One of the ways that insulin lowers blood glucose is by telling the body to aggressively store
excess dietary carbohydrates as fat.
On a related matter; it is my understanding that, when faced with
excess dietary carbohydrates and protein, the body synthesizes it into stearic acid for storage.
Hyperinsulinemia stimulates de novo lipogenesis transforming
excess dietary carbohydrates into new fat.
Not exact matches
The elevated triglycerides in the blood linked to heart disease do not come from
dietary fats, but are produced in the liver from
excess sugars from
carbohydrates like refined sugars and white flour and from fructose.
When we consider that
excess carbohydrates, and thus
excess insulin could be part of the root cause, not
dietary fat, everything starts to seem much more logical.
When eaten in
excess, protein is stored as fat just like the other macronutrients (
carbohydrates and
dietary fat).
«We've known for quite some time that reduction of
dietary carbohydrates causes an
excess of water loss,» he says, so the weight loss may be due to water loss.
In other words,
excess carbohydrates (glucose) increases fat build up, not necessarily
dietary fat.
The resulting equation is simple: fructose (found in most processed foods) and
dietary carbohydrates (sugars and grains, which break down into sugar) lead to
excess body fat, obesity and related health issues.
Mastering Diabetes: Insulin resistance is a state of
carbohydrate intolerance, created by the consumption of
excess dietary fat.
This statement replaces the outdated 1998 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement «Cholesterol in Childhood,» which has been retired.3 New data emphasize the negative effects of
excess dietary intake of saturated and trans fats and cholesterol as well as the effect of
carbohydrate intake, the obesity epidemic, the metabolic / insulin - resistance syndrome, and the decreased level of physical activity and fitness on the risk of adult - onset CVD.
«In terms of existing guidelines for
dietary modifications, three suggested limiting dairy if lactose intolerant, two suggested limiting
excess fat, one indicated decreasing
excess carbohydrates, and five suggested avoiding high - fiber foods, especially during flares.
The study author suggests in an interview about the study that
excess sugar and
carbohydrates are to blame: «It's the high
carbohydrate or sugary diet that should be the focus of
dietary guidelines.
The switch back to high fat is coming, but will the soon - to - be-released 2010
Dietary Guidelines reflect this growing mainstream concern about
excess carbohydrates, high blood sugar, obesity, and diabetes?
Unlike fat or
carbohydrate, the human body has limited capacity to transiently store «
excess»
dietary protein from a single meal to acutely stimulate muscle protein anabolism at a later time.
Dog and cats do not have a
dietary requirement for
carbohydrates and consuming them in
excess can cause weight gain and other related health issues.