{"id":69132,"date":"2022-06-10T19:51:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T23:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=69132"},"modified":"2022-06-22T09:43:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T13:43:41","slug":"how-does-insulin-cause-weight-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-does-insulin-cause-weight-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does Insulin Cause Weight Gain?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What triggers insulin release? How does insulin cause weight gain? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Insulin is released every time you eat. Most people eat every few hours, which leads to chronically high insulin levels. Constant feeding means a constant influx of glucose, which is the body&#8217;s preferred fuel\u2014there&#8217;s no need to tap into fat stores for energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn about the role of insulin in weight gain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-insulin-and-weight-gain\">Insulin and Weight Gain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When we eat, our blood glucose (blood sugar) levels increase. In response, our bodies release insulin, a hormone that stores excess glucose in the liver and muscles as glycogen. If any blood glucose remains after this step, insulin converts it into fat and stores it away. By storing this glucose-based energy, insulin lowers your blood glucose. When your blood sugar runs out and you need energy, the pancreas signals for your liver to release some of its stored glycogen to use as energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>How Does Insulin Cause Weight Gain?<\/strong><br><br>In <a href=\"https:\/\/greystonebooks.com\/products\/the-obesity-code\"><em>The Obesity Code<\/em><\/a>, Jason Fung explains this process in more detail. When you eat, the body breaks down each macronutrient\u2014proteins, fats, and carbohydrates\u2014into materials for the body to use. Carbohydrates are sugar molecules, so they become glucose, a simple sugar that every cell in the body can use for energy.&nbsp;<br><br>This rise in blood sugar stimulates the release of insulin, a key <em>hormone <\/em>(molecules that deliver messages or resources to cells). Insulin acts like a key, fitting into the insulin receptor on a given cell and \u201copening the door\u201d for glucose to enter the cell. If there\u2019s more glucose than needed, insulin chains together glucose molecules into glycogen and stores them in the liver. Later, they\u2019ll break back down into glucose when the body needs more energy.&nbsp;<br><br>Fung compares glycogen stores and fat stores to your wallet and bank account, respectively. Glycogen is easier to access, but your liver stores a limited amount. Conversely, your fat stores are difficult to access but hold far more potential energy.<br><br>Fung also explains that ketosis doesn\u2019t activate as quickly as Stephens suggests. Your body won\u2019t start breaking fat down into ketones until one to three days into a fast, he says. In the first 24 hours, your body instead breaks fat into glycerol, from which it produces new glucose.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-modern-eating-habits-cause-weight-problems\">Modern Eating Habits Cause Weight Problems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Stephens, the modern habit of eating continually causes high blood glucose levels\u2014that is, the body never gets a break from converting food into glucose. This leads to chronically high insulin levels, since insulin releases to store all that glucose. Since we\u2019re never out of glucose or glycogen, the body can\u2019t access its fat stores, burn them, and lose weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: In <a href=\"https:\/\/greystonebooks.com\/products\/the-obesity-code\"><em>The Obesity Code<\/em><\/a>, Jason Fung argues along these lines in more detail. Continuing the \u201cwallet and bank\u201d metaphor, he argues that, as with money, we prefer to use our wallets (glycogen)\u2014and when we deplete them, we\u2019d rather fill them back up than get money from the bank (fat stores).&nbsp; By eating without long breaks, you prevent your body from accessing fat stores, and at the same time you keep your insulin levels high, which promotes <em>increased<\/em> storage of glucose as fat. In Fung\u2019s view, this leads to obesity.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fasting May Heal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/peter-attia-insulin-resistance\/\">Insulin Resistance<\/a><\/strong><br><br>In <a href=\"https:\/\/greystonebooks.com\/products\/the-obesity-code\"><em>The Obesity Code<\/em><\/a>, Jason Fung argues that periods of extended fasting (24 to 36 hours) are the key to healing insulin resistance and beating obesity. As he explains, our modern eating habits of three meals a day, plus regular snacking, never allow insulin to drop much. These chronically high insulin levels lead to insulin resistance.<br><br>Fasting heals insulin resistance because it\u2019s the most reliable way to lower insulin levels. The longer you fast, the more insulin levels decrease. Insulin levels must be both high and persistent to produce insulin resistance, so if you regularly fast, you prevent persistently high insulin. Over time, you\u2019ll increase your insulin sensitivity, and that enables your body to make do with less insulin\u2014which slows down fat storage and helps with fat loss.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What triggers insulin release? How does insulin cause weight gain? Insulin is released every time you eat. Most people eat every few hours, which leads to chronically high insulin levels. 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