinal flora may favor overweight and obesity

Intestinal flora may favor overweight and obesity

Lack of self-control? Lack of goal Many times those who are overweight are accused of such slips. But what research has shown in recent years is that many other factors can regulate our food choices, and one of them is ... The intestines.

The microbes that inhabit our intestinal flora may be responsible for changing eating behavior and cause even compulsions. It is natural for the human body to host these bacteria as an exchange of favors. They will help in the digestion of certain foods that we would not normally be able to digest and will control and destroy some disease-causing bacteria. In return, they get food that we eat to survive.

It is now known that the bacteria in our gut are highly manipulative. Researcher Dr. Carlo Maley of the University of California, USA, indicates that bacteria have a range of interests - some that will favor us, others not. Prevotella bacteria prefer carbohydrate-rich environments, while Bifidobacteria prefer environments with more fiber. In this way, it is possible to think that depending on what we eat, our gut will have more or less bacteria of a certain type.

In addition, some bacteria release hormonal substances that can influence our mood. That is, if they receive the food they prefer, they release "thank-you" well-being hormones, such as serotonin and dopamine.

Conversely, if a group of bacteria for some reason begins to divide more than others, intestines are sent to the brain for food choices to be made to benefit them - called the microbiome-gut-brain axis. That means if you have a lot of bacteria that feed on carbohydrates, your brain will prefer foods from that group.

In addition, some bacteria release hormone substances that can influence our mood. That is, if they receive the food they prefer, they release "thank-you" hormones, such as serotonin and dopamine.

So, is there a way to have a good flora? Yes ... The use of prebiotics, probiotics, some antibiotics and the transplantation of bacteria (fecal transplantation) can make the person have a healthier intestinal microbiota. All these possibilities are currently under study. However, we know that healthy eating encourages good bacteria to proliferate over the others. We are what we eat, even our bacteria!


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