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Why do people put on differing amounts of weight?
Our Gut Microbes And Weight Gain
We all have a varied type of gut microbes, the bacteria inside our stomach, which is based on our diet, climate, genes and other factors. The good news is that we can improve our gut microbes, and they are the key to why different foods affect our bodies differently.
The current widespread diabetes and obesity cases throughout the world are due to us completely misunderstanding our bodies, and focusing only on calorie intake, consuming unhealthy food, instead of having a wholesome nutritionally balanced diet that may include a chocolate bar too!
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Fiber gap
Only 5 percent of people in the US meet the Institute of Medicine’s recommended daily target of 25 grams for women and 38 grams for men. That amounts to a population-wide deficiency.
Benefits of a fiber-rich diet
Eating a fiber-rich diet is associated with better gastrointestinal health and a reduced risk of heart attacks, strokes, high cholesterol, obesity, type 2 diabetes, even some cancers. Fiber slows the absorption of glucose — which evens out our blood sugar levels — and also lowers cholesterol and inflammation.
Fiber doesn’t just help us poop better — it also nourishes our gut microbiome.
Processed foods and fiber
Instead of munching on fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, and seeds, more than half of the calories Americans consume come from ultra-processed foods. On any given day, nearly 40 percent of Americans eat fast food. These prepared and processed meals tend to be low in fiber, or even fiber free.
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Microbes
Research found the following difference in stomach microbes of different individuals:
- Intestinal microbes of people living in villages, having a natural diet, are much more complex, and ...
Wrong Baseline Data
Due to the new kinds of microbes discovered in villagers, all the previous research on diet and microbes, which used the baseline data of the Western civilization microbe, thought to be the healthy and normal microbe, is now incorrect.
Digesting Fibre
The Western world has stomach microbial communities that could digest junk food and might re-diversify and recover (to a limited extent) if we just ate more whole grains and veggies.
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Sleep And Weight Fluctuation
Sleeping less has been associated with increased risk of obesity, and addition of body fat, as it affects the overall metabolism of the body, and can also affect our appetite.
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More Sleep Means Better Metabolism
- Various studies point out that sleep influences two appetite hormones, leptin (to decrease appetite) and ghrelin (to stimulate appetite), which is also known as the hunger hormone.
- Lack of sleep is associated with higher levels of ghrelin and lower levels of leptin, making the person more likely to overeat.
More Sleep And More Exercise
- Sleep-deprived people crave for and also end up eating more carb-rich foods and sugar.
- Sleep duration affects the release of insulin in the body, that affects our glucose levels, and prolonged sleep deprivation can lead to obesity and type 2 diabetes.
- Research shows that exercise prevents the damage done by lack of sleep and also makes one eat less.
To stay healthy, one has to sleep more and also do regular exercise.