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Fascinating piece - obesity is protective against hyperinsulinemia

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  • Shadowmf023
    Shadowmf023 Posts: 812 Member
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    Very informative and interesting!
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,104 Member
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    This actually makes sense... I'm going to have to read, but in my experience, my insulin issues didn't peak until I started losing weight...
  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
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    KnitOrMiss wrote: »
    This actually makes sense... I'm going to have to read, but in my experience, my insulin issues didn't peak until I started losing weight...

    Really? We're you getting insulin levels directly checked or triangulating from HDL, BG, IQ, etc.?
  • Dragonwolf
    Dragonwolf Posts: 5,600 Member
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    My first thought was "bull," I'll be honest (<-- obese and have hyperinsulinemia), but after thinking about it, it makes perfect sense.

    My weight goes down when I keep my insulin down, even when caloric intake remains pretty much stable. (Yes, I have my insulin directly measured, and I have logs throughout the past 5 years showing this.) It's when my insulin goes up that I can't lose weight (because I can't deal with the underlying cause of the increased insulin, which is generally an increased intake in carbohydrates).

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