What
Actually Makes Weight-Loss Work?
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Welcome to 1 to 5 Weight-Loss without
Dieting! You owe it to yourself to read this book!
The article you are reading presents a brief discussion of
weight-loss methods, references a key Colorado State University article on fat metabolism, and
concludes with a brief introduction of how to lose weight without hunger.
Introduction:
There are
hundreds of books and dozens of methods that seek to deal with weight-loss.
Although
these books describe diverse methods that produce varying degrees of weight-loss
success, those encountered by your author fail to give the reader a truly defensible
reason why the endorsed method is supposed to work. Here are some examples:
I. Some Popular Weight-Loss Approaches
1. The Atkins Method
One of the
major criticisms levied by the American Medical Association against Atkins and
his weight-loss regimen was that he could not explain why it worked.
Although Atkins
referenced the 1950s research of Kekwick and Pawain who identified a "Fat
Mobilizing Substance" (now identified as the presence of ketones) in those
consuming a high fat, high protein, low-carb diet, and although he drew from
the work of Pennington who recommended removing all starch and sugar from
meals, Dr. Atkins never demonstrated a successful mechanism that accounted for
the success of his regimen.
2. The Paleo Diet Method
The
argument from paleo dieters is that they are eating "what their
ancestor" ate and, therefore, weight-loss results. This explains nothing, however, regarding how
the actual weight-loss occurs.
3. The Calorie Counting Approach
Numerous
diets have promoted the idea that human metabolism is like a Bunsen
burner. The argument is that the mass of
the food that you consume is either added to your body weight, consumed for
energy (like a car using up gasoline), or excreted (like the exhaust
by-products of internal combustion).
This sounds quite logical, but research
demonstrates that this method is dramatically less effective then the
low-carb, high fat, high protein regimen presented in the 1 to 5 Weight-Loss without
Dieting book.
4. "Fad" Diets
There are
numerous "fad" diets in which those seeking to lose weight eat
copious amounts of certain foods. Among
these approaches are the grapefruit diet and the egg diet. Again, no valid explanation is presented as
to why these methods might produce weight loss although many point to reduced
caloric intake. However, published AMA
research clearly indicates that reducing calories is much less effective
than low-carb, high healthful fat, high protein eating. See my articles on The
Mechanism of Weight-Loss and Weight-Loss
Inequity.
II. Reduction of Insulin through Fat-Metabolism
1 to 5 Weight-Loss without
Dieting clearly presents the simple, easily followed steps that allow the
adoption of a properly undertaken low-carb, high-healthful fat, high protein
eating regimen. This in turn leads to the
conversion of the body's metabolism from carbohydrate-glucose fat accumulation
to a fat-burning (ketogenic) metabolism.
In other
words, instead of accumulating fat, our bodies convert the fat to energy. The result is weight-loss without hunger and
a significant benefit in dealing with insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is a pre-diabetic
condition that is a precursor to adult-onset diabetes, heart disease and
certain forms of cancer. It is also -- I
believe -- the mechanism behind the overweight and obese epidemic rampant in
the high carb lifestyle embraced by most in the US (and increasingly by nations
adopting similar high carb dietary practices).
Glucose is liberated from dietary
carbohydrate such as starch or sucrose by hydrolysis within the small
intestine, and is then absorbed into the blood. Elevated concentrations of
glucose in blood stimulate release of insulin, and insulin acts on cells
thoughout the body to stimulate uptake, utilization and storage of glucose.
The article goes on to point out:
From a
whole body perspective, insulin has a fat-sparing effect. Not only does it drive most cells to preferentially oxidize
carbohydrates instead of fatty acids for energy, insulin indirectly stimulates
accumulation of fat in adipose tissue.
This is
huge!
As 1 to 5 Weight-Loss without
Dieting clearly presents, an appropriate reduction in carb intake along
with adequate consumption of healthful fats and protein leads to reduced
insulin production which in turn leads to reduction in fat production and
accumulation.
III. Conclusion
Would you
like to lose weight -- without hunger -- while feasting on up to eight
deliciously satisfying meals each day?
Would you like
to potentially enhance your blood chemistry -- particularly by lowering
triglyceride levels -- in the process?
Would you
like to fit into slimmer, more appealing clothes?
Would you
like to potentially increase your energy levels and sense of well-beng?
These are a
few of the possible benefits in adopting the 1 to 5 Weight-Loss without
Dieting lifestyle!
Available
in print as well as in Kindle form (viewable on your computer, tablet and cell
phone through a quick and free download from Amazon), you owe it to yourself to
read this book!
