seacomp
08-12-2006, 06:27 PM
The Sunday New York Times has a long article on the causes of obesity which are not as simple as "you eat too much". The main trust of the article (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/13/magazine/13obesity.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all) is the relation of microbes(!!!) to obesity, see the quote below.
Obesity is generally considered a cause of Type 2 diabetes and a hindrance to proper control. Thus T2s should have a good understanding of this problem, (I know it is not an issue with some T2S)
...to explain his hypothesis of what gut microbes do by talking about Cheerios. The cereal box says that a one-cup serving contains 110 calories. But it may be that not everyone will extract 110 calories from a cup of Cheerios. Some may extract more, some less, depending on the particular combination of microbes in their guts. “A diet has a certain amount of absolute energy,” he said. “But the amount that can be extracted from that diet may vary between individuals — not in a huge way, but if the energy balance is affected by just a few calories a day, over time that can make a big difference in body weight.”
Obesity is generally considered a cause of Type 2 diabetes and a hindrance to proper control. Thus T2s should have a good understanding of this problem, (I know it is not an issue with some T2S)
...to explain his hypothesis of what gut microbes do by talking about Cheerios. The cereal box says that a one-cup serving contains 110 calories. But it may be that not everyone will extract 110 calories from a cup of Cheerios. Some may extract more, some less, depending on the particular combination of microbes in their guts. “A diet has a certain amount of absolute energy,” he said. “But the amount that can be extracted from that diet may vary between individuals — not in a huge way, but if the energy balance is affected by just a few calories a day, over time that can make a big difference in body weight.”