Food addiction!
We all love yummy foods like biryani, butter paneer, chips, and ice cream because they make us happy. But food is also super important because it gives us the energy to play and learn.
Sometimes, we love certain foods so much that we eat them even when we're not hungry, leading to food addiction. Eating our favourite foods when we aren’t hungry can cause problems like obesity, heart problems, tummy aches, etc.
If this happens, it’s important to get help from doctors to learn to get rid of this unhealthy habit. Remember, enjoying food is fun, but being healthy is super important!
Can gut bacteria cause food addiction?
Scientists have been studying why some people and mice love certain foods too much. They found tiny creatures called gut bacteria living in the tummies might be responsible for food addiction.
Some, like Proteobacteria, are harmful and make food addiction worse, but others, like Actinobacteria, can help stop it.
They also learned that people and mice with food addiction have gut bacteria called Blautia wexlerae in small quantity. When they gave mice food that helps Blautia increase in number, the mice felt better and recovered.
So, these tiny tummy helpers are super important for keeping us healthy and happy!
How can this research help?
Some scientists think the present ways to treat people to overcome food addiction is not working, and better treatments are needed.
The new research might be the key and help explore how some gut bacteria can help us treat food addiction in the future!
