On the other hand, if you do the opposite and give your body less calories than it needs, your body will
convert your stored body fat into energy and use that instead.
Not exact matches
Without the presence of fiber, the
body does not use sugar as an energy source but instead
stores sugar and
converts it to
fat.
Coconuts are loaded with lauric acid, a medium - chain fatty acid that, once it gets into your
body, is
converted into monolaurin, which is easily digestible and can be used as a source of direct energy instead of being
stored in the
body as
fat.
2) Increases Energy: Coconut oil is primarily made up of medium - chain fatty acids that the
body can easily
convert to energy instead of
storing as
fat.
Instead of
storing as
fat the liver
converts them directly to ketone
bodies which are then available for use as energy.
Typical diets
convert carbs -LCB- sugars -RCB- into glucose and if these levels become too high, extra calories are much more easily
stored as
body fat which results in unwanted weight gain.
However, both of these are
stored in the liver and can be
converted to
body fat.
Dietary
fat is
converted more readily to
body fat than is carbohydrate or protein and is the easiest to
store in the
body, say scientists.
This means that insulin will chemically
convert the unused glucose into fatty acids and have it
stored in the
fat deposits anywhere on your
body and thrown onto layers of
fat which are already there.
«As insulin is one of our primary
fat storage hormones, it will firstly
convert unused glucose from your blood into glycogen and
store it in your muscles, but what is left over will be
converted into
body fat,» Weaver explains.
It also
converts T4 into reverse T3 (RT3), a form your
body can't use that just makes you tired and
stores fat like crazy.
The magic happens in your liver, it
converts this new steady supply of dietary
fats into ketones to fuel your
body and brain and in the process, your liver accesses your
stored body fat and burns that as well.
Within a few weeks, the
body should be fairly efficient at
converting protein and
fat for the liver's glycogen
stores, which provide all the glucose we need for the brain, red blood cells, muscles, etc. under regular circumstances.
When proper metabolic actions are in place, the food that has been consumed can be
converted to ready to use fuel to power the
body rather than
fat that will be
stored away for future use.
While it is true that HGH helps lose weight by improving metabolic functions so that the
body can
convert food to fuel rather than
fat and start to burn some of the excess
fat that has already been
stored inside cells, the majority of overweight people will only see a decline of about 10 % of their excess
body fat during 6 months of treatment with HGH therapy.
If more protein is consumed than the
body needs to build or repair
body tissues or to provide energy they are
converted by the
body into
fat and
stored for later use.
This means bagels break down very quickly when you eat them,
convert to sugar in your
body and are more readily
stored as
fat, notes dietitian Tanya Zuckerbrot on the Fox News website.
Even though carbs are rarely
converted directly to
fat (a process called de novo lipogenesis, or «DNL»), they do cause you to
store proportionally more
body fat.15
This is also why you don't starve to death when you restrict food for weeks at a time, because your
body is able to
convert stored fat into ketones that are used as fuel instead of glucose.
Obesity causes testosterone levels to drop, as enzymes in the
stored body fat actually
convert testosterone to estrogen.
To get into ketosis you have to deplete your liver glycogen
stores so that the liver could start
converting your
body fat into ketones.
More glucose than what the
body needs for energy or glycogen is
converted to triglycerides in the liver and
stored as a more permanent energy storage compound —
body fat.
Additionally, any excess carbohydrates that the
body doesn't immediately use for energy is
converted to
fat to be
stored for future energy.
Coconut and coconut oil are great sources of medium chain triglycerides, a
fat that
converts quickly into energy, as it is used quickly, it is less likely to be
stored as
body fat.
Unrefined (preferably organic) coconut oil contains medium - chain triglycerides (MCTs) that are very easy to digest for quick - release energy that's difficult for your
body to
convert to
stored fat.
The liver begins to
convert fat — both the
fat you eat and the
body fat you
store — into molecules called ketones.
It's when you eat too many carbs that insulin is released and those carbs are
converted to
fat to be
stored in your
body.
The hormones go right to work, increasing the metabolism of the cells, enhancing the immune system, suppressing the stress hormone cortisol (which stops the
body from
converting food to energy, and instead uses it to
store fat).
But we've known for a very long time now that the main source of
stored fat in your
body comes from carbohydrates that are
converted to
fat in your liver with the help of the hormone insulin.
In a case of already insulin resistant both peripheral tissues &
fat tissue 3 things will will happen prior to triglycerides reaching an elevated level in the bloodstream 1) It starts with peripheral tissues — since it is IR it will not absorb glucose and glucose will remain in the bloodstream leading to elevated glucose blood levels 2)
Body will recognise elevated glucose levels and immediately will send excess glucose to liver, thinking that once this excess glucose will get
converted into triglycerides it will then be
stored in adipose tissue.
Amongst many other important functions, such as the metabolism of
fats, protein and carbs and
storing glucose for energy, vitamins and minerals, the liver also helps to break down and
convert toxins into non-harmful substances that your
body can then filter out.
Although consuming
fat - reduced items can help lower cholesterol, it can also cause levels of a blood lipid called triglyceride to soar, since the
body converts the extra calories from sugar into
fat, which is
stored by the
body and can cling to artery walls, increasing risk of heart attack and stroke.
If the
body doesn't use up this
stored glycogen, the liver
converts it into
fat to make room for new glycogen.
Your liver begins to
convert the
fat stored in your
body into fatty acids and ketone
bodies, these ketone
bodies then replace glucose as the
bodies energy source.
By limiting your carb intake and exercising, you will kick - start your ketosis and help to ensure that your
body is ready to
convert fat into energy, instead of
storing it as glucose, which turns to extra
fat in excess quantities.
And then, because there is so much insulin in your bloodstream, your
body stores too much sugar (which it
converts to
fat) and the glucose levels in your blood drop too low.
In a normal diet that contains high amounts of carbohydrate, the
body converts carbs into glucose, which is used by the
body, as well as the brain, for fuel and any leftover glucose that is not used is then
stored as
fat.
A low carb high
fat (LCHF) diet plan tells your
body to burn
stored fat by
converting this
fat into fatty acids and ketone
bodies in your liver.
If the intake of calories is more than the expenditure of energy in our
body, then the excess food gets
converted to proteins and
fats, which gets
stored in the
body for future use.
It's all about your metabolism, which is your
body's ability to break down nutrients and
convert them into energy or
store them as
fat when you take in more energy than you burn.
When blood sugar drops and glycogen
stores are burned up, the
body begins to
convert fat into ketones for energy.
Too much of any food type can be
stored as
body fat, but protein is less likely to be
converted to
fat than any other nutrient.
Weight gain is mostly brought about by overeating fatty, sugary foods that the
body converts to glycogen (
fat) and
stores under the skin.
Once in the cells, the
body stores sugar as
fat, because any sugar energy not used is
converted into
fat for later use.
Secondly, the MCT's quickly
convert into caloric energy, rather than being
stored as
fat on the
body.
This means two problems occur — they easily
convert too much carbohydrate foods into
stored body fat, and are prevented from burning high amounts of
stored body fat.
When you're in ketosis and you haven't eaten recently, your
body breaks down your
fat stores into free fatty acids, which it then
converts to ketones for fuel.
Doesn't this mean that the
body should first deplete
body fat stores (eventually
converted into glycerol) and only after that turn to muscle tissue?
The reason behind low - carb diet is that when carbohydrates are consumed by the
body, these carbs are
converted into glucose and
body stores glucose as
fat.
These
fats are called solid
fats, which are hard for the
body to
convert into
stored fat.