What in US food supply causes weight gain and inflammation?

[Anonymous]

When I stopped eating rice 3x a week I was immediately no longer bloated. I found my issue. Now you all need to find yours.

I miss rice. But not that much. Now I can button my pants.

[Anonymous]

Eat real food and not garbage. Americans aren’t willing to that. It’s pretty simple.

[Anonymous]

Push away from the table.

[Anonymous]

This is a really interesting discussion and I highly recommend the Zoe Science and Nutrition podcast for more information. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zoe-science-nutrition/id1611216298

Short answer, you can change your gut microbiome pretty quickly because the lifespan of a microbe is only 20 minutes and research has show that the microbiome does change quickly in response to diet.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-guts-microbiome-changes-diet/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eat real food and not garbage. Americans aren’t willing to that. It’s pretty simple.

meh....I think there's a huge part of the American population that have zero knowledge about proper nutrition, or even semi-proper nutrition. If they knew even 1/3 of what some of us know, they would change their ways. it comes down to education. But the later you educate, the harder that change will be to make because food manufacturers get you addicted early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eat real food and not garbage. Americans aren’t willing to that. It’s pretty simple.

meh....I think there's a huge part of the American population that have zero knowledge about proper nutrition, or even semi-proper nutrition. If they knew even 1/3 of what some of us know, they would change their ways. it comes down to education. But the later you educate, the harder that change will be to make because food manufacturers get you addicted early.

Unfortunately that “huge part” includes nutritionists. Many years ago, I sought out a nutritionist when I gained a few pounds, after having lost a significant amount of weight. She told me to force myself to eat breakfast every day, and to force myself to eat more carbs — “like bagels”, even though I didn’t like bread. By today’s standards, I had a decent diet, an eating pattern close to intermittent fasting, and probably should have been counseled to pay more attention to portion sizes. Unfortunately it took me years to realize that the expert advice that I paid for was completely wrong for my body.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a really interesting discussion and I highly recommend the Zoe Science and Nutrition podcast for more information. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zoe-science-nutrition/id1611216298

Short answer, you can change your gut microbiome pretty quickly because the lifespan of a microbe is only 20 minutes and research has show that the microbiome does change quickly in response to diet.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-guts-microbiome-changes-diet/

That's interesting. I really thought it would be more long term.
Another issue that no one has raised is the water. I know water in the US is filled with really disturbing levels of hormone imitators -- both from plastics and from birth control pills and steroids. I've never seen any study that compares US drinking water to European drinking water, but given the restrictions on plastics in Europe, I'd guess that it's lower over there. Even if you're not drinking tap water, it goes into your pasta, rice, soup, tea, coffee, etc.

[Anonymous]

OP here. I’m going to try a gluten elimination diet first, then I will try to remove soy/tofu as a comparison.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a really interesting discussion and I highly recommend the Zoe Science and Nutrition podcast for more information. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zoe-science-nutrition/id1611216298

Short answer, you can change your gut microbiome pretty quickly because the lifespan of a microbe is only 20 minutes and research has show that the microbiome does change quickly in response to diet.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-guts-microbiome-changes-diet/

That's interesting. I really thought it would be more long term.
Another issue that no one has raised is the water. I know water in the US is filled with really disturbing levels of hormone imitators -- both from plastics and from birth control pills and steroids. I've never seen any study that compares US drinking water to European drinking water, but given the restrictions on plastics in Europe, I'd guess that it's lower over there. Even if you're not drinking tap water, it goes into your pasta, rice, soup, tea, coffee, etc.

OP here. Good point on the water. I wonder how hormone and steroids (and antibiotics) compare.

One theory I saw online posits that significantly higher use of antibiotics in the US impacts the water and food supply.

[Anonymous]

Are you swimming in the Mediterranean? That helps me debloat fast.

I also eat much less when In Europe vs in US. Why? no snacks and real sit down long meals

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you swimming in the Mediterranean? That helps me debloat fast.

I also eat much less when In Europe vs in US. Why? no snacks and real sit down long meals

OP here. I do swim in the Mediterranean. But I swim in the US too. Why do you think it causes debloating?

[Anonymous]

I saw this interesting thread on Twitter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been a personal trainer for 22 years. I also have a background in nutrition. There is nothing in our foods causing weight gain. People are simply eating too much and moving too little. It’s that’s simple.

What is your background on the effect of flame retardants, pesticides, BPA and antibiotics on hormones, insulin resistance and the microbiome?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What % organic foods do you eat here? And non-GMO?

Many pesticides and chemicals — and plastics for packaging, I believe — that are ok in US are forbidden other places.

I eat more than my siblings, but eat almost 100% organic foods when at home. They rarely buy organic. They gain much, much easier and faster than I do. They also buy low-fat foods and more processed and/or packaged foods (eg, cut veg in a plastic bag that can be boiled or microwaved).

Why is this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps it’s “ingredients “ like this:

“More than 80% of urine samples drawn from children and adults in a US health study contained a weedkilling chemical linked to cancer, a finding scientists have called “disturbing” and “concerning”.

The report by a unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that out of 2,310 urine samples, taken from a group of Americans intended to be representative of the US population, 1,885 were laced with detectable traces of glyphosate. This is the active ingredient in herbicides sold around the world, including the widely used Roundup brand. Almost a third of the participants were children ranging from six to 18.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/09/weedkiller-glyphosate-cdc-study-urine-samples

And this is just one study of one ingredient. Hormones, medications, fertilizers, pollution, different varieties of food sources — all might play some part in what could be significant differences between US and EU foodstuffs, in addition to other lifestyle variables.

Roundup. Lawns are so stupid.