Probiotic Drinks Leads to Weight Gain?

Spero · 06-29-2005, 12:21 PM

Surely if 'friendly' bacteria increase the amount of nutrients your gut absorbs (an example of which is Denone's Bifidus digestivum) then this will in turn increase the amount of weight gaining entities that are introduced into your system that if you were not to take the probiotic drinks, therefore making probiotic drinks detremental in today's slim orientated sociatly.

What do you think?

Biff · 07-04-2005, 10:57 PM

The way you stated that makes you go under the assumption that everything absorbed from food = fat, or weight-gaining. You're basically saying this:

Quote:

...the amount of nutrients your gut absorbs... = ...increase the amount of weight gaining entities...

So, in short, no.

Fat is not a nutrient.

Apryl · 07-04-2005, 11:16 PM

Fat is a nutrient, but you're still right.

For normal weight loss (ie: Not in Ketosis) you just have to burn more calories than you take in. The thing with most products containing live cultures (like yogurt) is there is a lot of sugar. Yop = Bad. Lots of things make you absorb more nutrients, but you're not going to absorb nutrients that aren't there because of it (Ie: Excess fat in yogurt).

I don't really see how this is a debate though. It's more a case of scientific fact.

06-29-2005, 12:21 PM	Probiotic Drinks Leads to Weight Gain? Post #1
Spero Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 26 Posts: 139 Points: 408.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 408.00 Donate	Probiotic Drinks Leads to Weight Gain? Surely if 'friendly' bacteria increase the amount of nutrients your gut absorbs (an example of which is Denone's Bifidus digestivum) then this will in turn increase the amount of weight gaining entities that are introduced into your system that if you were not to take the probiotic drinks, therefore making probiotic drinks detremental in today's slim orientated sociatly. What do you think? Last edited by Spero : 06-29-2005 at 12:23 PM

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Apryl FROGS FTW Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Edmonton, AB. Age: 25 Posts: 3,195 Points: 1,006.91 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 1,006.92 Donate	Fat is a nutrient, but you're still right. For normal weight loss (ie: Not in Ketosis) you just have to burn more calories than you take in. The thing with most products containing live cultures (like yogurt) is there is a lot of sugar. Yop = Bad. Lots of things make you absorb more nutrients, but you're not going to absorb nutrients that aren't there because of it (Ie: Excess fat in yogurt). I don't really see how this is a debate though. It's more a case of scientific fact.

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