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Food and the Body
There aren’t many overweight animals in the wild. Their bodies, like ours, evolved to survive in a world of frequent work and occasional food. Living in nature they find no shortage of physical activity; the jungle is their gym. By contrast, pets and animals in the zoo need exercise, as well as supervision over what they eat, in order to stay healthy.
The same is true for people. Similarly, for most of human history, obesity was rarely a problem. People were involved in physical activity on a daily basis, and food shortages – not excesses – were common. Our bodies are genetically programmed to seek out foods that would support us in this kind of world.
The problem of weight gain in the modern world does not stem from an infection, from genetic hormonal imbalances or malfunctioning of certain glands. It stems from a change in lifestyle that the developed world has adopted. From an existence that was based on physical activity, low calorie food rich in nutritious fibers without preservatives, we have switched to a completely different way of life. We have adopted a life of convenience and abundance - cars, TV chairs, remote control, push button phones and take-out service. We eat food with additives for taste, color and chemicals, and live a life without physical activity (hypodynamia). While all these changes have taken place, human genes and biological structures remained unchanged. The choices that our bodies are “programmed” to make (rest when you can, eat when you can) don’t work for us any more. That means we have to learn to make those choices ourselves. We have to learn the art of conscious eating. To do this, we have to understand the difference between what we think we want, and what we really need. And primarily what we need is
Surprisingly, we don’t need carbohydrates – the body will make those on its own. All food, except for water, is digested and broken up into glucose (sugar), the body's fuel. The most significant immediate effect of food on the body is to raise the blood sugar level. The food that we eat can be classified according to the effect on raising the blood sugar level where vegetables for example, will cause a moderate rise in the sugar level while white flour bread and candy will cause a drastic rise
Insulin plays an important role in the weight gain process. It is the means that allows the body to receive energy and also ensures the building of inner reserves in case of an emergency. Weight gain does not happen only from excess food but from the over secretion of insulin. When a person eats excess food, he or she introduces into the blood an excess amount of sugar. The body, with no choice, in order to survive and not die must secrete to the blood an amount of insulin equal to the amount of sugar in the blood and to transfer the sugar from the blood to cells in the body tissues, where it can be absorbed. Each pound in the body needs 0.25 - 0.30 units of insulin. As the weight increases, the body must produce a larger quantity of insulin. It is important to point out that every person who is overweight suffers from an excess of insulin in the blood and from hyperglycemia - a high rise in the sugar level. |