Because
it comes from fat cells, leptin amounts are directly connected to an individual's amount of body fat.
When the brain doesn't «see» the leptin
coming from the fat cells, it doesn't see that the fat cells are full of fat.
The loss of fat
comes from fat cells all over the body, not from one or more specific area's so spot reduction of a certain area is not possible.
Not exact matches
Fredrik Bäckhed, a young postdoc who
came to Gordon's laboratory
from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, has caught B. theta sending biochemical messages to host
cells in the abdomen, directing them to store
fat.
The omentum's immune functions
come from groups of small, white filters located among the
fat cells.
Another
cell, called a beige
fat cell, is an energy - burning
cell that
comes from the same precursor
cell as white
fat cells.
Or, because both
fat and bone
cells come from parent
cells known as mesenchymal stem
cells, it could be that exercise somehow stimulates these stem
cells to churn out more bone
cells and less
fat cells.
But now, a big new study
from Kyoto University
came to an extraordinary conclusion: fish oil actually transforms your
fat - storage
cells into
fat - burning
cells.
It doesn't matter at all if they
come from grains and carbohydrates (which raise the blood sugar, get stored as
fat and wreak havoc on the body) or proteins (which are needed for important functions like
cell repair) or
fats (which are a much more dense and effective source of fuel).
Your
cells have the metabolic flexibility to adapt
from using glucose for fuel to using ketone bodies, which
come from the breakdown of
fats — hence the name «ketogenic.»
Brown
fat cells come from the same stem
cells as muscle.
With this product, most of the
fat loss doesn't necessarily
come from the destruction and targeting of
fat cells.
But the
fats which make up the outer layer of these
cells come from the diet when they are re-made.
Did you know:
fat is essential for brain function; it helps our
cells stay moveable and flexible; 60 % of our heart's energy
comes from burning
fat; it helps insulate and protect our nerves; it helps slow digestion so we can better absorb nutrients; it slows down the insulin spike
from consuming carbohydrates; it is essential for us to be able to absorb all
fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K); it cushions and protects our internal organs; and it can help our immune system stay healthy!
Healthy
fat is essential for brain function, it helps our
cells stay moveable and flexible, 60 % of our heart's energy
comes from burning
fat, it helps insulate and protect our nerves, etc..
When insulin signals to your
cells that fuel is
coming and your
cells respond by receiving the glucose
from your bloodstream, you get the energy you need and you don't pack on body
fat.