"Joe Zychik" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> > Fat is stored only when sufficient insulin washes
> > over the receptors of the "sugar pumps" on our cells.
> > And this happens only when sufficient
> > carbohydrates are consumed to activate the pancreas
> > to release insulin. No insulin, no storage of fat.
> > Regardless of caloric intake.

You're forgetting one thing. ALL foods stimulte insulin.
Beef, cheese, and fish stimulate more insulin than oats,
All-Bran, Muesli, white and brown pasta, and peanuts. We
can't explain the weight loss of low-carb or paleo diets
with reference to less insulin being produced. Far more
likely, these diets simply remove reactive (allergic or
addictive) foods.

http://venus.nildram.co.uk/veganmc/insulin.htm
http://www.elsonhaas.com/q_and_a/qa_05.html

> No release of insulin and you die. The purpose of
> insulin is to remove glucose from the blood system to
> prevent the system from glucose overload.
>
> The release of insulin is absolutely required for
> survival.

Yes, the body also requires insulin to assimilate any
nutrients from food. This is why people lose weight
when they become diabetic or insulin resistant. Their
cells can no longer absorb much of the nutrients in
the food. This is also why you CAN'T gain weight on
nuts - they stimulate almost no insulin (about what
your body produces in a fasting state).

-Bruce Kleisner