Nambo wrote:
There are good bacteria, and bad bacteria, bad bacteria can also make you fat.
How long will bad bacteria live for if you don't give them anything to eat?
In the Bible, Jesus and Christians would Fast for God, now I always figure God gets us to do things for him that is actually good for us rather than him, what good can us fasting do for him?, but maybe it is good for Humans?, maybe it kills off the bad bacteria?
How long should I fast for?
What fasting does is increase the diversity of bacterial species so there aren't just a few species taking over.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25763563ncbi study wrote:
Our results show that caloric restriction affects gut microbiota by proliferating mucin-degrading microbial subpopulations. An additional intervention with a probiotic formula increased probiotic-administered gut microbial populations.
The study seems to have had people fasting for a week although the wording isn't entirely clear. They might have been some sort of on-again, off-again routine.
Quote:
In this pilot study, overweight people underwent a fasting program with laxative treatment for 1 week followed by a 6 week intervention with a probiotic formula
Nambo wrote:
Do we actually absorb food, or are we just feeding bacteria and we rather absorb their feces?
Both.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1492156This study shows us getting vitamin K1 from leafy greens and vitamin K2 from our intestinal bacteria (bacterial feces, if you insist).