Fun fact: Is it true that you can lose weight without dieting?

Today is the third day of the beginning of the dog days, which means the hottest weather of the year has arrived. I have seen many friends say that the beginning of the dog days is the golden period for weight loss, and I guess many friends have already started their own weight loss journey. Speaking of this weather, it is absolutely not suitable to exercise. Then some friends asked, in such a hot day, I don’t want to go anywhere except the air-conditioned room. It’s a bit difficult to lose weight. Is there any way to lose weight by eating?

Of course, some people scoff at this statement, some are skeptical, and some think of various weight loss drugs. In fact, this is not a fantasy. It is really possible to lose weight by eating. Let's talk about it today.

01. Why do people get fat?

Obesity has become an important issue in today's world. Many countries have serious obesity problems. For most of us, obesity may just be an aesthetic issue, but for some people, obesity has seriously affected their lives.

Why do people become obese?

Some people would say that this is due to problems with human metabolism, some would say that this is an evolutionary discomfort caused by rapid material replenishment, some would say that it is due to social pressure, exercise, lifestyle habits, and many other opinions.

In fact, no matter how things change, the root of the problem remains the same. Why do people become obese? The essence is this: energy intake is greater than energy consumption. As long as energy intake exceeds energy consumption, the excess energy will continue to accumulate and eventually cause obesity. Now that this core problem has been solved, there is actually a practical way to lose weight.

02. How to lose weight?

How to lose weight? It also focuses on these two points: reduce energy intake and increase energy consumption. In layman's terms, it means to control your mouth and move your legs. Of course, for many people, exercise is a painful thing, which is why many people prefer various weight loss drugs, the essence of which is to control energy intake.

Energy intake is divided into two parts: 1. Food intake 2. Digestion and absorption

Although eating less is a highly recommended practice, for example, studies have found that energy restriction can significantly improve individual health and even promote longevity, but for most people, dieting is a very painful thing. The feeling of being hungry is really uncomfortable, not to mention that only delicious food cannot be missed.

Therefore, for many people, the better way is the second one, which is to change digestion and absorption. When food is taken into the body, it is not directly converted into energy, but it must be digested and absorbed by the digestive system before it can be used by the human body. This step has great potential.

03. Probiotics - an important way to change absorption

In recent years, the research on human intestinal microorganisms has made rapid progress, and these advances have made us increasingly aware of the importance of human intestinal microorganisms, which are even called the second genome of the human body. One of the most basic meanings of intestinal microorganisms is that they are responsible for human digestion and absorption.

Because of this, changing the intestinal microorganisms can greatly change the body's absorption. For example, the typical method is fecal transplantation. By transplanting intestinal microorganisms, the intestinal flora can be greatly improved, thereby inhibiting obesity. Of course, for most people, this operation is still far away. Then, we can improve intestinal microorganisms through diet. The most direct way is to take probiotics.

What are probiotics? Probiotics refer to strains that are beneficial to the host. The study of probiotics itself comes from the study of human microorganisms. You should know that human intestinal microorganisms are not innate, but they enter the human body continuously with our eating, breathing and other activities, and after the human body's powerful screening and immunity, they finally colonize in our intestines. These intestinal microorganisms achieve a mutually beneficial symbiosis with the human body, so they are beneficial to the human body. The study of these microorganisms has enabled us to have a better understanding of the composition of intestinal microorganisms. I believe that everyone is very familiar with the common types of intestinal microorganisms in our intestines, that is: Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. The overwhelming probiotics on the market are basically these two.

04. Do probiotics really work?

Let me borrow the answer from the China Science Expo to tell you:

Diet and intestinal microbial transplantation can improve intestinal flora and inhibit obesity. These transplanted intestinal microorganisms are what we often call probiotics.

Some people may wonder, our food has to be digested by the stomach before it reaches the intestines. If this continues, won’t the living probiotics die? In fact, there is no need to worry about this.

1. Human intestinal microorganisms are not innate, and they eventually form such a huge scale, which means that the microorganisms must be able to pass through our digestive tract smoothly.

2. Professional research published in Nature confirmed that the environment is the main factor in changing intestinal microorganisms.

Therefore, there is no doubt that probiotics reach the stomach and intestines and supplement intestinal microorganisms.