Do enzymes control weight problems and even obesity?
Over-weight or obese individuals have now been found absolutely to have a deficiency in the enzyme lipase. Lipase is found in abundance in raw foods. Cooking destroys lipase in raw foods. Lipase is the enzyme that aids the body in the breaking down of triglycerides and fats, and without lipase, the fat then stagnates and accumulates in our arteries that can lead to heart disease. Lipase also helps us to burn fat for energy. Cooked foods that have no enzymes will put weight on more abundantly than raw foods. Another reason why enzymes reduce obesity is because cooked foods cause drastic changes in the size and appearance of the pituitary gland. Research has found that enzymes affect your hormone producing glands and hormones influence our enzyme levels. Cooked foods cause your pancreas, thyroid, and pituitary glands to exhaust their enzymes to digest your foods. This causes your body to become sluggish and weight is gained. Raw food calories are relatively non-stimulating to glands and
