Posted on 07/09/2024 7:18:02 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
A team of researchers has identified specific bacteria in the gut that are associated with both mice and humans developing an addiction to food that can lead to obesity. They have also identified bacteria that play a beneficial role in preventing food addiction.
Prof. Martín-García used the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS 2.0) to diagnose food addiction.
She and her colleagues investigated the gut bacteria in mice who were and were not addicted to food and found an increase in bacteria belonging to a group called the Proteobacteria phylum and a decrease in bacteria belonging to the Actinobacteria phylum in the food-addicted mice. These mice also had a decrease in the amount of another type of bacteria called Blautia from the Bacillota phylum.
The researchers used the YFAS to classify 88 patients into those who were addicted or not addicted to food. Similar to the findings in mice, decreases in Actinobacteria phylum and Blautia were seen in those who were food-addicted and increases in Proteobacteria phylum. Further analyses showed how the findings in humans correlated with those in mice.
Prof. Martín-García said, "The findings in both mice and humans suggested that specific microbiota could be protective in preventing food addiction. In particular, the strong similarities in the amount of Blautia underlined the potential beneficial effects of this particular gut bacteria. Therefore, we investigated the protective effects of oral administration of lactulose and rhamnose, which are non-digestible carbohydrates known as 'prebiotics' that can increase the amount of Blautia in the gut. We did this in mice and found that it led to an increase in the abundance of Blautia in mice feces in parallel with dramatic improvements in food addiction. We saw similar improvements when we gave the mice a species of Blautia called Blautia wexlerae orally as a probiotic.
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Lactulose is available by prescription and increases Blautia bacteria in our gut, which is the second of two bacteria groups mentioned that reduce food addiction.
“See? It’s not my fault!”
I know brain cells die, skin cells die and even hair cells die. But the fat cells in my stomach must have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior since they seem to have eternal life.
Yeah! That’s why I’m fat! My gut bacteria is making me fat!.................
But you’re gonna be in maximum pain at the rapture.
How in the world do you measure “food addiction”? Aren’t we all “addicted” to food?
The connections between the gut and the rest of the body in overall health and immune function are incredible.
This can’t be right, because several FReepers will tell you that people are only obese because they refuse to eat less. So it can’t have anything to do with gut bacteria.
You’re fat because you eat too much. The question is why do you eat too much? What compels you to eat far beyond what your body needs?
It’s them gut bugs I tell ya!.....................
Would you try pet Lactulose? I’m trying to find a non-prescription way to get this.
FWIW, I find that protein shakes and fresh celery juice both cut my appetite and keep me from eating too much.
You ever seen an actual food addict? We arent “all addicted to food.” Some people have to consciously force rhemselves to eat. Most people eat, get full and stop. That’s not addiction obviously.
The food addict on tthr other hand will eat, and eat and eat. He will not feel full at any point until his gut is in agony. Even then he may feel hunger. That is hood addiction.
Having said that most prople aren’t food addicts, just gluttons.
I don’t enjoy eating nearly as much most people. I don’t like the the feeling of being “full”. I remind myself to take another bite so that I maintain my weight. So it makes sense to me that there are folks on the other end of the spectrum.
I was just making the point that everybody has to be addicted to food. If you weren’t, you wouldn’t eat and would die.
But, yes, there are extreme variations to the “addiction.”
I knew a family whose son had some sort of legit physiological disease where he always felt insatiably hungry. It would probably kill him someday. They had to literally lock the pantry and refrigerator.
Well, I’ve used horse paste, so…
By food, they mean specific kinds of food or food items. For example, a friend is trying to eat a more healthy died, but cannot seem to lose the gut size. I urge them to get probiotic beverage or kefir, but they think eating yogurt is enough. In addition they continue to buy higher carb barbacue sauce, and higher carb fruit and nut trail mixes and eat a lot every day. I was getting “addicted” to gourmet mixed nuts and too many a day. Now I put a small amount in a small jar and only eat that amount daily. I also take several swallows of a probiotic drink daily. The weight is staying down now.
This can’t be right, because several FReepers will tell you that people are only obese because they refuse to eat less. So it can’t have anything to do with gut bacteria.
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