QUOTE(MAGAMan-X @ Feb 9 2025, 04:34 AM)
Reducing weight might not land you a job, it might make you look good though, and if looking good is what lands you that job, then good.
If you're committed, then the first thing you need to do is unlearn whatever you think you know about health and nutrition, and start afresh with an open mind. So here goes.
1) How does the human body become fat? (hint: again, it's NOT calories in calories out)
2) Why does the body become fat?
3) How do you get the body to use that fat?
Don't worry I'll answer you.
1) The body becomes fat because you gave it information that tells it to store fat. So how does the body does it? Through a hormone called insulin (there are other hormones involved as well but right now let's stick with dietary causes). So what you need to do, is give the body information that says "this is substrate, but don't trigger the insulin".
2) Carbohydrates trigger insulin release because your body can only have a narrow range of blood sugar at any given moment. If blood sugar spikes, it will trigger insulin, telling the cells to open up and soak up the glucose to prevent high blood sugar (conversely, a blood sugar drop will trigger cortisol, which tells the body to raise blood sugar). Chronically triggering high insulin levels will result in net energy storage, and over the course of years/decades, make you fat/sick. If you use what is called a Continuous Glucose Monitor, you will very quickly learn what types of food triggers insulin.
3) Many health "experts" will tell you glucose (or carbs) is the preferred choice of energy source. This is only partially true. Your body uses glucose because IT HAS TO to prevent your blood from becoming hyperglycemic. If you don't feed it carbs, it will learn how to use an alternative form of fuel, in the case of animals, fatty acids, ie. ketogenic metabolism. As long as you are eating carbs, your body will NEVER access the fat stores, because you will always be triggering insulin, which stops your cells from using stored fats for energy.
That said, not all cells are equal. Some cells WILL prefer one type of fuel over the other... The brain, for example, uses glucose for energy, and the heart uses fatty acid for energy. So how do you get glucose in your body if you don't consume carbs? There's a process called gluconeogenesis, which means creating new glucose. It basically reverses the process of creating fats from the excessive carb intake.
Hopefully you understand all that above, and when you start taking in nutrition advice, you can evaluate whether or not those "advice" makes sense.
Hi pal thanks for sharing this crucial informations. Will definitely heed themIf you're committed, then the first thing you need to do is unlearn whatever you think you know about health and nutrition, and start afresh with an open mind. So here goes.
1) How does the human body become fat? (hint: again, it's NOT calories in calories out)
2) Why does the body become fat?
3) How do you get the body to use that fat?
Don't worry I'll answer you.
1) The body becomes fat because you gave it information that tells it to store fat. So how does the body does it? Through a hormone called insulin (there are other hormones involved as well but right now let's stick with dietary causes). So what you need to do, is give the body information that says "this is substrate, but don't trigger the insulin".
2) Carbohydrates trigger insulin release because your body can only have a narrow range of blood sugar at any given moment. If blood sugar spikes, it will trigger insulin, telling the cells to open up and soak up the glucose to prevent high blood sugar (conversely, a blood sugar drop will trigger cortisol, which tells the body to raise blood sugar). Chronically triggering high insulin levels will result in net energy storage, and over the course of years/decades, make you fat/sick. If you use what is called a Continuous Glucose Monitor, you will very quickly learn what types of food triggers insulin.
3) Many health "experts" will tell you glucose (or carbs) is the preferred choice of energy source. This is only partially true. Your body uses glucose because IT HAS TO to prevent your blood from becoming hyperglycemic. If you don't feed it carbs, it will learn how to use an alternative form of fuel, in the case of animals, fatty acids, ie. ketogenic metabolism. As long as you are eating carbs, your body will NEVER access the fat stores, because you will always be triggering insulin, which stops your cells from using stored fats for energy.
That said, not all cells are equal. Some cells WILL prefer one type of fuel over the other... The brain, for example, uses glucose for energy, and the heart uses fatty acid for energy. So how do you get glucose in your body if you don't consume carbs? There's a process called gluconeogenesis, which means creating new glucose. It basically reverses the process of creating fats from the excessive carb intake.
Hopefully you understand all that above, and when you start taking in nutrition advice, you can evaluate whether or not those "advice" makes sense.