misk@sopuli.xyz to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoThe brain controls body weight and obesity by regulating intestinal fat absorptionenglish.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1322arrow-down16
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minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up82·12 days agoLimiting oil absorption in the intestines sounds like a recipe for greasy diarrhea like Olestra caused.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·12 days agoI was gonna say, we already tried this.
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·12 days agoOoh, diarrhea chips!
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up13·12 days agoIt is. Ask anyone with pancreatic insufficiency.
minus-squareHandMadeArtisanRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 days agoIt’s lame how Olestra got such a bad rap. Like, it’s an oil that your body doesn’t absorb so it doesn’t make you fat. It’s totally fine in moderation but what do you think happens when you binge eat it??
Limiting oil absorption in the intestines sounds like a recipe for greasy diarrhea like Olestra caused.
I was gonna say, we already tried this.
Ooh, diarrhea chips!
It is. Ask anyone with pancreatic insufficiency.
It’s lame how Olestra got such a bad rap. Like, it’s an oil that your body doesn’t absorb so it doesn’t make you fat. It’s totally fine in moderation but what do you think happens when you binge eat it??