Jet lag apparently changes gut bacteria promoting weight gain

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  • girlviernes
    girlviernes Posts: 2,402 Member
    It sounds like it probably applies much more broadly to shift work and anything else that disturbs circadian rhythms significantly.
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    Haha hilarious.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,149 Member
    In that case I don't even need to travel-my circadian clock is responsible!
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    Lord knows my gut is always a wreck when I fly overseas. And, yes, the scale ALWAYS goes up a few pounds when I fly. We even jokingly call it "airplane weight". But for me that part is always temporary. But then I only fly overseas a few times a year.
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    Lord knows my gut is always a wreck when I fly overseas. And, yes, the scale ALWAYS goes up a few pounds when I fly. We even jokingly call it "airplane weight". But for me that part is always temporary. But then I only fly overseas a few times a year.

    Same. I attribute it to constipation and bloating from being on the plane. I don't think it's actually fat gain.



  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    edited October 2014
    acpgee wrote: »
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/11168554/Jet-lag-doesnt-just-leave-travellers-feeling-rotten-it-is-also-being-blamed-for-making-them-fatter.html

    Really? I call that article bunk. ;)

    Water retention after flying is normal but dissipates after a few days.

    I was in Ireland for two weeks last month and was jet lagged for two days there and for three or four days after my return, and I didn't gain any weight.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    Paige682 wrote: »
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    Lord knows my gut is always a wreck when I fly overseas. And, yes, the scale ALWAYS goes up a few pounds when I fly. We even jokingly call it "airplane weight". But for me that part is always temporary. But then I only fly overseas a few times a year.

    Same. I attribute it to constipation and bloating from being on the plane. I don't think it's actually fat gain.



    Mines usually the opposite of constipation. But ONLY when I fly. And still the scale goes up. I think it's water retention.
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    Tabloids always have legit medical articles!
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