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Q: Why and how does losing weight reduce insulin resistance?
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Most obese individuals have a hard time losing weight because they have developed a condition known as?

Insulin Resistance


You are insulin resistant you do not however have diabetes If you lose the weight will your insulin resistance go too along with it your chance of developing diabetes?

Insulin resistence is normally caused by obesity, and yes, losing extra weight can lower your chances dramatically for type 2 diabetes, but if you are at risk, you still have the chance of obtaining type 2 diabetes because the cause for diabetes itself in unknown. But yes, losing weight and keeping it off can help lower your chances dramatically.


How is insulin resistance prevented?

Insulin resistance is prevented by maintaining a normal weight, eating a balanced diet, and keeping up a regular program of aerobic exercise.


Does Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome create added difficulty when attempting to lose weight?

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) does not by itself cause added difficulty losing weight. Insulin resistance (IR) causes PCOS. Insulin resistance makes it harder to lose weight, because a high insulin level: 1. Makes every bit of sugar from the carbohydrates you eat go into the cells of your body. 2. Stimulates your appetite. For an excellent discussion of PCOS and its relationship to insulin resistance, see the "Pathogenesis" portion of the following web page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycystic_ovary_syndrome.


What is the use of dimet 500 tablets?

It is used for (pcos) polycystic oviran syndrome and to reduce weight for the women who is insulin resistance. Dimet also lower down the glucose level in the blood


What has the author Cheryle R Hart written?

Cheryle R Hart has written: 'The insulin-resistance diet' -- subject(s): Reducing diets, Insulin resistance, Weight loss


What is the treatment for insulin resistance?

Insulin resistance is treated by a healthy diet and exercise, weight loss if obese, endocrine hormone correction if unbalanced, quit smoking. Effectiveness of herbal remedies have not been researched.


How do you reduce 3 inches from waist measurement?

Losing weight would be the easiest way.


Being Overweight is a Major Cause of Diabetes?

Your weight is your biggest risk factor for developing diabetes. Fat cells cause the body to release more insulin, resulting in insulin resistance.


What is the constellation of symptoms called metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance syndrome linked to insulin resistance?

The symptoms are excess weight around the waistline, high levels of serum triglycerides, low levels of HDL (good cholesterol), high blood pressure, high fasting blood glucose levels.


Are there some people who cannot lose weight?

Depends on what you mean by "can't". If the food you eat contains less energy that you use up then you will lose weight, and this is true for all of us. But it relies on a person being able to control his/hers eating, and some people just aren't able to do that on their own, so they find it very hard to lose weight. With the high calorie foods that we have today, it doesn't take much in the way of snacks to spoil a diet plan.


Will you lose weight if you stay under 20 carbs a day?

Some people will but others will not. For many people, 40 grams of carbohydrate per day will prove too much for weight loss. It depends how insulin resistant you are or not. Many overweight people have a degree of insulin resistance (with or without being aware of it). Moreover, all people who suffer from obesity are significantly insulin resistant (with or without being aware of it).