Ch-c-l-t- craving bacteria

[Guest guest]

MLA: And not only do they explain chocolate cravings, the closing comment

is incredibly important to SCD.

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Scientists Explain Chocolate CravingsFri Oct 12, 2007

12:17 AM EDT

WASHINGTON ­ If that

craving for chocolate sometimes feels like it is coming from deep in your

gut, that's because maybe it is.

A small study links the type of bacteria living in people's digestive

system to a desire for chocolate. Everyone has a vast community of

microbes in their guts. But people who crave daily chocolate show signs

of having different colonies of bacteria than people who are immune to

chocolate's allure.

That may be the case for other foods, too. The idea could eventually lead

to treating some types of obesity by changing the composition of the

trillions of bacteria occupying the intestines and stomach, said Sunil

Kochhar, co-author of the study. It appears Friday in the peer-reviewed

Journal of Proteome Research.

Kochhar is in charge of metabolism research at the Nestle Research Center

in Lausanne, Switzerland. The food conglomerate Nestle SA paid for the

study. But this isn't part of an effort to convert a few to the dark side

(or even milk) side of cocoa, Kocchar said.

In fact, the study was delayed because it took a year for the researchers

to find 11 men who don't eat chocolate.

Kochhar compared the blood and urine of those 11 men, who he jokingly

called " weird " for their indifference to chocolate, to 11

similar men who ate chocolate daily. They were all healthy, not obese,

and were fed the same food for five days.

The researchers examined the byproducts of metabolism in their blood and

urine and found that a dozen substances were significantly different

between the two groups. For example, the amino acid glycine was higher in

chocolate lovers, while taurine (an active ingredient in energy drinks)

was higher in people who didn't eat chocolate. Also chocolate lovers had

lower levels of the bad cholesterol, LDL.

The levels of several of the specific substances that were different in

the two groups are known to be linked to different types of bacteria,

Kochhar said.

Still to be determined is if the bacteria cause the craving, or if early

in life people's diets changed the bacteria, which then reinforced food

choices.

How gut bacteria affect people is a hot field of scientific

research.

Past studies have shown that intestinal bacteria change when people lose

weight, said Dr. Sam Klein, an obesity expert and professor of medicine

at Washington University in St. Louis.

Since bacteria interact with what you eat, it is logical to think that

there is a connection between those microbes and desires for certain

foods, said Klein, who wasn't part of Kochhar's study.

Kochhar's research makes so much sense that people should have thought of

it earlier, said J. Bruce German, professor of food chemistry at the

University of California . While five outside scientists thought the

study was intriguing, Dr. Bergman at the University of Southern

California School of Medicine, had concerns about the accuracy of the

initial division of the men into groups that wanted chocolate or were

indifferent to it.

What matters to Kochhar is where the research could lead.

Kochhar said the relationship between food, people and what grows in

their gut is important for the future: " If we understand the

relationship, then we can find ways to nudge it in the right

direction. "

___

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Kochhar's research makes so much sense that people should have thought of it earlier, said J. Bruce German, professor of food chemistry at the University of California .Lol =) People did *cough Elaine cough* Peace =)Alyssa 15 yoUC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)No meds!

[Guest guest]

Chocolate (and Stevia, and many other illegals) contains high levels of

oxalates. In a damaged gut, these oxalates are absorbed and have several toxic

effects.

(Quoting)

>Also chocolate lovers had lower

> levels of the bad cholesterol, LDL.

I would like to point out that there is no such thing as a " bad cholesterol " .

Our brain badly needs LDL cholesterol. It seems that many ASD children have low

levels of LDL. Furthermore, low levels of LDL are associated to depression,

suicide, etc.

>

>

> MLA: And not only do they explain chocolate

> cravings, the closing comment is incredibly important to SCD.

>

>

>

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> Scientists Explain Chocolate Cravings

>

> Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:17 AM EDT

>

> http://washingtondc.newsvine.com>WASHINGTON ­ If

> that craving for chocolate sometimes feels like

> it is coming from deep in your gut, that's because maybe it is.

>

> A small study links the type of bacteria living

> in people's digestive system to a desire for

> chocolate. Everyone has a vast community of

> microbes in their guts. But people who crave

> daily chocolate show signs of having different

> colonies of bacteria than people who are immune to chocolate's allure.

>

> That may be the case for other foods, too. The

> idea could eventually lead to treating some types

> of obesity by changing the composition of the

> trillions of bacteria occupying the intestines

> and stomach, said Sunil Kochhar, co-author of the

> study. It appears Friday in the peer-reviewed Journal of Proteome Research.

