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Gut microbes may represent valuable clues to determine the cause and treatment of obesity. Trillions of gut microbes break down complex molecules into simple sugars for energy and the excess is transformed into fat for long term storage.

This is the subject of a study conducted at Washington University School of Medicine, which shows that the balance between the two major families of intestinal bacteria changes when obese people lose weight.

The firmicutes and bacteriodetes represent almost ninety percent of the microbes in the gut of humans and white mice. They are considered to influence the weight loss.

Researchers found that when a person loses weight the number of bacteroidetes increases. A study on white mice proved that in case of the obese mice the gut bacteria has less bacteroidetes, and the same thing seems to happen to obese humans but the effects are different from one person to another.

Bacteria in the gut of obese mice could extract calories from complex carbohydrates easier than bacteria in the gut of slim mice, showed the study.

Gut microbes are considered by researchers to be biomarkers, mediators and potential therapeutic targets when it comes to fighting against obesity.

Regular workout protects the bones from the effects of a calorie-restricted diet, according to a recent study. Since working out prevents bone loss during voluntary weight loss, calorie deprivation should be combined with exercising in order to achieve a balance between losing weight and preserving the bone, according to Dl. Villareal.

Over a one-year time period, nineteen people followed a calorie-restricted diet, another nineteen ate as usual but engaged in regular workout, and ten people from the control group only followed a healthy lifestyle. The results showed a weight loss of about eighteen pounds and a bone density loss of more than two percent among the dieters.

The exercisers had a weight loss of almost fifteen pounds and no significant changes concerning bone mineral density. For the healthy lifestyle group there were no changes about the weight loss or the bone mineral density.

However, the calorie-restriction diet has benefic effects, according to Dr. Villareal. Calorie restriction should not be considered a negative, as it helps reduce the risk of disease and contributes to losing weight.It is also possible that calorie restrictions may result in anti-aging benefits, which could not be achieved solely by exercising. To maintain healthy bones, workout should be made part of a weight loss program in order to compensate for the adverse effects on bone, of calorie restrictions.