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Leptin
noun
1.a hormone that is thought to suppress appetite and speed up metabolism.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leptin ?s=t)
Sounds like it isn't 100% if it actually "speeds up metabolism" or not.
Dig a little deeper into the functionality of Leptin. It also regulates your energy expenditure (BMR).
LOL you started the thread and you can't even be bothered to post a link to, like Wikipedia or something??
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ThickMcRunFast wrote: »well here we go
Please, no cats shall be harmed in the making of this thread.....
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barbecuesauce wrote: »Leptin
noun
1.a hormone that is thought to suppress appetite and speed up metabolism.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leptin ?s=t)
Sounds like it isn't 100% if it actually "speeds up metabolism" or not.
Well, I just skimmed a Mercola article that says it also turns white fat into brown fat and if you eat 50-70% fat (including krill oil), you will speed up your metabolism.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/10/29/leptin-resistance.aspx
I can't believe my doctor didn't test me for leptin resistance
So to summarize: Insulin and leptin resistance are core factors in obesity, which in turn is a risk factor for cancer and may boost tumor growth. But the answer lies not in a pill. To reverse insulin and leptin resistance:
Avoid, sugar, fructose, grains, and processed foods
Eat a healthful diet of whole foods, ideally organic, and replace the grain carbs with:
No-to-low sugar and grain carbs
Low-to-moderate amount of protein
As much highly quality healthful fat as you want (saturated and monosaturated). Most people need upwards of 50-70 percent fats in their diet for optimal health. Good sources include coconut and coconut oil, avocados, butter, nuts, and animal fats. Also take a high-quality source of animal-based omega-3 fat, such as krill oil
According to your article I'm screwed. 0 -
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Leptin
noun
1.a hormone that is thought to suppress appetite and speed up metabolism.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leptin ?s=t)
Sounds like it isn't 100% if it actually "speeds up metabolism" or not.
Dig a little deeper into the functionality of Leptin. It also regulates your energy expenditure (BMR).
Do you have some peer reviewed studies to share? Where did you get your information?
A google search of leptin just gives me a whole lot of blogs telling me to reset my leptin levels.0 -
Leptin
noun
1.a hormone that is thought to suppress appetite and speed up metabolism.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leptin ?s=t)
Sounds like it isn't 100% if it actually "speeds up metabolism" or not.
Dig a little deeper into the functionality of Leptin. It also regulates your energy expenditure (BMR).
Do you have some peer reviewed studies to share? Where did you get your information?
A google search of leptin just gives me a whole lot of blogs telling me to reset my leptin levels.
I think you hit ctrl + alt + belly button to reset it0 -
Okay guys... I made a mistake. Insulin was the wrong hormone. I meant to say Leptin
And yet you are still wrong. Leptin is created by fat cells NOT by eating at maintenance or slightly above. To increase Leptin levels (aside from taking a supplement) you would need to increase your fat stores. Even then it still comes down to calories in vs calories out. The entire purpose of Leptin is to inform the brain of your body's fat stores, in some obese people the body has had such a high number of Leptin for so long the brain doesn't see it, so it reacts believing that the fat stores have been depleted. While "lower Leptin" levels will tell your brain your "starving" which can trigger cravings it's does NOT lower your BMR it instead triggers the brain to tell you to be lazy (basically testing your will power to hit the gym for your normal workout).
The only way this would be causing the plateau is the person is eating more than they think and burning less. However it's more likely that as they have lost weight their deficit has become smaller and logging inaccuracies (both in calories in and calories out) that didn't matter when they had a daily deficit of 1,000 have now eaten up the lower deficit of 500.0 -
Unbelievable to read some of these responses. Ignorance combined with arrogance is a dangerous thing.. OP is accurate regarding Leptin...
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/index.php?s=leptin
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Leptin
noun
1.a hormone that is thought to suppress appetite and speed up metabolism.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leptin ?s=t)
Sounds like it isn't 100% if it actually "speeds up metabolism" or not.
Dig a little deeper into the functionality of Leptin. It also regulates your energy expenditure (BMR).
Dude.0 -
I always thought Leptin was one of the Dwarves that helped Bilbo Baggins out0
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ceoverturf wrote: »Leptin
noun
1.a hormone that is thought to suppress appetite and speed up metabolism.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leptin ?s=t)
Sounds like it isn't 100% if it actually "speeds up metabolism" or not.
Dig a little deeper into the functionality of Leptin. It also regulates your energy expenditure (BMR).
Do you have some peer reviewed studies to share? Where did you get your information?
A google search of leptin just gives me a whole lot of blogs telling me to reset my leptin levels.
