Website design By BotEap.comScientists may have found a new culprit in our battle against excess fat: the common form of yeast called Candida. This little fungus is always with us, both inside and out, but normally it does not cause any problems. However, when things in our system get out of balance and the good bacteria in our gut (the probiotics) can’t control the yeast, we can end up with a yeast infection.

Website design By BotEap.comMost of us have experienced a vaginal yeast infection at least once in our lives, but it’s also possible to have an overgrowth of yeast within our digestive system without even realizing it. For years, there has been a suspicion that yeast may be the cause of several illnesses that defy normal treatment, notably fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. Is it possible that yeast is also to blame for our sugar cravings and excess weight?

Website design By BotEap.comAccording to researchers at the Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers in Dallas, Texas, yeast can be linked to weight gain of more than 32 additional pounds, on average. According to their studies, there are three possible reasons why this fungus can make us fat:

Website design By BotEap.com1. Yeast can cause sugar cravings. If you’ve ever baked bread, you know that yeast likes carbohydrates. If there is an overgrowth of yeast in the digestive tract, it can cause almost uncontrollable cravings for carbohydrates of all kinds, especially bread and sweets. Unfortunately, when we give up and eat these foods, the yeast population increases even more, they demand more high-calorie carbohydrates, and the cycle continues. Before long, we’ve added several inches to our waistline and the numbers on our bathroom scale just keep going up.

Website design By BotEap.com2. Yeast can suppress the immune system, which tries to destroy the yeast overgrowth. Researchers are now looking into the possibility that inflammation caused by the battle between the immune system and yeast overgrowth may suppress thyroid function, reducing the body’s ability to burn fat.

Website design By BotEap.com3. When yeast causes carbohydrate fermentation in the digestive tract, the process creates gases and toxic chemicals. The body tries to dilute toxic waste by retaining water, which can add five to seven inches to your waistline.

Website design By BotEap.comTo rid the body of excess yeast, many experts advise a change in diet. Drink vegetable juices instead of fruit juices, eat plenty of raw and cooked vegetables, and eat yogurt every day to add those probiotics to your system. This yeast-starred diet brings balance back to the body and has helped many people shed extra pounds.