Insulin Resistance and Carbohydrates

[Guest guest]

During the past year my daughter's new doctor has done a great

job

with her growth and this was accomplished while he reduced growth

hormone injections. Only recently did I begin to understand and

appreciate his methodology which can be best explained in a book he

recommended. In kind, I highly suggest that parents read " Life

Without Bread " by Christian Allan PhD and Wolfgang Lutz MD.

The book focuses on high carbohydrate diets (both simple and

complex) that can interfere with hormones, such as insulin and

growth hormone. Such a diet can lead to failure to thrive during

pregnancy or after birth. Dr Lutz refers to studies that show when

to much fruit juice is consumed it can result in stunted children.

In another section Dr Lutz states that " the very thin

carbohydrate

eater usually has very little muscle with slight bone structure.

These people tend to burn the excess energy from the overeating of

carbohydrates, instead of storing it into adipose (fat) tissue as is

the case in the obese/overweight body type. On the surface, this

burning of energy would seem a good thing, and very thin people

often have an enhanced energy profile. This is only true, however,

if a constant supply of carbohydrates is available. The thin

carbohydrate eater cannot afford to even delay a meal.

Metabolically, they are probably not too different than the

overweight carbohydrate eater. Thin people will often experience

low blood sugar episodes because they are still faced with the

fundamental problem associated with eating too many carbohydrates:

insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia " .

Dr Lutz then states that the low-carbohydrate program he recommends

will " augment the anabolic processes that contribute to increased

body mass in the form of bone density, muscle, and connective

tissue. But the underweight person must be diligent. It takes some

time to see the benefit of weight gain. Usually thin people

experience a loss of weight during the first few months on the

diet. This eventually gives way to increased body mass as the

production of growth hormone eventually increases, and nutrients

needed to build tissue (fat and protein) are consumed. "

My best to all and hope you take the time to read this enlightening

book, it has worked for us.

Beth