Dieting makes us fat: it harms the microbiota

microbiome One of the most controversial topics of the last two years is the microbiota , what is commonly called “bacterial flora”: connections are being found between a good intestinal bacterial flora, or a healthy microbiota, and a greater risk of diseases, for example. Our immune system improves if we have a healthy microbiota. But above all: a healthy microbiota allows us to lose weight. It increases our metabolism, reduces our abdominal fat. If you want to really lose weight, you need to put your gut health at the center of your diet. Ah, and don’t go on a diet.
In fact, it seems that every time we try a fast or crash diet we do damage to our microbiome. And this damage changes according to whether we are men or women. To be clear, I am talking about those diets in which there is an imbalance of macronutrients (few carbohydrates or few fats, too many or too few proteins) and the consumption of plant foods for animal ones is reduced.

These variations damage our microbiota. And that’s why after the diet we get fat again.
So what is the ideal diet, the one for a healthy microbiota?
Apparently, the ideal diet differs according to our sex : women or men may have cravings for different foods, but also react differently in the intestine for a greater intake of proteins or carbohydrates.
Instead of starting a new diet, however, it would be wiser to try to improve our gut health and digestion. How? There are universal rules according to experts.
1) Eat in moderation. Eating until full is bad for digestion. It is better to leave the table satisfied but not full.
2) Eat food. That is, don’t put chemistry on your plate. Eating raw materials, cooking them by us, and not industrially processed foods or industrial preparations. No packet of cookies, but homemade cookies.
3) Eat mostly vegetables. Three quarters of each of our dishes must be vegetable, or at least half.
4) Eat probiotic foods, fermented foods, prebiotic foods. To feed the good bacteria.Find a list here.