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I just listened to The Obesity Code by Jason Fung and my mind is kinda blown. Everyone you've said matches what the book covers. The takeaway points are: - Ra

I just listened to The Obesity Code by Jason Fung and my mind is kinda blown. Everyone you've said matches what the book covers. The takeaway points are: - Raised insulin is the key driver in weight by preventing the burning of fat and triggers the storage to fat. Insulin is the hormone that tells allows cells to absorb glucose - Type 2 diabetes is caused by insulin resistance, which happens over years of prolonged periods of raised insulin without periods of lowered insulin. Carbohydrates and sugar convert to glucose, insulin resistance prevents it being used by cells, triggering the ask for more glucose by those cells to be available, by way of asking for more insulin. Raised insulin and glucose contribute to more fat being stored. - The western lifestyle is based around eating evenly throughout the day reducing our fasted state. This means our insulin levels don't have a chance to lower. - Fasting is a way to give your body a break from raised insulin, use up the glucose energy first, then switch to fat burning (Ketosis). - Sugars and carbohydrates do not trigger the hormone that says we're full when compared. If this is of interest to you, I highly recommend the book. I'm still learning all the specifics so some of the above may be incorrect. I very much plan to start reducing my sugar and carbohydrate intake and introduce intermittent fasting.

pmccarren 8y ago
> Sugars and carbohydrates do not trigger the hormone that says we're full when compared It's important to note the difference between refined sugars (candy) and natural sugars (fruits). Refined sugars are basically fructose (hello High Fructose Corn Syrup). Refined sugars -- super hella bad. When you eat the refined sugars, your liver actually traps the ATP, blocking the pathway to the brain, making you still feel hungry. Great 10 min clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ve6XQH68mg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ve6XQH68mg
- Isamu 8y ago
  > Refined sugars are basically fructose sucrose (white refined sugar) is half fructose, half glucose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose High Fructose Corn Syrup has a variable amount of fructose, but is usually similar to cane sugar because it is used as a substitute. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_syrup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_syrup
  - maxk42 8y ago
    HFCS is generally in the range of 50% to 90% fructose. In other words, it's typically worse than sucrose for you. Fructose does not provoke a satiety response in the human gastroenteric system, unlike glucose. So if you do eat candy, prefer sucrose to HFCS and glucose to sucrose. Sucrose will be listed on packaging as "sugar".
- TooBrokeToBeg 8y ago
  I've found that Fountain Soda (in addition to not containing huge amounts of tooth destroying acid) does not make me hungry and does seem to fill me. I've been a single meal a day guy for decades (as well as a soda fan). The switch to Soda Fountains (commercial) and their offensive costing, has kept me in good shape (no visible fat) when paired with continuous fasting.
- getpost 8y ago
  Fructose "fruit sugar" is so named due to its occurrence in fruit. Check this[0] list to see the fructose content of various fruits. Lustig[1] says the reason naturally occurring fructose is not as harmful as industrial fructose is that fruit also contains fiber, which slows down the absorption of fructose. [0] https://thepaleodiet.com/fruits-and-sugars/ https://thepaleodiet.com/fruits-and-sugars/ [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
swah 8y ago
This thread about Dr. Fung was enlightening: https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/7jw4r9/the_obesity_code_by_jason_fung_anyone_read_it/ https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/7jw4r9/the_obesity_... OTOH I do think that IF is a "easy" way to control calories, though.
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LrnByTeach 8y ago
Thanks for the Great takeaway points from The Obesity Code > - Raised insulin is the key driver in weight by preventing the burning of fat and triggers the storage to fat. Insulin is the hormone that tells allows cells to absorb glucose > - Type 2 diabetes is caused by insulin resistance, which happens over years of prolonged periods of raised insulin without periods of lowered insulin. Carbohydrates and sugar convert to glucose, insulin resistance prevents it being used by cells, triggering the ask for more glucose by those cells to be available, by way of asking for more insulin. Raised insulin and glucose contribute to more fat being stored. > - The western lifestyle is based around eating evenly throughout the day reducing our fasted state. This means our insulin levels don't have a chance to lower. > - Fasting is a way to give your body a break from raised insulin, use up the glucose energy first, then switch to fat burning (Ketosis). > - Sugars and carbohydrates do not trigger the hormone that says we're full when compared.

pmccarren 8y ago

> Sugars and carbohydrates do not trigger the hormone that says we're full when compared It's important to note the difference between refined sugars (candy) and natural sugars (fruits). Refined sugars are basically fructose (hello High Fructose Corn Syrup). Refined sugars -- super hella bad. When you eat the refined sugars, your liver actually traps the ATP, blocking the pathway to the brain, making you still feel hungry. Great 10 min clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ve6XQH68mg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ve6XQH68mg

Isamu 8y ago
> Refined sugars are basically fructose sucrose (white refined sugar) is half fructose, half glucose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose High Fructose Corn Syrup has a variable amount of fructose, but is usually similar to cane sugar because it is used as a substitute. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_syrup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_syrup
- maxk42 8y ago
  HFCS is generally in the range of 50% to 90% fructose. In other words, it's typically worse than sucrose for you. Fructose does not provoke a satiety response in the human gastroenteric system, unlike glucose. So if you do eat candy, prefer sucrose to HFCS and glucose to sucrose. Sucrose will be listed on packaging as "sugar".
TooBrokeToBeg 8y ago
I've found that Fountain Soda (in addition to not containing huge amounts of tooth destroying acid) does not make me hungry and does seem to fill me. I've been a single meal a day guy for decades (as well as a soda fan). The switch to Soda Fountains (commercial) and their offensive costing, has kept me in good shape (no visible fat) when paired with continuous fasting.
getpost 8y ago
Fructose "fruit sugar" is so named due to its occurrence in fruit. Check this[0] list to see the fructose content of various fruits. Lustig[1] says the reason naturally occurring fructose is not as harmful as industrial fructose is that fruit also contains fiber, which slows down the absorption of fructose. [0] https://thepaleodiet.com/fruits-and-sugars/ https://thepaleodiet.com/fruits-and-sugars/ [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

swah 8y ago

This thread about Dr. Fung was enlightening: https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/7jw4r9/the_obesity_code_by_jason_fung_anyone_read_it/ https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/7jw4r9/the_obesity_... OTOH I do think that IF is a "easy" way to control calories, though.

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LrnByTeach 8y ago

Thanks for the Great takeaway points from The Obesity Code > - Raised insulin is the key driver in weight by preventing the burning of fat and triggers the storage to fat. Insulin is the hormone that tells allows cells to absorb glucose > - Type 2 diabetes is caused by insulin resistance, which happens over years of prolonged periods of raised insulin without periods of lowered insulin. Carbohydrates and sugar convert to glucose, insulin resistance prevents it being used by cells, triggering the ask for more glucose by those cells to be available, by way of asking for more insulin. Raised insulin and glucose contribute to more fat being stored. > - The western lifestyle is based around eating evenly throughout the day reducing our fasted state. This means our insulin levels don't have a chance to lower. > - Fasting is a way to give your body a break from raised insulin, use up the glucose energy first, then switch to fat burning (Ketosis). > - Sugars and carbohydrates do not trigger the hormone that says we're full when compared.