Bellly Fat Explained: High Insulin Levels Could be the Reason
Insulin is produced by the body in response to eating carbohydrates. The breakdown of carbohydrates causes a rise in blood sugar. Insulin is produced by the pancreas to escort the sugar out of the blood and in to the cells where it is used for energy. When more sugar is taken in than needed it gets stored in the fat cells for later use. Unfortunately,
Unfortunately, it’s a vicious cycle because the more fat you accumulate…the less you are able to burn that stored fat.
High insulin levels affect the body in ways that prevent us from healing. Insulin has it’s hand in most everything that goes on in the body from high triglyceride levels to low HDL levels to belly fat.
Reduce Belly Fat Through Diet
As you know, I am a big believer in eating whole, nutrient-dense foods that help to bring insulin levels down. I can’t think of one disease that is aggravated by eating a clean whole foods diet! I can, however, think of lots of chronic diseases – arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart disease – that ARE aggravated by high insulin levels.
- Do you have a waistline that needs help?
- Do you have high triglyceride or low HDL numbers?
- Is sugar ever present in your life and you just can’t seem to walk away from it?
If so, there may be underlying issues contributing to belly fat, prediabetes, or Type 2 diabetes that should be tested for and treated. Let one of our integrative physicians share with you the tools we have gathered to get you on a treatment plan to reduce belly fat and markers for diabetes, and accelerate the healing of your body.
