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Slimworx - A Primer
Written by Dr. Dirk Wiedbrauck M.D., N.D.
Deceptive Diets and why do I gain weight?
I assume that the majority of you already have been on a diet and experienced the typical three phases of dieting. In the first phase you lose weight, in the second phase your weight stabilizes and in the third phase you gain back the weight you lost. When you start another diet you find out that the weight-loss is less than before. Take the example of someone who wants to lose ten pounds. That person initially achieves their goal and fifteen years later, finds himself 60 pounds overweight. Every day, doctors complain that patients do not experience weight-loss even through diets as strict as 800 calories. In some cases, dieters have gained weight and develop chronic disease, dramatically decreasing their quality of life. Now let me explain why this happens.
Low calorie diets
Assume someone is consuming 2,500 calories per day and is 15 pounds overweight. Following the typical diet, decreasing their daily intake to 2.000 calories results in a deficit of 500 calories. The human organism expects 2.500 calories, therefore, uses stored energy to compensate for this deficit, resulting in weight-loss. After a period of time, different for each individual, no further weight-loss occurs despite continuing the diet. The reason for the cessation of weight loss is due to the body’s natural survival mechanisms to adjust to a reduced food supply. This leads to stabilization with no further weight loss. If the dieter decides to continue the same diet, the disappointment will be tremendous. Instead of losing weight, the dieter starts to gain weight. Although someone eats less, paradoxically, weight-gain is the result. The explanation is straightforward.
The explanation
The human organism is driven by a survival instinct. This instinct comes into effect as soon as a caloric deficit develops. During the initial diet period, our organism adjusts to the lower calorie intake. The second diet phase causes this instinct of survival to respond to another reduction in intake of energy to perhaps 1.700 calories. The result produces energy deposits, which results in weight-gain. Think of a hungry dog and his bone reservoir of energy. Someone who has experienced dieting knows that lost pounds return fairly quickly after excessive weekend dining. The phenomenon of low calorie diets has become culturally significant in our society that has been strongly supported by medical authorities all over the world. Everybody knows about the Yo-Yo effect of low calorie diets. However, specialists are reluctant to admit that for forty-five years they have favored a false approach. Another important fact to consider is the frequency of eating. Contrary to all our knowledge regarding weight management, doctors still suggest five to six meals a day. This approach is practiced in hospitals all over the world, however misleading.
Frequency of eating and Insulin resistance
The key in modern, successful weight management and weight control is ‘frequency of eating’. This needs some explanation.
Insulin, a hormone produced in the pancreas, is the responsible factor. This hormone not only regulates blood sugar, it regulates our fat metabolism in a dramatic manner. The interesting part of the story is that when you eat foods containing carbohydrates, insulin levels rise. High insulin levels inhibit fat utilization and promote the production of new fat cells. New fat cells, then, send a message to the brain, which we experience as hunger pangs. The more frequently you eat, the higher the insulin level, the more fat cells you produce and fat utilization slows down. In the majority of cases, being overweight is caused primarily by low calorie diets and high insulin levels caused by frequent eating. Numerous studies have proven this effect. One study, conducted in Germany with 356 participants clearly demonstrated these findings. Both groups were limited to 1000 calories/day. One group consumed that amount in five meals, the control group in three meals. At the beginning of the study the body composition (a measure of muscle and fat mass) of all participants was measured. Every participant had to lose twenty pounds before they were measured again in order to determine if they had lost fat or muscle mass. Group one that consumed five meals per day had the following result: weight loss 20 pounds. Body composition of lost pounds: 15.7 pounds muscle mass and 4.3 pounds fat mass. In the second group that consumed three meals per day; each person lost 20 pounds. Body composition of lost pounds: 14.2 pounds fat mass and 5.8 pounds muscle mass. The difference in results is obvious: Eating three times a day causes fat loss, eating five times a day causes loss of muscle. Why is it so important to lose fat mass rather than muscle mass? I want to lose pounds, you might question yourself, so why does it matter. The answer lies in considering metabolic rate, another key factor in weight management.
Metabolic Rate
The metabolic rate is an indicator of the body’s ability to burn fat and depends entirely on the amount of muscle mass. The more muscle you have, the higher your metabolic rate and the more fat you can burn. By losing muscle mass, which always occurs in low calorie diets, one decreases their metabolic rate. A low metabolic rate inhibits burning fat or losing weight. I suspect we are all jealous of the sixteen-year-old well built boys who eat mountains of food every day without gaining weight. They have a high metabolic rate due to their high muscle mass, which guarantees optimal utilization of the food they eat. Fat affects our physical appearance as well as our physical and emotional health. I hope that you now understand the importance of losing fat instead of muscle mass. These are only the very important points you need to understand about the complicated metabolism of human beings.
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