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The Zone Diet Plan
How Does Zone Diet Work
Sample Meal
Zone Diet Recipes
The Zone Diet Vs Others
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Fat Burning Fat
Most people trying to lose
weight have been told time after time that to be successful, they must stop
consuming fat. In reality, the body needs fat to burn fat! Opposite
of carbohydrates, consumption of fat has no affect on insulin. The carbohydrates are the primary stimulator of insulin and
protein, not fat, since the body does not store consumed fat as excess fat. Fat
has another benefit in that it helps slow down the rate that carbohydrates enter
the bloodstream, acting much like a control mechanism. The slower that
carbohydrates enter your bloodstream, the slower insulin is produced, which
equates to a lower the level of insulin. The result is that any stored fat is
released for energy.
Fat helps to slow down the rate that carbohydrates
enter the bloodstream, acting much like a control mechanism
Additionally, fat is what causes cholecystokinin (CCK), a hormone released from
the stomach. When CCK is released, it immediately goes to the brain telling it
to stop eating. For this reason, when too much fat is cut from your diet and
replaced with carbohydrates, you are causing the hormonal signals to become
distorted when in fact they should be stopping you from consuming too many
calories. However, just because you can eat fat, that does mean you can go
overboard. A good motto to remember is, “Everything in moderation.” Although
fat has nothing to do with insulin, you still want to consume low amounts of
saturated fats.
When the membranes in the body have too much
fluid, they lose rigidity, which is needed to function properly. The body will
naturally produce the required amount of saturated fat as a way of increasing
viscosity. In contrast, if you are consuming too much saturated fat, these cell
membranes become overly rigid. At this point, the body is unable to produce
polyunsaturated fat and the fluidity of the membrane cannot be improved. When this occurs, the body’s receptors cannot function properly and the result
is that more insulin is produced to help lower the levels of blood sugar. This
is exactly why the amount of saturated fat should be minimal.
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