Trying to lose fat in the presence of
constant high insulin levels will force you to fight an uphill battle.
The constant high insulin level does a few more things that you should know about.
The damage that is caused by
constant high insulin levels can wreak havoc on your cells and lead to your body attacking itself in an effort to correct the situation.
Not exact matches
Constant snacking (especially on
high carb foods) brings a chronic elevated level of
insulin which causes
insulin resistance.
One of the major reasons that some people accumulate more visceral fat than others can be from a
high carbohydrate diet that leads to
insulin resistance over time (years of bombarding your system with too much sugars and starches for your pancreas to properly handle the
constant excess blood sugar)... and studies show that
high fructose intake particularly from
high - fructose corn syrup can be a major contributor to excess visceral fat.
While PCOS has largely been associated with infertility,
constant high androgen and
insulin exposure have lifelong consequences, which increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Here is my question (please read the whole thing)... If you are obese, with fat spilling out into your bloodstream constantly (and fat is what «prevents
insulin from allowing blood stream sugar into the cell»)-- > Then, if you are obese, and switch to a
high carb diet (such as McDougall potato diet) won't the
higher carb amount in your body (from the
constant increased sugars from the potato diet) create more diabetes?
If we eat 3 meals a day, there are
higher levels of
insulin but we do not have the persistent,
constant stimulus of
insulin required to produce
insulin resistance.
If not managed,
constant prolonged stress can cause significant health issues such as
high blood pressure and can cause an increase in cortisol and
insulin levels contributing to weight gain.
Symptoms of
high blood sugar (
insulin resistance) include fatigue after meals,
constant hunger, cravings for sweets not relieved by eating them,
constant thirst, frequent urination, difficulty falling asleep, and a big belly.
Furthermore, when blood sugar is imbalanced, our hormones are directly affected due to
constant high levels of
insulin in our systems, causing
insulin receptors on the ovaries to throw off the proper production of estrogen and testosterone (creating more testosterone than normal and less estrogen than normal).