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From: (ip426-1-6.dialup.edisontel.com)

Subject: High fat = Insulin Resistance

Date: November 1, 2003 at 6:27 pm PST

Dr Klaper explains that high fat diets cause high level of

post-prandial lipemia

When post-prandial lipemia levels are high and prolongued the

concomitant carbohydrates intake (serum glucose once in the body)

can't leave the bloodstream leading to sustained high post-prandial

insulin levels

So, the mechanism suggests that post-prandial high lipemia levels

cause post-prandial insulin resistance

Since, low fat diets (such as those of rural Chineses studied by Dr

) don't increase post-prandial lipemia levels and blood after

a low-fat meal doesn't contain much lipid molecules, a low fat diet

is the only way to promote a normal sugar metabolism and therefore to

avoid insulin resistance

Now, since the same prescription (low fat - high fiber) for reversing

diabetes is used by Dr McDougall, Dr Fuhrman, Dr Kenney, Pritikin

Center I wonder if someone could explain the never explained

physiological mechanism by which high serum lipids levels promote

insulin resistance by impeding the path of sugar from serum

concentration to intracellular concentration

Thanks

From: Jack in OH (woodlink.lib.oh.us)

Subject: Re: High fat = Insulin Resistance

Date: November 3, 2003 at 11:24 am PST

In Reply to: High fat = Insulin Resistance posted by on

November 1, 2003 at 6:27 pm:

Here's Dr. Mirkin's answer to your question. Since it's been on his

web site since 1997, and is still there, I assume its content is

accurate. Other authors, such as Dr. Neal Barnard explain it as when

we eat too much fat, or are significantly overweight, its difficult

for insulin to attach itself to a cell, likening its effort to trying

to open a greased doorknob.

REVERSIBILITY OF INSULIN RESISTANCE

Report #7129; 6/1/97

Most people who develop diabetes after age 50 can get rid of their

diabetes just by losing weight.

A recent report from Italy shows that surgery to reduce an overweight

diabetic person's ability to absorb fats from their intestines can

help them to lose weight, reduce their high blood fat levels and cure

their diabetes. Before insulin can drive sugar into cells, it must

bind to small hairs on the surface of cells called insulin receptors.

Most people who develop diabetes after age 50 have plenty of insulin,

their cells lack insulin receptors, which raises insulin

requirements, causing blood sugar levels to rise higher than normal.

The insulin receptors are reduced when you are overweight or you eat

too much fat. All diabetics should try to keep their body fat low and

reduce their intake of fat. They also should eat less sugar and

flour. Diabetes causes nerve damage such as blindness, deafness, loss

of feeling, burning feet, tingling and loss of feeling. When you eat

anything, your blood sugar level rises. Nerve damage is caused by

blood sugar levels rising too high. Diabetics should reduce their

intake of anything that raises blood sugar too high, including table

sugar, fruit sugar and flour. So diabetics should eat a diet based on

whole grains, fruits, vegetables and beans and restrict their intake

of sugar and fat and eat fruits only as part of their meals in

salads, cereals, chilies and so forth.