Healthy Eating for Women

You may recall news stories from the mid-1990s that suggested that a cure for obesity had been found. The newly discovered hormone leptin was the momentary superstar because it caused obese laboratory mice to lose weight rapidly. Rodent biology being much different from human biology, the experiments turned up little of value to millions of people looking for a quick way to lose weight, and to the industry hoping to profit by selling it in a pill. Despite this misleading experiment, we do have an understanding of how leptin works in human beings, how genes influence it, and how we can make it work in sync with our weight-loss goals.
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LPL or lipoprotein lipase is also partly determined by your genetic makeup. This critical enzyme decides whether the fat you eat will be stored on your body or be burned off for energy. LPL is found in the small blood vessels that course through your body fat. As particles of fat move by in your blood, LPL pulls them out and adds them to your fat layer.
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Your genes also make the hormone insulin. Insulin’s job is to escort nutrients—sugar and protein in particular—from the bloodstream into the cells of your body, where they can be used. When insulin is working right, it can be your best friend as you aim to trim off the pounds because, when insulin brings sugar into your cells efficiently, it can be burned as energy. This “after-meal burn” is responsible for 10 percent of all the calories you burn in a day, without lifting a finger.
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To further increase your insulin sensitivity, keep moving. If you are new to exercise, simply start walking. Start casually, perhaps three times per week. As you get in better condition you can walk more briskly for longer periods of time. Walking is great for people at nearly any fitness level. Dancing, swimming, cycling, or playing tennis will tone your muscles, increase your energy, and tame your appetite, providing yet another barrier to weight gain. The endorphins released by your brain during aerobic exercise also elevate your mood to keep you on the right track toward total fitness.
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Whether you are twenty, thirty, or eighty pounds too heavy for comfort, or you are simply weary of counting each calorie to maintain your figure, switching to the New Four Food Groups is the safest, healthiest way to go. For the most noticeable results, both in weight loss and increased energy, give it 100 percent. You wouldn’t ask your doctor for “a mediocre weight-loss plan for partial success.”
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