HOW FOOD SENSITIVITIES ALTER BODY FAT; Body fat could be furthered by the amounts of inflammation in the body, when the body has inflammation a number of things happen. One of these is the release of cortisol. Cline and Melmon (1966) found this to be true when studying this topic area. Cortisol is a steroid hormone that is produced from cholesterol in the body’s two adrenal glands situated at the top of each kidney. Normal function involves cortisol to be released in response to events such as waking up, exercising and acute stress. However when cortisol levels are too high, this can have huge effects on weight, immune function and chronic disease risk (Epel, McEwen and Seeman 2000). Cortisol helps to regulate energy by selecting the right type and amount of substrate (carbohydrate, protein or fat) the body will need to meet the demand in place. The pancreas produces insulin in an attempt to control blood sugar. When high levels of cortisol are released blood sugar is increased, if your body’s insulin resistance is not good enough then this will have serious consequence. This is high risk of type 2 diabetes and could end in daily medication needed to control blood sugar throughout life. Wabitsch et al (1996) agreed that the role of cortisol and insulin is a key factor with weight management. With this information, low carbohydrate diets will not necessarily work for everyone, if food sensitivities are present then this could contribute towards the production of cortisol which in turn can directly correlate to blood sugar and weight gain, you could be feeding your body the ingredients to put weight on. Research from Volek and Westman (2002) identified the need for more scientific research on low carbohydrate diets being effective. However in 2004, Sharman et al conducted a study with mixed results. The low carbohydrate diet did in fact work and promoted weight loss in comparison to just low fat diets. Unfortunately not every person on a low carbohydrate diet found it to be effective leaving the previous arguments seeming accurate. This is an abstract from the final blog on food sensitivities. See the full blog here blog.gorebioscience.co.uk/food-sensitivity-testing-part-three/
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