Insulin Resistance Syndrome Leads to an Ongoing Cycle of Weight Gain

What is Insulin Resistance Syndrome?

Insulin Resistance Syndrome is also known as Metabolic Syndrome and Syndrome X.

In simple terms, Insulin Resistance Syndrome is a blood sugar control problem strongly linked to being overweight, even obese.

The International Diabetes Federation recently published a new definition for Insulin Resistance Syndrome. To have this condition, a person must have central obesity (body fat that’s concentrated around the waist), plus any 2 of the following indicators:

• a raised triglyceride level (a type of fat in the blood)
  
• a low level of HDL-cholesterol (‘good’ cholesterol)
  
• high blood pressure or
  
• an increased blood sugar level after a period of fasting, or have been previously diagnosed with type 2 diabetes

Why Is Insulin Resistance Syndrome Associated With Weight Gain?

Insulin is a major hormone produced by the pancreas to assist energy production. This hormone plays a key role in transporting blood sugar (glucose), the basic fuel of the body, across the cell membrane and into the cell where it is rapidly burnt for energy.

Today, the average diet is too high in sugary foods. Foods loaded with sugar cause rapid spikes in blood sugar levels. This is a problem as too much sugar builds up in the blood.

Excess sugar harms the body. Over time the sugar causes destruction within the body. That is why diabetics experience eye, nerve, kidney and vascular damage. The sugar literally breaks down protein structures within the body.

Your body knows that high blood sugar levels are harmful so it keeps a careful eye on your sugar levels. When levels are too high insulin is released to prevent your levels from spiraling out of control.

Insulin either moves the sugar into the cells for energy, or it is stored as body fat if not required. To put it simply, insulin becomes a fat storing machine when there is an over supply of sugar.

Insulin Resistance Syndrome develops over time as the body slowly loses the ability to control blood sugar levels effectively. The insulin is being produced but the cells become resistant to its action. Only significant changes to your diet and lifestyle can reverse this life threatening process.

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