Not exact matches
Nursing mothers that maintain their weight can also reduce the level of contaminants
in their milk because the
mobilization of
fat stores is lessened.
Joslin scientists are actively involved
in studying the regulation of the many factors that control the storage,
mobilization and utilization of excess energy
in adipocytes (
fat cells).
Basic mammalian biology At the same time, Sumner was conducting a companion study to measure gene activity
in the adipose «lipolysis pathway» — which follows the breakdown and
mobilization of
fat tissue — a major contributor to milk production.
Change
in Energy Balance and
Fat Mobilization
The
mobilization of
fat stores — lipolysis — that greatly accelerates during fasting appears to be due to lower insulin levels, and not to changes
in blood glucose (sugar) levels.
This resulted
in greater blood flow to the underlying muscle, making for greater
fat mobilization — > I.E., a «spot reduction» effect.
It sure would be nice to see the results of hepatic / skeletal muscle / etc lipid
mobilization in a low
fat vegan diet trial.
Tan GD, Goossens GH, Humphreys SM, Vidal H, Karpe F. Upper and lower body adipose tissue function: a direct comparison of
fat mobilization in humans.
The main reason I pose these questions is that it has been discussed
in other studies the principle that,
fat mobilization and use as substrate happens after a period of adaptation for which 15 days seems not sufficient.
These metabolic alterations include the inability of normal tissues to take up blood glucose because of their decreased sensitivity or decreased responsiveness to insulin; an increased protein degradation combined with a decreased protein synthesis; finally an increased activity of the enzymes involved
in degradation and
mobilization of lipids
in body
fat cells.
Ketones may therefore be detected
in the urine of starving animals because of massive
fat mobilization is required for ketone formation.