The Truth about Insulin, Inflammation, and Weight
Loss

You probably have heard the term ‘fat-producing’hormone but you’re not quite sure how it fits into your belly fat & weight loss plan?

 In the following article you will discover the truth about insulin, inflammation and how it relates to weight
loss. You will discover what how insulin is produced and how it affects you and your belly fat. You will find that
this is a simple article broken down in easy simple English to give you an overall understanding on the effects of insulin and your body.

Insulin is produ ced in the pancreas to control blood sugar levels and drive sugar and other nutrients into the muscle cells. Insulin is required by your muscles in order to produce energy.

Insulin also controls the processing of blood glucose. Everything you digest gets absorbed into your system from the small intestine after which it passes into the portal vein. This vein carries nutrients directly to the liver. Here, the fats are separated into glycerol and fatty acids. The protein content is broken down into amino acids processed in the liver. The carbohydrate content is absorbed from the gut as simple sugars that rapidly transform into glucose. So, higher carbohydrate content readily increases the level of glucose in your blood stream and that
effect impacts the belly fat region.

Glucose is nothing but pure energy. The body decides on the quantity that it requires immediately and the
surplus is stored for future usage. This decision is made by insulin. It transfers glucose to particular areas in your body that are suitable and readily accessible. This excess blood glucose is converted by insulin into fat known as triglycerides. They float around in your blood stream and reach the fatty tissues where they accumulate in the form of additional fat, which is
disguised as belly fat, fat around the arms, fat around your bottom, fat around your legs, fat on your upper back
etc.

This is why insulin is also known as the ‘fat-producing hormone’. When blood sugar levels increase, insulin
secretion is increased in order to drive the excess glucose into storage, either as glycogen in the muscle, liver or as fat in adipose tissue. This is an emergency situation for your hormonal system.  The dangers that high insulin levels can cause are as follows:  The blood fat (triglyceride) rises. The good cholesterol, better known as the HDL decreases significantly. The liver is stimulated to manufacture bad LDL cholesterol. The development of fatty plaques (atherosclerosis) in the arteries increases. The retention of salt and water increases stimulating the growth of smooth muscle cells in the arteries leading to hypertension. The craving for high carbohydrate food products increases. The blood glucose converts to
triglyceride fats leading to an enhanced fat deposit in your body.

When chronic inflammation levels meet with insulin further problems develop. Inflammation directly impacts how
insulin affects your muscles. With inflammation present muscles fail to respond to the insulin in your body and fail to burn the sugar you consume. Sugars circulate in your blood stream. As your blood sugar levels shoot up, the pancreas responds by releasing even more insulin, which eventually results in insulin resistance.

This can lead to diabetes. The body cells fail to breakdown the fat making it more difficult for you to lose
weight even if you are on a serious diet. The cycle continues with inflammation increasing and insulin production increasing. My advice is have your leptin levels checked by a doctor as you embark on this new journey. It’s no wonder
that you may have tried different methods in losing belly fat however your fat switch was still on.