The Impact Of Blood Sugar And Insulin O

The Impact of Blood Sugar and Insulin on Dieting

People, who support weight loss plans, believe that isolating the different causes of obesity and overweight will guarantee weight loss in a short amount of time. By isolating the different causes of weight gain, the supporters of the weight loss plans believe that losing weight will be made simpler for people, who would want to lose weight without devoting too much time for exercise and dieting. The causes of weight gain are determined by a person’s consumption of food and production of hormones. The supporters of weight loss plans feel that limiting the production of certain hormones through the regulation of food consumption can significantly reduce weight lose in comparison to exercise and dieting.

Insulin is a hormone that significantly contributes to weight gain (Hertzler & Kim, 2003). Insulin is a hormonal substance that is produced and dispersed within the body for regulation of blood sugar. The flow of blood sugar is regulated converting sugar into energy. The energy converted from the sugar by molecules is either needed immediately by the body or converted into fat cells for later use during times when the body needs more energy to function. A large buildup of fat cells within the body can contribute to weight gain (Eades & Eades 1996).

Since fat cells are created from insulin, proponents of the weight loss plans believe that controlling the concentration of insulin within the body can guarantee immediate weight loss. By controlling the level of insulin through the consumption of food, the level of insulin production can be controlled at a level that can help with weight loss. By eliminating the consumption of foods that have high levels of sugar can guarantee an immediate weight loss. People could achieve a desired body weight in a short amount of time. Even though people on the weight lose plans can achieve weight loss in a short amount of time. The quick loss of weight can be harmful for the body. The elimination of sugar from someone’s diet can have negative effects on their body.

One of the negative effects of eliminating sugar from someone’s daily consumption of food is the potential risk of having a low blood sugar level. Low blood sugar level occurs when there is a low concentration of sugar within the body (Metha & Metha, n.d). A low blood sugar level does not provide enough energy for the body to carry out its daily functions. The daily functions carried out by the body include moving and thinking. If the body cannot move or think very well, then a person will not be able to efficiently function in order to carry out everyday activities, which require moving and thinking.

Even though eliminating sugar within a diet can help a person become more active after weight loss, the person needs a sufficient blood sugar level in order for their body to carry out its daily functions. People who have integrated weight loss plans into their daily lives have found themselves to become more active after the loss of weight (Berland, 1974). Though a person may feel more active after the weight loss, their body be using all of its fat cells to an extent that will overexert the body through the production of energy. When the body feels that it needs more energy, it will begin to take its own fat cells for energy use in order to carry out its daily functions. The body will continue to create energy and fat cells from sugar within the body until the body’s sugar level is low and almost depleted. The low concentration of blood sugar can cause the body to become weak. When the body becomes weak, it is prone to becoming ill. Illness can be prevented by understanding the body’s sufficient level of sugar.

A sufficient level of sugar within the body can be achieved by understanding the body’s structure and its function. Understanding the structure and function of the body will be easier to understand the proper servings of food that a person will need in order to have a sufficient level of blood sugar in his or hers diet. Since insulin produces both energy and fat cells for the body, consuming a sufficient amount of sugar will give the body the proper amount of energy in order to function. Maintaining a sufficient level of blood sugar will help the body to function carry out its daily activities as well as losing weight.

Another negative affect of eliminating sugar from the daily consumption of food is the elimination of nutrients that are beneficial for the body. Nutrients are needed to maintain the health and vitality of the body. Nutrients that are found in foods include minerals, which assist the body in performing daily functions (Skae, 1997), fiber, which assists the body in blood sugar regulation (JHBMC, n.d), antioxidants, which strengthen the immune system (Mundell, 2004). These nutrients assist the body in carrying out its daily functions by increasing immunity, productivity, and blood sugar regularity within the body. Without these nutrients, the body will not be able to efficiently maintain its immunity, productivity and blood sugar regularity for carrying out its daily functions. When the body has an efficient maintenance from nutrients, it will be healthy enough to carry on through daily activities without health problems. Though the purpose of eliminating sugar helps to prevent health problems that are contributed from weight gain, it does not supply nutrients to efficiently carry on with its daily activities. Consuming nutritional foods that contain sugar will help the body to efficiently carry out its daily functions.

Reducing insulin production by reducing the blood sugar level within the body through the elimination sugar intake can be harmful for the body. The elimination of sugar within can cause the body to have low blood sugar and low nutrients. A sufficient blood sugar level as well as a sufficient amount of nutrients is needed in order to carry out its daily functions of moving and thinking. When the body can carry out its daily functions, a person can carry out their daily activities efficiently. A diet should never eliminate a specific type of food, but moderate the consumption of a specific type of food in order to function well.

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