What causes Syndrome X?
1. Genetic predisposition – it can run in the family. 2. Excess weight & excess carbohydrate intake. The vast majority of overweight people have levels of insulin that are too high. Ingestion of too much refined carbohydrates triggers the release of high levels of insulin to deal with it. When we eat more than is needed at the time, one of the jobs of insulin is to transfer excess blood sugar into triglycerides to be stored as body fat for later use. With insulin resistance, entry of glucose into the cell for energy is blocked. Insulin stores excess carbohydrate as fat and suppresses fat stores being released and burned for energy. – So we get fatter and fatter and it becomes more and more difficult to lose weight. 3. Lack of exercise – The cell lacks energy and we get fatter so it is more and more difficult to exercise. What are the signs of Syndrome X? Excess weight, tiredness and a fuzzy mind, high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, high insu
