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Weight-Loss Surgery Frees Most Obese Type 2 Diabetics of Insulin and Other Sugar-Controlling Drugs
Aug 19th
Posted by Rick in Weight Loss News
Weight-Loss Surgery Frees Most Obese Type 2 Diabetics of Insulin and Other Sugar-Controlling Drugs
Results of a large national study show that nearly three-quarters of obese patients with type 2 diabetes who undergo weight-loss surgery are able to stop insulin and other antidiabetes drugs within six months.
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Glucose Metabolism
Aug 20th
Posted by Rick in Metabolism
Glucose metabolism involves two main paths: one aerobic and one anaerobic. The aerobic process, or the one that requires oxygen, results in the creation of more energy, while with the other, the transformation of glucose is carried out in the absence of air resulting in a moderate energy production. In order to understand glucose metabolism without having to explain it in scientific and hard to grasp concepts, we ought to emphasize the fact that this substance represents the body fuel.
In the metabolic processes, high levels of glucose in the blood cause the pancreas to secret insulin. Glucose is then transported into the cells by some special molecules, and is received by specialized cells with precise body functions. The tissues that consume most of the glucose reserve are the muscles where in the presence of oxygen, glucose turns into energy enabling us to move, run, work and carry on with any activity we want.
The problem with glucose is that food intake often provides more energy than the body needs. If the muscles do not perform some activities to consume the extra glucose, then, energy will get stored in the body in the form of fat deposits. And here one cannot blame a deficient glucose metabolism since the problem usually lies in over-eating. People who solve the issues with incorrect eating habits, have better chances of losing weight naturally and without putting any stress on the system.
Besides overeating, we should also emphasize the risk of under-eating or malnutrition. The glucose metabolism is impaired when dieting is misunderstood and people eat too small food portions or don’t eat at all, for the sole purpose of weight loss. The system needs nutrients to function properly and all the elements are interrelated: if one is missing, the entire chain is in difficulty. Moderation in the eating habits and a balanced lifestyle will keep your health under control in optimal parameters.
There are some health problems that interfere with the glucose metabolism, and one of them is diabetes, with its two forms, insulin and non-insulin dependent. Special medical advice and assistance are required for such cases, with the mention that medication will also be necessary to keep glucose metabolism under control. Pregnancy is one special situation when the energy consume increases and changes occur in the glucose metabolism. With a little care and proper medical assistance, you should be able to preserve good health.
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Fat Metabolism
Aug 1st
Posted by Rick in Metabolism
The concept of fat metabolism is used by many people perhaps without knowing exactly what the term refers to. Medically speaking, it makes reference to the biochemical process based on which fatty acids and substances get integrated and are used by the cells of the body. Fatty acids get into our body in the form of tryglicerides which are later transformed into glycerol.
The body has the role of obtaining fats from fatty acids as well as glycerol from the excessive amount of glucose. Fat metabolism prevents our body cells from burning the fat that was obtained through the process afore-mentioned. In case one?s metabolism is fat, it is recommended that they try to control it by taking hormones such as insulin, growth hormones and glucocorticoids.
Fat metabolism is specific to women during pregnancy and the breast feeding period. Prolactin is a hormone present in a female body that leads to milk production. It is the one that should be blamed for the fact that most pregnant women or mothers have noticed a change in their metabolism. Once a woman gets pregnant, the level of prolactin helps fat metabolism install, which is completely false in the case of those who are not pregnant but still have a higher level of prolactin.
Apparently research has not been conducted to a satisfying degree for scientists to be able to say exactly how prolactin impacts on obesity. And since not much is known about how exactly the two relate, it is difficult to come up with a solution. What is known though is that prolactin results in fat metabolism by preventing the body find equilibrium in terms of what it can metabolize. Once the prolactin hormone sends off signals to fatty tissue, another hormone is produced called adiponectin which has a key role in metabolizing nutrients.
In order to set balance into your body again and increase your fat metabolism one should start focusing more on what they eat. It is important to resort to vegetables and fruit mostly because these can help you reduce fat; actually scientists call vegetables and fruit negative calorie food because eating those will help you burn out fat.
So, yes; fat metabolism is something many of us want to increase. What we should always have in view is what we eat and what eating habits we have in terms of meals per day and the amount of food per meal. Fat or junk food should be less and less encouraged and more fresh green products and fruit should be complementary to sports and constant physical activity.