I think you hit ctrl + alt + belly button to reset it
Dangit! I knew I was doing something wrong.0 -
Leptin
noun
1.a hormone that is thought to suppress appetite and speed up metabolism.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leptin ?s=t)
Sounds like it isn't 100% if it actually "speeds up metabolism" or not.
Dig a little deeper into the functionality of Leptin. It also regulates your energy expenditure (BMR).
Do you have some peer reviewed studies to share? Where did you get your information?
A google search of leptin just gives me a whole lot of blogs telling me to reset my leptin levels.
Yes. Here is a article that explains Leptin in terms of weight loss: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/sclark60.htm
And here is a peer-reviewed article: http://www.jci.org/articles/view/458880 -
Unbelievable to read some of these responses. Ignorance combined with arrogance is a dangerous thing.. OP is accurate regarding Leptin...
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/index.php?s=leptin
"With early research (I’m talking the 1950’s) having established the existence of some type of setpoint . . ."
Nah no nyet ain't happening0 -
isulo_kura wrote: »I always thought Leptin was one of the Dwarves that helped Bilbo Baggins out
Isn't Leptin what a nerd got called in some feel-good movie?0 -
Leptin
noun
1.a hormone that is thought to suppress appetite and speed up metabolism.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leptin ?s=t)
Sounds like it isn't 100% if it actually "speeds up metabolism" or not.
Dig a little deeper into the functionality of Leptin. It also regulates your energy expenditure (BMR).
Do you have some peer reviewed studies to share? Where did you get your information?
A google search of leptin just gives me a whole lot of blogs telling me to reset my leptin levels.
Yes. Here is a article that explains Leptin in terms of weight loss: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/sclark60.htm
And here is a peer-reviewed article: http://www.jci.org/articles/view/45888Our current understanding of leptin action on energy balance is largely based on animal research and, therefore, one may wonder how much we have really learned about leptin action in the human brain
It sounds like they don't really know either. That's from your peer reviewed study.0 -
"Make due". Ugh. Leptin wants you to pay up now, sucka.
(From the Bodybuilding article, not picking on a poster's grammar.)0 -
Leptin
noun
1.a hormone that is thought to suppress appetite and speed up metabolism.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leptin ?s=t)
Sounds like it isn't 100% if it actually "speeds up metabolism" or not.
Dig a little deeper into the functionality of Leptin. It also regulates your energy expenditure (BMR).
Do you have some peer reviewed studies to share? Where did you get your information?
A google search of leptin just gives me a whole lot of blogs telling me to reset my leptin levels.
Yes. Here is a article that explains Leptin in terms of weight loss: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/sclark60.htm
And here is a peer-reviewed article: http://www.jci.org/articles/view/45888Our current understanding of leptin action on energy balance is largely based on animal research and, therefore, one may wonder how much we have really learned about leptin action in the human brain
It sounds like they don't really know either. That's from your peer reviewed study.
According to OP's "study" obese people have low levels of Leptin, yet according to this study (as well as others) Leptin levels are HIGH in obese people: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/17212793/0 -
Amanda4change wrote: »Leptin
noun
1.a hormone that is thought to suppress appetite and speed up metabolism.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leptin ?s=t)
Sounds like it isn't 100% if it actually "speeds up metabolism" or not.
Dig a little deeper into the functionality of Leptin. It also regulates your energy expenditure (BMR).
Do you have some peer reviewed studies to share? Where did you get your information?
A google search of leptin just gives me a whole lot of blogs telling me to reset my leptin levels.
Yes. Here is a article that explains Leptin in terms of weight loss: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/sclark60.htm
And here is a peer-reviewed article: http://www.jci.org/articles/view/45888Our current understanding of leptin action on energy balance is largely based on animal research and, therefore, one may wonder how much we have really learned about leptin action in the human brain
It sounds like they don't really know either. That's from your peer reviewed study.
According to OP's "study" obese people have low levels of Leptin, yet according to this study (as well as others) Leptin levels are HIGH in obese people: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/17212793/
I was actually just reading that one haha0 -
Leptin
noun
1.a hormone that is thought to suppress appetite and speed up metabolism.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leptin ?s=t)
Sounds like it isn't 100% if it actually "speeds up metabolism" or not.
Dig a little deeper into the functionality of Leptin. It also regulates your energy expenditure (BMR).
Do you have some peer reviewed studies to share? Where did you get your information?
A google search of leptin just gives me a whole lot of blogs telling me to reset my leptin levels.
Yes. Here is a article that explains Leptin in terms of weight loss: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/sclark60.htm
And here is a peer-reviewed article: http://www.jci.org/articles/view/45888Our current understanding of leptin action on energy balance is largely based on animal research and, therefore, one may wonder how much we have really learned about leptin action in the human brain
It sounds like they don't really know either. That's from your peer reviewed study.
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