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OMNi-BiOTiC® metabolic*
Overweight individuals tend to have a different bacterial composition in their gut compared to those who are slim, with an excess of "Firmicutes" bacteria and a deficiency of "Bacteroidetes" bacteria. Firmicutes are adept at extracting calories even from indigestible fibre, storing them as fat—essentially creating a reserve. This results in more energy being absorbed than the body actually needs. In contrast, Bacteroidetes help by encapsulating unused carbohydrates, allowing them to be excreted in the faeces. Maintaining a balanced ratio of Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes is crucial for overall health.
OMNi-LOGiC® APPLE PECTIN
Our intestinal bacteria perform numerous tasks, including food digestion. All our intestinal bacteria can be divided into two major groups, known as Bacteroides and Firmicutes. When the gut flora is healthy, these two groups are present in an optimum ratio of 1 : 1, which means that the intestines contain approximately the same quantity of each.
However, overweight individuals often have an imbalance in their intestinal flora with a marked predominance of Firmicutes group of bacteria. When this happens, the ratio can shift up to 2,000: 1. So, the bowel then contains 2,000 times more Firmicutes than Bacteroidetes!
Firmicutes have the special property of being able to break down food constituents that humans are actually unable to digest (known as fibre and complex carbohydrates). This creates a large quantity of easily digested carbohydrates in the bowel – much more than in a bowel with an optimum bacterial ratio – and these carbohydrates are absorbed in addition to the calories consumed. This “hidden” intake can easily add up to 200 more calories – and that’s every day!
Added to this is the fact that the shift in bacterial ratio – towards Firmicutes – can become self-perpetuating: the greater the quantity of carbohydrates consumed (e.g. sugar, pasta, etc.), the better the Firmicutes feel, and the more easily they can multiply in the bowel – a vicious circle!
*OMNi-BiOTiC® metabolic = Food supplement
*OMNi-LOGiC® APPLE PECTIN = Food supplement
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