Overstuffed After Thanksgiving?

November 26, 2010
Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS

Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS

Award-winning nutritionist and New York Times bestselling author.

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Did you overindulge yesterday? Maybe a better question is, who didn’t?

While occasional holiday pig-outs won’t always pack on the pounds, consistent overeating which can also lead to Type 2 diabetes, just might. A modern day epidemic, “diabesity” affects over 220 million worldwide—and claimed the lives of 1.1 million people in 2005 alone.

Regular exercise and even modest weight loss can delay or prevent Type 2 diabetes as much as 58% in high-risk populations, reports new research in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Just make sure you combine aerobic workouts with strength training, JAMA researchers advise.

And a recent study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that eating foods low on the glycemic index—like fiber-rich vegetables—is a critical factor in reducing insulin resistance, a risk factor for Type 2 diabetes.

Dr. Ann Louise’s Take:

Before Diabetes Awareness Month draws to a close, consider your own risk factors. Take this quiz  to assess how likely you are to develop this disease.

If you find yourself at risk, already have diabetes, or simply cannot lose weight, nutritional support becomes all the more critical. Antioxidants like vitamin C and trace minerals, especially chromium, have been found to combat prediabetes (metabolic syndrome), as well as fullblown Type 2 diabetes.

It’s been well established that chromium helps maintain normal carbohydrate metabolism, say researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge. And an earlier study in Current Therapeutic Research found that people who took chromium supplements lost, on average, 6.2 pounds of body fat.

Real Fat-Burning Support for the Holidays
Chromium is particularly important today, since it’s generally estimated that 9 out of 10 Americans are deficient in this most essential trace mineral. That’s why I’ve included about 400 mcg – the study-backed dose – in my Fat Flush Weight Loss Formula, along with vitamin C and other fat-burning nutrients like choline, inositol and 500 mg of L-carnitine.

An amino acid-like protein, L-carnitine is one of the most underrated fat burners. It transfers fatty acids right into the mitochondria, the cells’ fat-burning furnaces, where it’s converted to energy rather than storage fat. It can even lower cholesterol levels while elevating the good HDLs.

A recent meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials shows that L-carnitine also helps prevent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, increasingly common in our overweight population—and a risk factor in cardio-metabolic disorders. Because L-carnitine helps to protect the liver as well as burn off unwanted fat, it’s as vital as chromium to lasting weight loss.

Besides a lack of nutrients, environmental and pharmaceutical toxins, like xenoestrogens, perchlorate, growth hormones and antidepressants, can be fattening. My programs specifically target detox dieting.  You can choose the classic Fat Flush Plan, my New York Times bestseller, or the year-round approach of Fat Flush for Life. Each has also been found to ward off Type 2 diabetes.

“Fat Flush Weight Loss Formula has made a world of difference for cravings while doing the Fat Flush program. I tried another weight loss products and did not get the same results. Weight Loss Formula is golden!”   – K.G., Paducah, KY

You can still fit into that little black dress if you supplement with the Weight Loss Formula. I feel so confident that this Holiday season will debut the “new you,” that I have arranged for a special discount from the good folks at UNI KEY to get you started!

 

Sources:
Fat Flush for Life
The Fat Flush Plan

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Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS, is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty books including The Fat Flush Plan series and her latest book, Radical Metabolism. She’s been rewriting the rules of nutrition for more than 40 years and is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the field of diet, detox and women’s health issues. 

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1 Comment

  1. Mari Quigley Miller

    Hi Ann… Hope your Thanksgiving was the best.. I ate alot of Good food.. Kale salads, gluten free stuffing and gravy.. organic turkey.. organic cranberries.. NO desert.. Too stuffed anyway..
    God Bless
    Mari

    Reply

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