Weight Loss and Ghrelin

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Still Struggling with your weight?

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Ghrelin... This is the hormone that controls hunger and fullness. Research shows that the more protein you eat, the more the ghrelin is suppressed, meaning you feel full. The level of ghrelin stays high when fat is consumed. (bad thing) Carbs lower it temporarily, but then send it soaring shortly after. (more bad things) Ghrelin is produced in your stomach. Protein makes it subside so it doesn't reach your brain and you feel full. Good thing.

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The one thing that interferes with ghrelin production and makes you feel hungry all the time is quite possibly the one most important factor in our fight with obesity. High Fructose Corn Syrup. Not just fructose, but the High Fructose.The delayed decrease of the hormone ghrelin has been shown in obese subjects but not in normal weight subjects. This means that chronic consuption of fructose may actually be preconditioning the metabolism of a normal weight individual to behave like an obese individual's metabolism.

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You might say What does all this mean? If you read your labels, you will notice that high fructose corn syrup is in almost everything these days. If it is true that it affects the ghrelin and leptin hormones and prevents us from feeling full, it could be responsible for overeating. In addition to doing your best to create great eating habits and eating your veggies, you should be diligent about staying away from HFCS.

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When you focus your brain on specific strategies like to change the release of the hormones, the perception of hunger changes, and the exciting part is that you love to eat veggies. And if you are eating veggies instead of twinkies, things might just work out.