Another consequence of chronic inflammatory states is that the body starts to block the receptors for insulin, meaning that sugars will not be burned off, but stored as fat instead. (weightlosstriumph.com)
A dog's lean body condition not only means less stress on joints, but the body will be in a less inflammatory state as well (6). (nextgendog.com)
In the process, she discovered that when the body is in a toxic inflammatory state, it tends to hold onto excess weight. (sonima.com)