In discussing weight loss with people, I have come across the misconception that most people have that if they eat a low fat diet, and exercise regularly, they will lose weight. This, of course, is not the case. I then see the frustration from those same people later on down the road because they are confused at why they can’t lose weight! I try to explain to them that it is not dietary fat that is the problem, it is their carbohydrate intake that is inhibiting them from losing the weight they want to lose.
Following is an article along with a study that was done that to show that carbohydrate intake, and how it relates to insulin sensitivity, is the main reason why most have trouble losing weight.
The Research:
In this study, researchers used an MRI machine to determine each participant’s level of belly and liver fat along with a blood test to determine insulin sensitivity.
Then, they put all 243 of the test subjects on a nine month lifestyle intervention program which reduced fat intake to a maximum of 30 percent of total calories (including less than 10 percent in the form of saturated fat) and had them engage in moderate physical activity such as walking for at least three hours a week.
Eat less (fat) & move more….classic.
The Results:
The patients who started with the most belly fat & were the most insulin insensitive and who were most at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes did the worst on this lifestyle intervention program.
“The participants who improved their health status as a result of diet and exercise started out with lower baseline levels of abdominal and liver fat.”
Their Conclusion:
The researchers concluded that patients with a high level of belly fat & a high level of insulin insensitivity were unlikely to ever be successful at improving their situation with lifestyle modification, ever!
Ergo…to lose weight, they would need the help of pharmaceuticals and/or weight loss surgery.
Conclusion:
The lifestyle modification plan used in this experiment is crap.
If you want to improve insulin sensitivity, you don’t modify fat intake…you modify carbohydrate intake.
- Carbs = sugar
- Too much sugar = insulin insensitivity
- Insulin insensitivity = belly & liver fat
- Insulin insensitivity = type 2 diabetes
So, before the medical community tells Mr. Balloon Belly that he is doomed to a life of gastric bypass and anal leakage, perhaps they should retire their old school food pyramids and learn something from us non-experts.
Reference:
The study
Better synopsis in Science Daily
www.healthhabits.ca
Dude shoulda backed off the sugar a long time ago….Dang his belly is huge!!
Hey, I take offense to that! The diabetessss runs in my family!!! Did I mention that they are all over 300 lbs and have large bellies?
Sorry, couldn’t resist being a smart ass. But seriously, people have told me that!
But I don’t see u weighing 300+ with a big huge gut!! Awesome work Freeman for fighting off the family fat jeans, oops I mean genes!! Hercules Hercules Hercules!!! Seriously tho it’s great you have made up your mind to fight against and overcome instead of taking the easy way out and allowing it to be an excuse. My dad was diagnosed with diabetes last year and I watched him eat two pieces of cake before bed on saturday night (which he doesn’t often do) and I think I recall him saying the next morning “he slept like a baby for about four or five hours”… Geez…No wonder…
With that said my dad doesn’t have a gut like the photo above but he doesn’t have a six pack either!! Needless to say I am going to forward him this article… Thanks Seth!
Join me in the fight against diabeetus.
Leah, isn’t the guy in the picture your sugar daddy? No wonder you like “whispering so much”.
Lincoln… Well I was hoping you could keep it a secret, however I had to call it quits because he just about drained my savings account to Roto Rooter because I couldn’t keep my sewage lines clear. I won’t go into the details now but I’ll bring u up to speed at the Pit.
Well first on all I told everyone about “whispering” & second take a look at anything written on metabolic syndrome. Te medical community for years treated these patients for separate issues as if obesity, diabetes, “belly fat”, high bp, and other co-morbidities were separate issues. We all know now they are interrelated. Some have a better genetic makeup to fight this battle than others. Regradless we eat clean and crossfit to “forge” through any genetic hurdles.
Hey Lincoln.. Sssahhhh about the whispering! You’ll create monsters!!!
Things that make u go Hmmmmmmm
Are you sure he is not pregnant? With triplets…. Don’t stick a pin in him, he might pop!
Classic definition of Ascites just looking at this picture. Basically this patient presents on a physical exam as having Cirrhosis of the liver caused by drinking too much alcohol. So he might not have diabetes at all (need lab tests to confirm) Im just saying. I am not a MD but my initials state that, and I did stay at a Holiday Express last night haha