Did You Gain Weight Eating Salad? – Dr. Berg



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Are you eating salads and gaining weight? It may be disheartening, but luckily there’s an easy fix.

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0:00 Introduction: Why do I gain weight eating salad?
0:29 Eating salad and gaining weight
0:45 Insoluble fiber and soluble fiber
1:20 How to stop weight gain from salad
1:56 Spread the word!

In this video, we’re going to talk about why you might be gaining weight on salads. Sometimes, hidden carbs from croutons, dried fruit, or salad dressings cause you to gain weight. If you’re doing keto and intermittent fasting, hidden carbs are likely not the problem.

If you’re eating more salad than you’re used to, your body may not have the microbes and enzymes necessary to properly digest it.

Vegetables contain two types of fiber: insoluble fiber and soluble fiber. Soluble fiber retains water and insoluble fiber does not. If you are not able to break down the fiber, it can slow digestion and cause water retention. This will cause you to gain weight from the excess water and undigested fiber.

To prevent weight gain and other uncomfortable side effects like bloating, try steaming your vegetables. This breaks down some of the fiber in your vegetables making them easier to digest. You can also try eating vegetables like squash, cauliflower, broccoli, and asparagus instead of salad.

It can be helpful to reduce your vegetable intake until you build up your gut microflora to adequately digest the fiber from vegetables. You can slowly increase your intake of plant foods over time.

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 58, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

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Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full-time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, prescription, or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

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Thanks for watching! I hope this helps you understand why you might experience weight gain from salad and vegetables. I’ll see you in the next video.

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50 Comments

  1. your content is so bias. It only focusses on fat people who are trying to lose weight. never on fast metabolics who are trying to gain weight a little bit but cant no matter how much food intake or vitamins. it probably because this world id more full of fat people than petit ones. fat people need to know that they are born that way and theres nothing they can do to change that gene… same with petit people. whats set is set.

  2. Yeah, I’m doing Dr. Jill Goldner protocol where you drink high nutrient smoothies with 1 pound of cruciferous vegetables topped with some fruit and then basically a salad if I can even get a salad down by the time I finish drinking 70 ounces of vegetables throughout the day and also it has a quarter cup or a half cup of flaxseed, Chia seed and hemp seeds or flaxseed, oil or hemp seed oil for the omega-3‘s it really makes you full so you really don’t even wanna eat anything just a smoothie but the crazy part is I’m already overweight and for some reason my body isn’t dropping any weight from eating these Vegetables or drinking these vegetables but then in my mind I’m thinking maybe my body is repairing something. Maybe my body is holding onto the water that it needed cause I know I’ve been definitely dehydrated for years and this is the first time I’ve had this many vegetables in this much water per day and yeah, we’re supposed to drink a gallon of water or at least 96 ounces which I haven’t really been doing a gallon maybe close to the 96 ounces but I’m just curious The issue could be that’s why I came to your video.

  3. Ahhh Dr Berg, thank you, thank you, thank you!! I have been searching through some of your videos for the right answer of my gain in weight and VOILA!💥 Yes!… I have been eating a substantial amount of “tossed GREEN”salads! …and subsequently I’ve gained 1 kg in 3 DAYS!!
    I’m doing OMAD – my husband is doing IF 2x meals per day; he is more than 32 kg heavier than me.. BUT we have been eating more-or-less the same size meals! Crazy when I think about it! 😆 I’ve been feeling bloated, nauseous and I’m not “letting go” of much water at all!!
    Thank you so much Dr Berg for publishing this particular video.. it’s been so well timed for answering my question 🙋‍♀️!!
    Your generosity in sharing your vast knowledge on Ketosis as well as general health is phenomenal and appreciated far more than you”d ever, ever know!! 🎉 Thanks a million!! 🤩💫

  4. Thx so much. This video was perfect. Short, to the point and didn't divert into related but complicated data not on topic, excellent info, and pleasantly communicated so I could understand it. Just perfect. This answers the question for me.

  5. I’m so glad I listen to this because I always wondered why I would gain like 3 pounds overnight because I had a lot of broccoli well maybe a cup and a half of broccoli at night and the next morning I was like fat I was like what lol now I know

  6. FREAKING INTERESTING!! I can’t believe that this is a thing. I was wondering why I my muscles were literally getting huge from just a salad a day.

  7. calories in/calories out, sure there’ll be water weight with carbs and the fiber will hold some water temporarily, but in the long run, salad with low calorie dressing is one of the best meal for weight loss, check out greg doucette’s channel

  8. I understand about switching up and eating steamed veggies but is their something else we can do to get the ball rolling? It’s just discouraging when your eating right and exercising but the scale decides to go up and not down. I lost 13lbs and have gained 5 back. 🤷🏽‍♀️

  9. Went though this when I started Keto and IF. I had at the time that this was the issue of microbe defecate. I had been eating a lot of sugar crap for a long time before. What helped me and I could be wrong, I started taking some Kifer for a while and it seemed help. As I say I could be wrong. But it seemed to help me. I do not take it so much now. I do not take much dairy now except for mature cheese.

  10. Started incorporating kale in my second meal and 1 hour afte r eating I have a horrible episode….sometimes 2 episodes ….if you know what I mean. I'm assuming from this video I don't have the flora to break down all the kale. Going to switch to broccoli and limit kale intake till I build up the tolerance.

  11. It is the contaminated food that is causing belly fat and obesity. Unless the government regulates the food industry, Americans will get bigger and bigger. Whenever I go to developing countries I loose weight without dieting. Why? the food is organic just like the nature intended.Oh and I walk miles and miles just like everybody else. Believe me I consume sugar, lots of it, carbs and still loose weight. But when I got back to US i start gaining weight.

  12. MY SECON QUESTION WOULD BE/ WHAT IS BETTER FOR A CHILD FOR BREAKFAST BEFORE FOOTBALL TRAINING? PORRIDGE WITH BANANA AND CHIA OR EGGS WITH FRIED VEGGIES AS PEPPER ONION TOMATOES ANDD PEAS?THANKS T

  13. Dr. Berg, can you do a video saying how a person taking steroids (for Addison's) would lose weight? Also, can you begin providing supplements for people with Addison's and Hashi's–like the supplements with adrenals/thyroid supports you talked about in your autoimmune video? If I were to take that, do I just take it in addition to my daily steroids and thyroid medication? Thanks, you're great!

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