The SECRET Fat Loss Science They Won't Tell You!

[@aaryamasalim1607]

Solid information, barring the carbohydrate insulin model citation. Great work!

[@LochieDavidson]

could you explain why the carbohydrate-insulin model isn’t a good model ?

[@aaryamasalim1607]

​@@LochieDavidson hey! Sure. Gonna be a bit of a long answer. So do bear with me. Let me preface by saying that the functionality of insulin is in no way in dispute. It is absolutely responsible for storing the energy that is consumed by the body, whether as fat or glycogen. The carbohydrate insulin (CI) model of obesity postulates that an increase in the amount of carbs over a long period results in chronically elevated insulin levels that not only increases fat storage, but is responsible for you consuming more carbohydrate should you ever try to decrease it's intake, creating some kind of vicious cycle. The model however fails for the following reasons: 1. The parameter that is supposed to remain constant is one's blood sugar. When you consume carbohydrate, the body increases insulin to store the excess to lower the blood sugar to equilibrium. When you consume less, the body increases glucagon to deplete the stores and increase the blood sugar level to equilibrium. So insulin produced by ones body to maintain normalcy has nothing to do with creating hunger. 2. Practically there are multiple studies that have observed that in healthy exercising individuals, a high carb low fat diet or a low fat high carb diet made no difference to fat lost, gained or maintained provided the caloric value was kept constant. The more likely explanation is that carbohydrates are far more easy to consume than fat and protein, and in the world we live in, excess carbohydrates are EXTREMELY easy to consume. They make up most of the food that's delicious. You'd be able to consume 500 grams of sweet far more easily than the same weight of pure butter. At the end of the day all systems within this universe obey the laws of thermodynamics. While it is definitely possible for someone with digestive issues to consume food and not absorb or store nutrients (eg ciliac disease), it's impossible for the body to manufacture tissue without any input. Also. The title of this postulate : the carbohydrate insulin MODEL of OBESITY. 1. It's trying to explain a possible reason for obesity but now has been turned into a convenient scapegoat for people to not take accountability. It doesn't speak to healthy individuals. 2. In science, a model is a term used for a system of thinking which is not used to explain reality, but to simulate what could be a reality. When the model isn't backed by evidence, it's to be discarded. Hope this helps! Cheers. Let me know if you have any more questions!

[@LochieDavidson]

yes I completely agree, however this video is in regards to weightloss so aims to be accurate for people that are trying to lose weight (obese/overfat people). Therefore I feel the study I cited is accurate in the given context of the video. But I appreciate your insightful input ❤️

[@aaryamasalim1607]

​@@LochieDavidson it still isn't accurate for precisely the reasons I've cited. The model itself is flawed. Whether for obese people or otherwise. I wish this was a matter of opinion where I could say that you're welcome to believe what you want to. It's not that I'm saying I'm right. I'm saying the evidence contradicts the model. No matter how much we may want it to be true, it isn't.

[@ley.o.d.o6771]

great video

[@LochieDavidson]

thanks buddy ❤️