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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_point_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_point_theory may help > but it is thrown off hard by our modern diets. Yes. I

by ajkjk 4y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_point_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_point_theory may help > but it is thrown off hard by our modern diets. Yes. I think the dominant theory is that it has something to do with gut microbiomes, and in particular sugar and/or artificial sweeteners screw it up pretty badly.

MajimasEyepatch 4y ago
That is a theory, and I think most researchers agree that it's a factor, but I don't think most researchers would say it's primarily to do with the gut microbiome.
kuhewa 4y ago
It would seem really odd to me if it was just one aspect of modern lifestyle and diet. I would be shocked if both proliferation of cheap highly processed and hyperpalatable food and declining activity rates/greatly increased in screen time didn't both play a major role.
markus_zhang 4y ago
I'm actually thinking about going serious about healing the gut microbiomes. The sugar part is the most difficult. It's very easy to eat food that helps and consume probiotics, but a life without sugar...Jesus I'd rather die. Somehow I became a sugar person from a meat person after I immigrated to Canada. Not sure what the cause was though.
- naasking 4y ago
  I struggle with sugar cravings too. Controls that work for me are intermittent fasting, eating more fruit after meals, and most importantly, just not having sugary things around the house. The sugar cravings pass after a couple of weeks, but only take a day or two after having sugary to start again.
  - markus_zhang 4y ago
    Yeah I figured that out too. I need to remove sugar from my life. Sadly easier said than done.
- ajkjk 4y ago
  I wonder what would happen if you ate so much sugar that even you started to find it gross.
  - markus_zhang 4y ago
    Usually the stomach begins to complain. It has a certain burning feeling. I usually stop after that. I don't get that far usually because the mouth usually complaints before the stomach -- I got really acid smell in mouth when I eat too many cookies.

by ajkjk 4y ago

MajimasEyepatch 4y ago

That is a theory, and I think most researchers agree that it's a factor, but I don't think most researchers would say it's primarily to do with the gut microbiome.

kuhewa 4y ago

It would seem really odd to me if it was just one aspect of modern lifestyle and diet. I would be shocked if both proliferation of cheap highly processed and hyperpalatable food and declining activity rates/greatly increased in screen time didn't both play a major role.

markus_zhang 4y ago

I'm actually thinking about going serious about healing the gut microbiomes. The sugar part is the most difficult. It's very easy to eat food that helps and consume probiotics, but a life without sugar...Jesus I'd rather die. Somehow I became a sugar person from a meat person after I immigrated to Canada. Not sure what the cause was though.

naasking 4y ago
I struggle with sugar cravings too. Controls that work for me are intermittent fasting, eating more fruit after meals, and most importantly, just not having sugary things around the house. The sugar cravings pass after a couple of weeks, but only take a day or two after having sugary to start again.
- markus_zhang 4y ago
  Yeah I figured that out too. I need to remove sugar from my life. Sadly easier said than done.
ajkjk 4y ago
I wonder what would happen if you ate so much sugar that even you started to find it gross.
- markus_zhang 4y ago
  Usually the stomach begins to complain. It has a certain burning feeling. I usually stop after that. I don't get that far usually because the mouth usually complaints before the stomach -- I got really acid smell in mouth when I eat too many cookies.