The metabolic effects of sugar are widely known - or at least I thought so.
Another possible explanation is that non-Hispanic blacks may be less susceptible to
the metabolic effects of sugars, although this hypothesis needs to be further tested.12, 54,56 Finally, although observational studies are important in improving our understanding of nutrient - disease relationships, they should not be directly interpreted as evidence of causal relationships without considering other lines of evidence.57
Not exact matches
Low - Carb, Gluten - Free Recipes to Keep You In Ketosis Ketosis is the optimal
metabolic state
of utilizing fat for fuel instead
of consuming starchy grains,
sugars, and other carbohydrates that have negative side -
effects when eaten in large quantities (as the USDA and a majority
of nutritionally - misinformed doctors believe).
Recently there have been growing concerns about the
metabolic effects of getting our kids hooked on such a high carbohydrate (
sugar), refined food from the start.
The researchers argue that instead
of thinking about
sugar as empty calories that cause weight gain they should be seen as having a more threatening
effect on the body's whole
metabolic system.
Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center now have found that mice on a fatty diet who were given high levels
of fructose in their diet suffered much worse
metabolic effects than those given similar calories
of glucose (the other component in table
sugar).
Now it exists in multiple forms in most
of the prepared food available to us (even the
sugar - free options) and it perpetuates overall inflammation, dumps fat on our liver (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease); makes our cells resistant to the
effects of insulin (insulin resistant); and then gives us
metabolic syndrome, abdominal obesity, cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes.
Practically everywhere you read, there's a new article talking about the
metabolic effects of refined
sugar on causing insulin resistance, belly fat, your brain, and your child's risk for developing attention -LSB-...]
While optimizing blood
sugar through dietary awareness is frontline «treatment», current research is aimed at observing genetic markers that influence the severity
of hypoglycemia and related
metabolic syndromes to help prevent its multi-systemic
effects.
This 9 - day trial in 43 obese children with
metabolic syndrome investigated the short - term health
effects of reducing
sugar and fructose.
Although cinnamon does NOT directly increase fat burning (such as by increasing
metabolic rate, etc), it CAN actually help you to burn off abdominal fat and get leaner in an indirect way Here's how... Although cinnamon has dozens
of health benefits, the main benefit that will help you to get leaner is through it's strong
effect on controlling blood
sugar levels in your body.
Researches from California set out to investigate the
metabolic effects of replacing
sugar with starch for children with obesity and
metabolic syndrome.
There's a lot
of anecdotal evidence that this eating strategy works for some people, but according to a number
of scientific studies, the frequency
of meals has absolutely no
effect on fat loss [1, 2], but does have beneficial
metabolic effects on dietary thermogenesis and insulin sensitivity [3](in other words, it helps regulate your blood
sugar levels, which in turn can help keep your appetite under control).
Your body is simply not designed to process large amounts
of refined
sugars and grains, which explains the myriad
of health
effects that occur when you overindulge in foods like bread, pizza, pasta, bagels, rice, pancakes and waffles without serious
metabolic consequences:
• widespread
effects on circulation, muscles and
sugar metabolism • raised heart rate • increased heart output • increased rate and depth
of breathing • increased
metabolic rate • increased force
of muscular contraction • delayed muscular fatigue • reduced blood flow to bladder (muscular walls relax and sphincters contract) • reduced blood flow to intestines • increased blood pressure • increased
sugar (glucose) in the blood • increased break - down
of glucose for energy *, especially in muscle cells • increased free fatty acids in the blood * • more oxidation
of fatty acids to produce energy * • more ATP (the cells» primary energy compound) produced * • blood vessels constrict
«Further studies are required for us to be able to understand the mechanisms involved in the connection between poor breakfast and
metabolic syndrome, but our results and those
of several previous studies suggest that a poor breakfast can have a negative
effect on blood
sugar regulation,» says Maria Wennberg, the study's main author.
In particular, calorie - focused thinking is inherently biased against high - fat foods, many
of which appear to be protective against obesity and the diseases
of metabolic syndrome, and supportive
of refined starch and
sugar replacements, which are clearly detrimental, and exclusive
of their calories and
effects on weight gain [27], [28].
Medical professionals are studying the
effects of the
sugar fructose on the
metabolic pathways leading to the development
of these chronic diseases.
One cup
of plain milk kefir has nine grams
of naturally occurring
sugar — lactose — which is not dangerous and will not have the same
metabolic effects as added
sugar.
Practically everywhere you read, there's a new article talking about the
metabolic effects of refined
sugar on causing insulin resistance, belly fat, your brain, and your child's risk for developing attention deficit disorder (ADD).
Once insulin resistance and blood
sugar problems enter the picture, the domino
effect to
Metabolic Syndrome takes place, a fancy name for a group
of risk factors which includes heart disease, stroke, and Type 2 diabetes.
The simple starches (which includes some
of the root vegetables such as potatoes as well as rice and many grains) metabolize very quickly to
sugar, and tend to have the same
metabolic effect if overdone.