Hello everyone,
So I am going to be talking about a topic that is extremely difficult for myself and others to comprehend. The topic is Insulin, how it works and why it has such a bad reputation. The reason that it has such a bad reputation starts with the simple fact that it is linked to fat storage.
This the type of post that could look as long as a small English text book for first year undergraduate students if I really want to go into this topic deep. So to spare everyone I will keep it short and sweet!
So lets begin:
When you eat a meal, the carbohydrates in that meal are broken down into glucose (a sugar used as energy by your cells). This glucose substance enters your blood stream. The organs in your body such as your pancreas, detect your glucose levels are rising. As part of a negative feed back system it releases insulin to counter those rising glucose levels. Glucose levels are typically found to be at their lowest value, when a person first wakes up. Because of the long period of time since their last meal.
What does this mean?
When your insulin rises your body can begin to store fat (your body can also store fat when insulin is low too but only when calories are in excess). Point being that as you eat an increased caloric diet consisting of more carbohydrates you will likely shock your blood glucose, and insulin into an over excited state. The problem with insulin is that some people don't eat the proper carbs. Carbs are great for the body, in some instances if you eat carbs you have a better chance of loosing weight. For others who have a difficult time gaining weight you should also pay attention to your carb intake. Chases are your insulin is always super low.
So the funniest thing about insulin is how many times it rises and falls throughout the length of a day. The average person who doesn't exercise will eat 2-3 medium-large sized meals a day. The average fitness enthusiast will eat between 4-9meals a day. Here is a chart displaying insulin response in a normal day, for the average non exercising person.
Take note how these meals take less and less time for the body to rebound as the day goes on. This is because by the end of the day your body is more efficient then when you first wake up. That is why constant small meals are better then large meals because your body will build up a routine on how to burn food faster and faster. also it will keep insulin lower longer thus keeping you leaner.
Here is a funny diagram to end this topic with. I over hear a lot of novice lifters in the gym discussing some pretty meaty topics (pun intended). Problem is they have no clue what they are talking about. Usually what goes on is someone in the gym becomes intrigued by lifting or working out and wants to know more. So they will Google things. Now this is the best way to learn things in my opinion... BUT be weary of the internet articles you read. Most articles out there if not obtained from a credible source are not true. LOOK FOR THE ARTICLES SOURCES!!! So back to the point haha This is a diagram based on a lab experiment on different types of shakes made for protein sources. I know to think about a Turkey milk shake or a tuna milk shake is honestly repulsive but that's ok you don't have to drink them!
Whey protein stimulated the highest insulin response but weird enough what this chart doesn't show you is that Whey did not increase the persons blood glucose 1pt. It actually made it lower, this is only possible because whey protein suppresses appetite.
I know that most people are sort of thrown off right now by this chart but don't be alarmed Whey Protein is good! The average person who takes whey protein, eats less during the course of a day. They keep their insulin stable for a longer period of time and store less fat. That is of course the average. Those who are too loose with their diets this isn't true for you!
Ok so that about wraps it up if anyone wants to actually do 50 pages of reading on insulin like I did I will give you my source as I always do! lol Thank you for reading everyone!
http://weightology.net/weightologyweekly/?page_id=319 --> Insulin…an Undeserved Bad Reputation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin --> Insulin on wikipedia
http://www.centerforpreventivemedicine.com/04114med_messenger.pdf --> Beyond Routine Cholesterol Testing
Thanks again for reading!
Frank
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