If you didn’t catch my video on insulin and its relation to fat loss you can view it here.
It caused quite a stir with the paleo crowd for a reason I still can’t understand. Once you know how insulin and storage works, we can discuss how different people can work within that system.
One Size Doesn’t Fit All
A weighty problem we see in the nutrition sector of the health industry is the desperate search for one size fits all. If you look at the work of Gary Taubes or Jorge Cruise you will see them attempt to scare you off carbohydrates. To them insulin = gaining fat, among other horrific events. As long as you don’t eat carbohydrates you can eat as much as you want. The problem with that opinion is:
1. It doesn’t take carbohydrate intake to store fat
2. Even if fat is stored, the global energy balance is central to composition.
The number one question I get is “Leigh, is it really all about calories in and calories out.” The answer is yes and no. Continue Reading…
