1. Posted by desirebystarlight on Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 7:58 pm PDT

If this microbe theory of obesity pans out, the same people will be sitting on the couch in front of the tv set with a bag of potato chips complaining they've got bad microbes. I just don't see anyone with a weight issue trading in their unhealthy snack food for yogurt to solve the problem. I think they have to work harder on changing the obvious culprits first, inactivity and too much bad food, before concerning themselves with such minor ones.

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2. Posted by unsatisfiedblackout on Tue, May 01, 2007, 8:17 am PDT

I don't believe this is under serious study. This is ridiculous.

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3. Posted by partpro2003 on Mon, May 14, 2007, 6:26 am PDT

you are what you you eat ,that is where it all starts.

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4. Posted by queade d on Tue, May 22, 2007, 6:32 am PDT

Well the three comments posted so far are obviously ignorant people who have no scientific background at all. Here is the big scoop. Not all fat people are lazy and/or overeat. It is very depressing and frustrating to eat 1200 calories a day and work out at the gym 4x week for a minimum of an hour/session and be clinically obese. I am 80 pounds over weight, probably eat less than these folk getting my veg & fruit, protein and fibre requirements and I am active. I have been like this for 5 years. I do not look like how I eat at all! But I do deprive myself of all treats and have for many years.

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5. Posted by Val on Sun, May 27, 2007, 1:55 pm PDT

I agree with this article. I have had my own battles with fast food, which i why I decided to quit and start my own blog: http://www.banfastfood.com Take out bad food from your diet to combat food cravings and regain healthy body image. Val

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6. Posted by Val on Sun, May 27, 2007, 1:55 pm PDT

I agree with this article. I have had my own battles with fast food, which i why I decided to quit and start my own blog: http://www.banfastfood.com Take out bad food from your diet to combat food cravings and regain healthy body image. Val

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7. Posted by Val on Sun, May 27, 2007, 2:02 pm PDT

H Queade, I am sorry to see that in spite of all your efforts, you remain 80 pounds overweight. General assumptions about obesity are true but there are always exceptions and it does sound like you are an exception. If controlling your food portion and the type of food you consume in addition to working out 4x/week isn't helping, I suggest that you look into potentially unresolved health issues such as hormonal levels. V

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8. Posted by Val on Sun, May 27, 2007, 2:02 pm PDT

H Queade, I am sorry to see that in spite of all your efforts, you remain 80 pounds overweight. General assumptions about obesity are true but there are always exceptions and it does sound like you are an exception. If controlling your food portion and the type of food you consume in addition to working out 4x/week isn't helping, I suggest that you look into potentially unresolved health issues such as hormonal levels. V

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9. Posted by queade d on Tue, May 29, 2007, 8:03 am PDT

Thanks pjosee, but fast food is not a problem for me. Nor are snacks and other ´treats´. In fact my doctor has told me I actually should increase my caloric intake to 1600 to increase the metabolism. Hormones have all been checked and on paper I am VERY Healthy! To see me though, you would assume I overeat, eat poorly and get no excersise. I am however addicted to Body Pump and long walks. Healthy and strong, I hope this article is right because it would explain so much for people like me.

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10. Posted by Miz Julie on Sun, Jun 03, 2007, 5:28 pm PDT

Queade, I'm in a similar boat. I gained weight about 10 years ago when my hormones went out of whack (that's another story), and I've been working for five years to lose it, and it's not going anywhere. I've gotten smaller, but the last time I was this size, I weighed 50 lbs less than I do right now. I work out so much that I'm solid muscle underneath this layer of fat I can't get rid of. And yet, due to the number on the scale, I am morbidly obese. MORBIDLY. As if I could drop dead at any time. Only I'm healthier now than I've ever been in my life.

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11. Posted by neha_chawla on Sat, Jun 23, 2007, 11:23 am PDT

eating yogurt twice a day...make sure the label says 'live active bacteria'... is a good way to begin.

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12. Posted by Michael on Tue, Jul 03, 2007, 10:42 pm PDT

I have to agree that something else is going on beside diet, exercise and metabolism. I am 57 and 300 pounds. Since the age of 18 I have steadily gained an average of 3 pounds a year with slight spikes when I hurt my back playing soccer (at 38) and when I stopped smoking (at 46). Average intake per day is about 3000 cal and I work construction. My daughter sits at the TV, smacks potato chips, never exercises, takes in 6000 cal per day and has been 108 for about 20 years.

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13. Posted by drbob193 on Thu, Jul 26, 2007, 8:16 am PDT

I need to know how much body weight one has to loss befor muscle weight gain starts? also iam lossing inchs but the weight loss is slow.

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14. Posted by juliesjoy on Mon, Jul 30, 2007, 7:07 am PDT

would eating yogurt that has live active cultures in it would put the microbes back into the digestive track? What would help do that if not yogurt? Thanks

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15. Posted by juliesjoy on Mon, Jul 30, 2007, 7:08 am PDT

another question......would extra amount of stress put weight on the stomach?

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