Posted on September 5, 2009 in Latest News
Insulin sensitivity is the ability of the cells producing insulin ( The Beta Cells ) to fight better with the glucose in the blood.Recent experiments have found that intermittent fasting or alternate day fasting enhances insulin sensitivity.This article tries to gain further insight in to the matter.
What the Study involved?
- 8 healthy men were made to fast every alternate day for 20 hours.
- The procedure lasted for two weeks.The subjects were allowed to eat normally on breaking the fast.
- Last two days were meant for insulin measurements.
- They had 250 grams of carbohydrates for those two days.
What the Study revealed?
- After the experiment,insulin could take away more glucose from the blood.
- The effectiveness of insulin to tackle glucose in the blood raised by 37% on average.
- Fat cells also were broken down at a faster rate causing weight loss.
- However, Weight and fat in the body did not change during the experiment.
- Glucose and Insulin presence in the blood also were constant earlier.
- It means the insulin levels were same during the experiment but the insulin activity was present.
- It is the same with fat cells and weight of the body too.
Conclusions:
- Insulin sensitivity, after the intermittent fasting is found to be an increased production of insulin.
- It is however desired that the production of insulin to counteract glucose should neither be more nor less.
- The increase in the insulin production due to 20 hours of intermittent fasting is not a positive sign.
- But the activity in the insulin after intermittent fasting as a response to it is encouraging.
- It is because the inactiveness of insulin is the cause of Diabetes.
- Stability of the glucose and insulin levels during the fasting is also a positive outcome of this experiment.
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