Stanford Study Reveals Secrets To Sustainable Weight Loss: Behaviors And Biomarkers Exposed
Stanford Study Reveals Secrets To Sustainable Weight Loss: Behaviors And Biomarkers Exposed
A new analysis of data from a yearlong weight-loss study has identified behaviors and biomarkers that contribute to short- and long-term weight loss.
Stanford Study Reveals Secrets To Sustainable Weight Loss: Behaviors And Biomarkers Exposed
Strictly following a diet— either healthy low-carb or healthy low-fat — was what mattered for short-term weight loss during the first six months. But people who maintained long-term weight loss for a year ate the same number of calories as those who regained weight or who did not lose weight during the second six months.
Stanford Study Reveals Secrets To Sustainable Weight Loss: Behaviors And Biomarkers Exposed
So what explains this difference?
Stanford Study Reveals Secrets To Sustainable Weight Loss: Behaviors And Biomarkers Exposed
According to the study, the bacteria living in your gut and the amounts of certain proteins your body makes can affect your ability to sustain weight loss. And some people, it turns out, shed more pounds on low-fat diets while others did better on low-carb diets.
Stanford Study Reveals Secrets To Sustainable Weight Loss: Behaviors And Biomarkers Exposed
Stanford Medicine researchers have identified several biomarkers that predict how successful an individual will be at losing weight and keeping it off long-term. These biomarkers include signatures from the gut microbiome, proteins made by the human body, and levels of exhaled carbon dioxide. The researchers published their findings on December 13 in the journal Cell Reports Medicine.
Stanford Study Reveals Secrets To Sustainable Weight Loss: Behaviors And Biomarkers Exposed
“Weight loss is enigmatic and complicated, but we can predict from the outset with microbiome and metabolic biomarkers who will lose the most weight and who will keep it off,” said Michael Snyder, PhD, professor and chair of genetics and co-senior author on the paper.
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