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Insulin and Weight Loss
By Brian Gallichan
Insulin is a hormone secreted by our body for the purpose of reducing the amount of sugar that we have in our bloodstream. Insulin is usually secreted right after a meal when the bloodstream contains excess sugar.
Insulin stores the excess sugar in our cells so that our body can use it as energy. Insulin has also been blamed for causing people to gain weight and to fail at achieving their weight loss goals.
Our bodies convert the food we eat into glucose, which is a form of sugar. Insulin is then released from the pancreas in order to remove the glucose from our blood and to store it in our cells.
The body would rather burn the glucose that the insulin has stored in our cells instead of burning our body fat, because body fat is meant as a surplus of energy to be used in emergency situations such as famine.
Therefore, your body stops burning the fat and begins to burn the glucose instead.
The trick is to not eat too much food at each meal. By not eating as much food at each meal, your body will secrete less insulin, and therefore will continue burning some body fat along with the calories from the meal.
Eat smaller, more frequent portions throughout the day, and you will have no problem losing weight, and your insulin levels will not spike or plummet.
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