the "calorie reduction as primary" hypothesis
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A brief outline of how inflammation is responsible for the obesity epidemic and the idea that reducing caloric intake to lose body fat and get healthier is flawed.TRANSCRIPT
The “Calorie reduction as primary”
hypothesisJeff Lynch
What is the most basic principle of weight gain?
1st Law of Thermodynamics
ΔU = Q - W
The amount of energy stored within a system is equal to the amount of energy
put in minus the energy expended
Body Fat = Food eaten - Energy Expended
The facts of life
• Starting point
• You eat more and exercise less
• You put on fat
• As a result your metabolism becomes unhealthy
• Then you become ill (metabolic diseases)
And here’s what happens
• You eat more and exercise less
• You put on fat
• Your metabolism becomes unhealthy
• You become ill (metabolic diseases)
1st Law of Thermodynamics
ΔU = Q - WBody Fat = Food eaten - Energy Expended
• Q and W must be independent
• A calorie is a calorie:
• ΔU is unregulated
• Q and W are under conscious control
Then
• You eat too much and exercise too little
• You put on fat
• Your metabolism becomes unhealthy
• You become ill (metabolic diseases)
Metabolically healthy obese
• A healthy subset
– Similar metabolic health to lean people
– Around 6%
• We don’t know why they exist
– Fat distribution
– Genetics…?
• They still have higher mortality
The metabolically unhealthy non-obese
Fatty liver– Alcohol– NAFLD– Fructose (HFCS)
• Handled the same way as alcohol
• Genetics/Race– Lean Indian mean 3-4 time higher
incidence of NAFLD and inflammation
• Autoimmunity– Type 1.5 DM– ¼ lean diabetics produce the same
antibodies found in T1DM.
• Stress– Chronically elevated blood sugar
Clinically normal prediabetics
Beta cell dysfunction
– Stage 1: Compensation
– Stage 2: Stable increased blood glucose
– Stage 3: Unstable decompensation
– Stage 4: Type 2 Diabetes
– Stage 5: Type 1 diabetes
What is metabolic disease?
Symptoms
• Obesity
– Abdominal
• Insulin resistance
– High blood sugar
• Dyslipidemia
• Inflammation
– IDDM?
– NIDDM
More symptoms
• Sugar cravings
– Not relieved by eating sweets
• Fatigue after meals
• Frequent urination
• Increased thirst
• Difficulty losing weight
• Sexual dysfunction
If it isn’t caused by eating too much or exercising too little then what is the
cause?
Metabolic disease is an autoimmune, chronic inflammatory disorder involving a pathological
expression of the innate immune system
• Innate immune system
– Non specific first line of defence
• Inflammation
– Response of the IIS to infection and trauma.
• What causes it?
What causes it?
• Dietary toxins
• Environmental toxins
• Micronutrient deficiencies
• Chronic stress
• Altered gut microbiota
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Genetics
How inflammation causes metabolic diseases
• Inflammation precedes metabolic disease– 1/3 of Hep C patients get diabetes
– Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers are at higher risk
• Inflammatory proteins cause insulin resistance– Mice injected with inflammatory proteins develop
insulin resistance
– TNF-a causes insulin resistance
• Inflammation in the brain causes leptin resistance
• Inflammation in the gut leads to both leptin and insulin resistance
How metabolic diseases cause inflammation
• Fat tissue releases inflammatory cytokines
– Catabolic breakdown of fat
– Not been selected against
• Genetic up regulation of inflammatory pathways
– Macrophages increase in number
Hang on
How metabolic diseases cause inflammation
• Fat tissue releases inflammatory cytokines
– Local catabolic breakdown of fat
– Not been selected against
• Genetic up regulation of inflammatory pathways
– Increased number of macrophages
And it’s not all about carbs
• Three types of fat
– Triglycerides
– FFAs
– Phospholipids
• Mitochondrial overspill
• Lipotoxicity
– Storing fat, the bad way
So let’s add some of this…
• Refined sugar
• Dairy intolerance
• Sweeteners
• Processed fat
• No fibre
• Healthier or sicker?
1st Law of Thermodynamics
ΔU = Q - W
The amount of energy stored within a system is equal to the amount of energy
put in minus the energy expended
Body Fat = Food eaten - Energy Expended
Weight loss 101
A. Calorie Reduction
• Slower metabolic rate
• Increased hunger
• Reduced desire to exercise
• Higher inflammation
• Forcing thinness
B. Metabolic Overhaul
• Higher metabolic rate
• Healthier
• Lower risk of disease
• Fitter
• Lower inflammation
• Encouraging leanness
Encouraging Leanness
• Reversal to our natural state does not need to be forced, it just needs to be allowed to happen…
Remove toxins both internal and external
Food toxins/intolerances• Refined grains
• Dairy
• Eggs
• Fructose
• Trans-fats
• Sweeteners
• Chemical cosmetics
• Preservatives
• Alcohol
Replace nutrients
• Fibre
• Vitamins – D
– B12
• Minerals– Zinc
– Magnesium
• Fats– Omega 3
• Protein
Repair Lifestyle
• Train
– Apply
• Sleep
• Work/life balance
• Caffeine
• Meditate, Yoga etc.
Then all you need to consider with calories is this:
Are you hungry?
Yes? Eat
No? Don’t