tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post8983944200866589911..comments2024-03-18T22:09:37.509+00:00Comments on Hyperlipid: Selling fiber and bacteriaPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14527788116058656094noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post-45922050841768161312009-08-28T23:03:28.741+00:002009-08-28T23:03:28.741+00:00Gunther, if you have been eating a very low fiber/...Gunther, if you have been eating a very low fiber/low carb diet for some time then your level of gut bacteria might be lower and hence one potato or some chocolate may not be enough to produce noticeable gas.Marneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581045023000720429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post-17329716263508734092008-06-23T20:14:00.000+00:002008-06-23T20:14:00.000+00:00If fiber feeds the gut bacteria, does that imply t...If fiber feeds the gut bacteria, does that imply that eating glucose or sucrose without fiber would still starve them? Or do they eat that too?<BR/><BR/>My experience with eating high fat (80% of calories) was that gas went from frequent to nil in one day. <BR/><BR/>Several months on, I did an experiment and ate a chocolate bar (no fiber) and still had no gas. Peter, what is your rationale for eating potatoes (quite neolithic) as your main vegetable? Is there an advantage with regards to fiber or affect on but bacteria?<BR/><BR/>I did another experiment with eating just a baked potato with butter. No gas. Before I began all this, I was a windstorm after eating a roll, grilled vegetables, and lots of other "healthy" things. Please explain!<BR/><BR/>thanks,<BR/>Ggunther gathererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15361732213105267048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post-76976571660823113602008-06-13T20:30:00.000+00:002008-06-13T20:30:00.000+00:00Well, humans are animals. I skimmed the abstract a...Well, humans are animals. I skimmed the abstract and forgot it was done with humans, though. They could say that sugar was a no-fiber diet, eh? The "polymeric diet" brings to mind glucose polymers, AKA maltodextrin. Those may have caused fermentation, even in the absence of fiber.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post-86058709840851629942008-06-11T10:07:00.000+00:002008-06-11T10:07:00.000+00:00Hi Bruce, No idea what the fiber free food was, on...Hi Bruce, <BR/><BR/>No idea what the fiber free food was, only have the abstract. But they were humans doing the eating. Even if people are as in bred as they used to be in the Fens before the invention of the bicycle, they're still human!<BR/><BR/>PeterPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527788116058656094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post-76527882219529445792008-06-09T17:38:00.000+00:002008-06-09T17:38:00.000+00:00Do you know what the animals ate on the no-fiber d...Do you know what the animals ate on the no-fiber diet? I doubt they got just meat, eggs, and dairy. Why did they produce any gas? They probably used sucrose and casein, maybe even flour and cornstarch. They may have had small amounts of fiber in their diets. Ex: zero-carb diet typically has traces of carbs, unless you eat only muscle meats and pure fats and oils. The no-fiber diet was named a "polymeric diet." Have you read the study to know what that means?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post-50962634133746723682008-01-17T20:13:00.000+00:002008-01-17T20:13:00.000+00:00Hi Hela,No, I don't know exactly which bacteria th...Hi Hela,<BR/><BR/>No, I don't know exactly which bacteria there are in the probiotic stocked by the practice I work at, but it's not this one. At the last medical meeting I went to (sponsored by Yakult, no surprise there) several speakers produced quite hard data which suggested that the strain or combination of strains is crucial to efficacy. That's partly why I use yogurt cultures for myself. Yogurt has stood the test of time quite well....<BR/><BR/>PeterPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527788116058656094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840063.post-72761865721742180922008-01-16T16:35:00.000+00:002008-01-16T16:35:00.000+00:00Hi Peter...have you heard of Lactobacillus sporoge...Hi Peter...have you heard of Lactobacillus sporogenes...Thorne Research sells it and is use by veterinarians.<BR/>HelaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com