Gut Flora Can Alter Eating Behavior

The idea that the type of bacteria you have in your digestive tract can actually determine your eating behavior is something to pause for a moment and think about.  I am saying that completely foreign bacteria can direct your subconscious brain how to behave in relation to food intake, a statement that is consistent with the latest study on the subject.

Researchers from the French Institute for Agricultural Research transferred the intestinal bacteria of obesity prone or obesity resistant rats into the intestinal tracts of germ free mice recipients, therefore having no innate gut microbiota. Some animals were fed a regular diet, whereas others were provided unlimited access to a high fat diet. Food intake and weight gain were monitored for eight weeks, and intestinal samples were analyzed for a variety of physiologic markers of metabolism and normal feedback mechanisms known to play a role in maintenance of energy balance.

Mice that received intestinal bacteria from obesity prone animals ate more food, gained more weight, and became more obese than those that received microbiota from obesity resistant animals. Animals with microbiota transferred from obesity prone animals also exhibited changes in intestinal nutrient sensors and gut peptide levels, likely influencing how the animals responded to eating.

Behavioral impulses in response to food signaling are of fundamental importance to the survival of the human race.  If your gut flora is imbalanced, they can generate signals within your gut that cause peptides to form that communicate to your brain and dictate your eating behavior. 

If you struggle with food cravings and have digestive tract symptoms, then working on improving your overall gut health and specifically working on improving your friendly flora may really help you out.

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How Friendly Flora Reduce Inflammation

The importance of the healthy balance of foreign inhabitants within your digestive tract to your general health and well being cannot be understated.  New research has shown that a type of friendly flora known as lactobacillus produces an enzyme called lactocepin which can quickly degrade inflammatory messages within your digestive tract.

While the goal of this research is to help individuals improve various inflammatory conditions of the bowels, such as irritable bowel syndrome, the research finding has wide application value to everyone.  It is now recognized that imbalances within your digestive tract start the illness ball in motion based on increasing inflammation.  While such inflammation starts out in your digestive tract the signaling molecules of inflammation can readily communicate to your general immune system, causing widespread confusion and setting off a decline of optimal health.

In fact, an imbalance of friendly flora can have a profoundly negative effect on your metabolism and actually be a primary cause for weight gain and difficulty losing weight.

Antibiotics, high sugar diets, low fiber diets, and too much alcohol are the most common causes initiating digestive imbalance of friendly flora that produce lactocepin.  While it is currently not known which strains of lactobacillus produce the most lactocepin, it is fairly clear they do, since so many people notice significantly improved digestive health from consuming friendly flora, including the intake of yogurt.

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