Insulin and Weight-Loss

(Short Article)

Insulin, the main transport-hormone in our systems, manages the uptake of amino-acids, glucose and fatty-acids by our cells.  The division of nutrients in our diets of 60% carbohydrates, 30% protein and 10% fat is acceptable for metabolism-healthy people.  For people suffering from insulin-resistance or for people trying to loose weight by reducing body-fat, a normal, carbohydrate-accentuated diet is very unfavourable. Consumption of large amounts of carbohydrates leads to constantly elevated insulin-levels. Besides the positive effects of high insulin-levels like increasing the uptake of key-nutrients amino-acids, glucose and free

fatty-acids by the cells, high insulin-levels restrict the break-down of stored fat into free fatty-acids, the usable form of energy for the body.

The lower the insulin-levels, the higher the possible conversion of body-fat into free fatty-acids. The highest conversion-rate can be measured at fasting. It is very advisable to keep insulin-levels as low as possible if a loss of body-fat has to be accomplished. On the other hand, high insulin-levels do not have a negative influence on the oxidation i.e. usage of free fatty-acids by the body.

(Article written by Cristopher T. Clarc)

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