Re: Looking for THINKERS and I know you are here (Penny- fat cells)

June 11, 2006

Fat cells are an interesting subject. AT anytime in your life you

can make more, but you really never get rid of any- you can only

shrink them by emptying their contents.. and they do collect

everything toxic.. and can dump all that crap right back into your

body if you diet (and detox) too fast.

Metabolism of cholestrol and fats is defferent in different

individuals.

My weight hasn't fluctuated much in the last 30 years EXCEPT for when

I get really ill I loose weight rapidly. My body fat meaurement

fluctuates between 18% and 21%.. and I eat a high HIGH (dairy and

oil) fat diet. I eat a fat sandwich that's 65 grams of fat pretty

often.

I hardly ever touch hydrogenated or partially hyrogenated fats though

and never eat deep fried foods.

I just had my cholestrol checked (87 LDL, 75 HDL) and my

triglycerides were 45 (40 is the low cut-off). My thyroid, B12, and

glucose were all fine. These numbers aren't much different than than

were when I was the sickest -

I'm metabolically lucky in those areas I guess.. gotta have some luck

in this life!!

Barb

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> Tony, I still do not see how you can support this view about fat

cells. There's so much research to show that fat and cholesterol

(which are usually linked) are both there to protect your body from

toxin exposure. Elevated cholesterol is almost always linked to

underactive thyroids, and is also believed by many to be some kind of

protective mechanism. My doc says that if your thyroid output goes

up, your cholesterol goes down automatically. Often the same with

weight.

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> I've been very thin and it didn't prevent me from getting sick.

In fact I think it may have contributed to me getting sicker. I gain

weight extremely easily, which is crazy considering the low caloric

intake I have.. I believe it has something to do with my body's

defenses. It could be some kind of self preservation mechanism,

turning food into fat stores, rather than energy, since low energy

also seems to be a defense mechanism.

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> penny

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