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Gut Microbiota Play Pivotal Role in Disordered Eating Tied to Repeated Dieting
Published 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
- Repeated dieting followed by binging reshapes your gut bacteria in ways that increase cravings for junk food and make overeating harder to control
- The more you cycle between restriction and indulgence, the more your microbiome drives binge behavior by altering brain reward pathways
- People with binge-eating disorder have fewer beneficial gut microbes and higher levels of inflammation, disrupting mood, impulse control, and fullness signals
- Gut bacteria from yo-yo dieters triggered the same binge-eating behaviors in healthy animals, showing how powerful and transferable gut changes are
- Healing your gut with easy-to-digest carbs and targeted probiotics calms inflammation, restores microbiome balance, and helps break the restrict-binge cycle for good