Insulin is crucial to life but very destructive in excessive amounts. Approximately 75% of North Americans produce too much insulin due to a diet high in carbohydrates and the result is over-fat or obese.
Insulin’s primary role in the body is to balance blood sugar (glucose). Every time we eat, blood sugar rises and falls and insulin helps to balance the blood sugar and keep it in the “safe” zone.
The Role of Insulin:
- Hormone secreted by the pancreas in response to blood sugar levels
- Needed to stabilize one’s blood sugar to prevent blood sugar from rising too high, too fast
- Converts excess glucose into glycogen, removes it from the blood stream and stores it in the liver and muscles
- Excess blood sugar that can not be stored as glycogen will be converted into fat and stored in the adipose tissue (butt, hips, thighs, love handles, etc.)
Excess Insulin and Fat Gain:
- Excess insulin due to eating, converts protein, glucose and fat into stored body fat.
- In excess, insulin forces the body to use carbohydrates for energy instead of stored fat
- Excess insulin removes fat from blood and transports it into fat cells
- Excess insulin stores excess glucose as body fat
With elevated insulin levels, you will NOT maximize fat burning and will not lose unwanted fat. The foods we eat directly affects our fat burning, or fat storing abilities and insulin in excess will stimulate your body to store fat. Choosing your meals with more protein and healthy fat and less carbohydrates, will result in fat loss and a more harmonious bodily state.
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