
Episode 37 - Insulin, Obesity & Weight Loss (Ft. James Krieger)
Iron Culture presented by MASS
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The Role of Insulin in the Body
The insulin hypothesis was brought to the forefront of everybody's mind by Taubes. The hormone regulates blood sugar and is involved in fatty acid metabolism. It also suppresses muscle protein breakdown, feeds back on the brain and actually signals satiety. So it acts as a signal that you're in a fed state - which contradicts the whole idea of insulin making you fat via carbs.
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