Already a Future Women? Sign in Wellbeing The Key To Weight Loss May Lie In The Gut The question of why some can lose and maintain weight while others cannot has long baffled doctors. Australian researchers at the Garvan Institute believe the answer may lie in personalised dieting and the gut. By Lara Robertson Published 31 January, 2026 Wellbeing The Key To Weight Loss May Lie In The Gut The question of why some can lose and maintain weight while others cannot has long baffled doctors. Australian researchers at the Garvan Institute believe the answer may lie in personalised dieting and the gut. By Lara Robertson Published 31 January, 2026 Previous article The Innumerable Challenges Of Raising A Boy Next article Want To Live A Longer Life? Just Get Married. Like It’s That Easy Researchers believe they may have found the answer to why some people can lose and maintain weight while others cannot. They believe the answer lies in the gut. Australian researchers at the Garvan Institute are currently undertaking the PREDICT clinical trial, led by Dr Dorit Samocha-Bonet and Professor Jerry Greenfield. While the study focuses on improving the treatment of diabetes and prediabetes, the findings could also help those who struggle with their weight, and could potentially revolutionise the longstanding one-size-fits-all approach to dieting and medicine.The PREDICT study draws on research conducted by their collaborators at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, which found gut microbiota plays a significant role in determining what foods will cause blood sugar levels to spike. This research found different foods can have dramatically different effects on blood sugar levels for different people. Even more surprising were findings that people who share similar blood sugar levels after eating the same food also have similar signatures of gut microbiome, the collective genomes of the microorganisms. Join the club Already a member? Sign in Health Wellness Best Of Future Women Wellbeing The secret to beating burnout By Dara Simkin Wellbeing Is work-life balance just the new long lunch? By Melanie Dimmitt Wellbeing Imposter syndrome is a big, fat fake By Melanie Dimmitt Wellbeing Behind the mask: How to master anxiety in the workplace By Georgie Collinson Wellbeing How Krystal Barter is changing healthcare By Melanie Dimmitt Wellbeing Domestic violence systems are failing children and young people: a message this National Child Protection Week By Conor Pall Wellbeing It took an ADHD diagnosis and a breakdown to change my relationship with work By Sally Spicer Gender diversity Soft Power By Briana Blackett Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
