This talk was so revolutionary and eye opening, I had to share it!!
Obesity is becoming a real problem, especially today when, according to the NHS, There has been a marked increase in obesity rates over the past eight years – in 1993 13% of men and 16% of women were obese – in 2011 this rose to 24% for men and 26% for women. As a result the number type 2 diabetic cases have soared! But what if obesity was not the cause of insulin resistance (leading to type 2 diabetes) what if , in some cases, insulin resistance is the cause of obesity?
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| Sugar can be very dangerous!! |
Peter is saying obesity may be a "coping mechanism" for insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is when the body produces insulin (which converts glucose into glycogen to store) but does not use it properly. The muscle, fat and liver cells do not respond properly, as a result the body needs more insulin to help glucose enter the cells. The pancreas keeps producing insulin to satisfy the increased demand, but soon the amount of glucose in the blood stream becomes too high. This means people with insulin resistance are more at risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease. What Dr Attia is suggesting is when the cells are told to burn more energy that they are willing to, they store it instead. The cells that are the safest to store this excess are fat cells , they do not contain much of the complex machinery compared to other cells. This all suggests that in some cases the body's response to insulin resistance is obesity and not the other way around! This is a very revolutionary idea and will take a lot of research to prove!! However soon we will have the answer!
As Always, Seemal Ahmad
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