Easy To Learn Five Facts About Obesity And Five Facts About Fat Production

The awe and respect for our body's natural systems just continues to magnify infinitely. Try and visualize this potential. It is estimated that every year over 90% of your body is completely replaced and reconstructed entirely from the food nutrients you eat.

Deductively, the quality of these nutrients is the foundation for the quality of your renewed cellular structures. Metaphorically, it is your choice to build your cellular foundation like a straw hut or a house of bricks.

Imagine a framework build from French fries and doughnuts surrounded by soda!

Superior nutrients will build stronger cells and like well-nourished and strong soldiers they will defend your body against unwanted foreign invaders. Before you order the next Big Gulp or greasy French fries, remember your choice of food nutrients may take a year to be replaced out of your system.

First, let's consider five general observations about obesity relative to food choices.

1. Our new enemy is our appetite, our innate love and preoccupation with food. Humans will swallow almost anything that does not swallow them first.

2. GLOBESITY is gaining ground. It is estimated about every fourth person on Earth is too fat. Obesity is spreading beyond the wealthy industrialized nations. The consumption of vegetable oil has doubled and cheaper sources of sugar are processed. Soft drink factories are popping up. More and more packaged boxes are found in supermarket chains rather than fresh bulk foods sold in community markets.

3. It is estimated that almost a third of all deaths globally are from ailments linked to being overweight and lack of exercise. Obesity rates are getting larger by 25%. A rather interesting statistic is that these rates began to rise at the time the health authorities told us to eat low fat. The food industry produced a wide range of low fat products that were made more delicious by adding sugar. This proved to be a dietary disaster. If you eat an excessive amount of carbohydrates you are going to get fat and diabetic.

4. The consumption of more and more fructose sweeteners have been major contributors to the obesity epidemic. It is estimated that a consumption of High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) has increased more than 1000% between 1970 and 1990, far exceeding changes in intake of any other food group. Fructose has no enzymes, vitamins or minerals so it takes micronutrients from the body while it assimilates itself for use. HFCS are added as sweeteners to soft drinks, canned juices, dairy products, cookies, jams, cereals and more.

5. Extra body fat puts you at greater risk of a number of health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney and liver problems, stroke and gall bladder issues.

Is that extra chip or cookie worth it?

Second, let's consider five general points about how fat is produced:

1. The hormone INSULIN controls fat production. Fat is neutral. Insulin is secreted when we consume carbohydrates (sugars and starches). More carbohydrates mean more insulin.

2. The body converts all digestible carbohydrates into glucose or blood sugar.

3. Next the pancreas kicks in and produces insulin to transfer the blood sugar into cells for use as energy. Your body continues to secrete excessive insulin until your blood sugar returns to normal. Any excess is stored as glycogen in the liver, or as body fat.

4. The real problem is with starches. They not only produce more blood sugar but they cause a much more prolonged elevation of sugar and insulin than simple sugars do.

5. High insulin levels triggers your hypothalamus (the part of the brain that regulates hormones) to send out hunger signals that cause you to crave more carbohydrates. It also affects adrenal function. A low metabolism rate doesn't burn off the food you eat but converts it into fat. Note the metabolism system includes thyroid, pancreas, liver, stomach, small and large intestine and colon. An under active thyroid, a sluggish pancreas, or not enough digestive enzymes can all contribute to extra poundage.

Here is a different viewpoint: the body operates like a furnace, and the brain operates like the body's thermostat. If more fuel in the form of calories is taken in than needed, it will be stored as fat.

The best solutions are always preventative. Little changes can capitalize big differences. For example, drink 8 glasses of water, eat an apple before supper to suppress appetite, no sodas, diet sodas or diet foods, no fast foods, no products with High Fructose Corn Syrup. Shop the perimeter of the store. Adapt your favorite recipes to less fat and sugar with alternative whole food substitutions. Make simple lifestyle changes you can sustain all your life. Your amazing cells deserve the best nutrients for a lifetime of wellness.


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