Struggling To Lose Weight? Science Says THIS Unexpected Thing Is To Blame
If you’ve ever struggled with weight loss or suffered from an inability to put down that not-so-healthy food (but it tastes so good!), listen up: Science has an explanation for your behavior. Several new studies have found that the microbes in your intestines actually expand in response to the high-fat and high-calorie food typical of a Western diet. On the surface this makes sense: These microbes are responsible for the absorption and digestion of these foods, so the more you eat said foods, the more microbes you’d need to deal with them. The microbes typically multiply within 24 to 48 hours of eating the calorie-dense food, helping create the digestive enzymes responsible for processing the foods in the small bowel.
The bad news? Once these microbes multiply, they don’t go away. What’s worse—they need to then be fed more, making you want to eat even more of the high-fat foods. In short,…
