It is what you eat, after all...

[ginnyinWI]

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/04/gut-microbiome-bacteria-weight-loss

This article talks about experiments that look at how our microbes influence our weight and overall health. We need to feed the right ones and avoid eating foods that activate the wrong ones. Fascinating, and helps explain why those skinnies can "eat anything" and not get fat.

[A Little Weird]

1. Very interesting article

Thanks for posting!

[spinbaby]

2. Eat real food

That's what it comes down to.

[maddezmom]

3. Agree

A long time ago my ex did the cave man diet....not really sure what it is besides eat everything natural. Not makes a lot of sense to me and not that I follow it but try not to cook and eat with fresh ingredients as much as possible.

[Still Blue in PDX]

4. This rings so true for me.

I first began having weight problems 20 years ago when we went on a cross-country road trip and ate fast-food breakfasts every single day.

It still doesn't explain, though, why no one else in my family has an obesity problem. In fact, the one who was a toddler at the time of our junk food feeding frenzy can't gain weight no matter how hard he tries.