I came across the headline, 'Pooping your way to weight loss'. I could not resist, as I must investigate on any potential myth. It is my 'duty'. Weight Loss Through Pooping Low fecal weight (i.e. poop) and slow bowel transit times are a health risk, being positively associated with cancer risk.1 This concern is why dietary fiber is so important (see below), to increase the fecal weight – leading to less 'poop' being leftover in the...