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RE: So my take on this...
By Mathos on 5/17/2011 1:54:41 AM , Rating: 2
Or if you're like me, both your mother and father are Hypoglycemic(low blood sugar genetically), which eventually burns out the bodies insulin generation ability, due to continuously producing more insulin than your body needs to counter incoming glucose from carbs and refined sugars, and turns to type 2 diabetes. This would be one of those things that this genetic switch would likely have an effect on.

Fat cells always exist in a human body, regardless of body fat percentage we all have the same proportional amount of fat cells determined by out body type. Unless someone has had liposuction this will more or less be true. Fat cells are nothing more than the bodies energy storage, in this case excess glucose, not it also stores some toxins. The more excess glucose the cells store, the bigger they get, thus making a person fat. There are indeed some factors that come into play from certain genetics though. Thyroid problems for example, or hypoglycemia in this case. The reason it plays a factor, is that after years of being overly bombarded with insulin, the fat cells which the body would normally pull energy from with said insulin become insulin resistant. Once this happens it becomes increasingly difficult to lose weight, short of nearly starving yourself. In my case I have to eat less calories than the average person could sustain themselves on, while walking 2-6miles per day outside of working a highly physical job. A job where I load ppl's vehicles with potting soil 40-80lb bags, and bricks, most of the day. As well as moving Grills weighing anywhere from 50-180lbs, and patio set boxes weighing 100+lbs. Obviously I get help with the larger items to save my back. And when I say this, I'm talking about only being able to eat 1800-2400 calories per day to be able to lose anything.

Now when you figure out that the human body is suppose to need between 1200-2000 calories per day to maintain normal function in an average person that should help you figure it out. Rule of thumb last time I read was 10 times body weight in calories per day. so a person weighing 200lbs would need 2000 calories for normal body function and organ/tissue maintenance.