>

> Kochhar is in charge of metabolism research at

> the Nestle Research Center in Lausanne,

> Switzerland. The food conglomerate Nestle SA paid

> for the study. But this isn't part of an effort

> to convert a few to the dark side (or even milk) side of cocoa, Kocchar said.

>

> In fact, the study was delayed because it took a

> year for the researchers to find 11 men who don't eat chocolate.

>

> Kochhar compared the blood and urine of those 11

> men, who he jokingly called " weird " for their

> indifference to chocolate, to 11 similar men who

> ate chocolate daily. They were all healthy, not

> obese, and were fed the same food for five days.

>

> The researchers examined the byproducts of

> metabolism in their blood and urine and found

> that a dozen substances were significantly

> different between the two groups. For example,

> the amino acid glycine was higher in chocolate

> lovers, while taurine (an active ingredient in

> energy drinks) was higher in people who didn't

> eat chocolate. Also chocolate lovers had lower

> levels of the bad cholesterol, LDL.

>

> The levels of several of the specific substances

> that were different in the two groups are known

> to be linked to different types of bacteria, Kochhar said.

>

> Still to be determined is if the bacteria cause

> the craving, or if early in life people's diets

> changed the bacteria, which then reinforced food choices.

>

> How gut bacteria affect people is a hot field of scientific research.

>

> Past studies have shown that intestinal bacteria

> change when people lose weight, said Dr. Sam

> Klein, an obesity expert and professor of

> medicine at Washington University in St. Louis.

>

> Since bacteria interact with what you eat, it is

> logical to think that there is a connection

> between those microbes and desires for certain

> foods, said Klein, who wasn't part of Kochhar's study.

>

> Kochhar's research makes so much sense that

> people should have thought of it earlier, said J.

> Bruce German, professor of food chemistry at the

> University of California . While five

> outside scientists thought the study was

> intriguing, Dr. Bergman at the University

> of Southern California School of Medicine, had

> concerns about the accuracy of the initial

> division of the men into groups that wanted

> chocolate or were indifferent to it.

>

> What matters to Kochhar is where the research could lead.

>

> Kochhar said the relationship between food,

> people and what grows in their gut is important

> for the future: " If we understand the

> relationship, then we can find ways to nudge it in the right direction. "

>

> ___

>

>

> — Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

> No Human Children

> Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

>

[Guest guest]

At 03:12 PM 10/31/2009, you wrote:

Chocolate (and Stevia, and many

other illegals) contains high levels of oxalates. In a damaged gut, these

oxalates are absorbed and have several toxic effects.

There seems to be a strong connection between oxalate issues and

bacteria. SCD is a very good treatment option for helping the oxalate

issues because the diet eliminates the bacteria that are responsible for

causing so many issues with oxalates.

I would like to point out that

there is no such thing as a " bad cholesterol " . Our brain badly

needs LDL cholesterol. It seems that many ASD children have low levels of

LDL. Furthermore, low levels of LDL are associated to depression,

suicide, etc.

Actually, it's not necessarily JUST LDL. It's low levels of

total cholesterol that is linked to depression, etc.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Spinach and beet greens have much more oxalate than chocolate. Is that a reason

to limit them? Debbie T

> >Chocolate (and Stevia, and many other illegals)

> >contains high levels of oxalates. In a damaged

> >gut, these oxalates are absorbed and have several toxic effects.

>

> There seems to be a strong connection between

> oxalate issues and bacteria. SCD is a very good

> treatment option for helping the oxalate issues

> because the diet eliminates the bacteria that are

> responsible for causing so many issues with oxalates.

[Guest guest]

You're absolutely right Marilyn.

Thanks for the clarification :-)

> >Chocolate (and Stevia, and many other illegals)

> >contains high levels of oxalates. In a damaged

> >gut, these oxalates are absorbed and have several toxic effects.

>

> There seems to be a strong connection between

> oxalate issues and bacteria. SCD is a very good

> treatment option for helping the oxalate issues

> because the diet eliminates the bacteria that are

> responsible for causing so many issues with oxalates.

>

> >I would like to point out that there is no such

> >thing as a " bad cholesterol " . Our brain badly

> >needs LDL cholesterol. It seems that many ASD

> >children have low levels of LDL. Furthermore,

> >low levels of LDL are associated to depression, suicide, etc.

>

> Actually, it's not necessarily JUST LDL. It's low

> levels of total cholesterol that is linked to depression, etc.

>

>

> — Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

> No Human Children

> Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

>