Looking to gain muscle mass? Then find out if you should use insulin in your workout programs to gain huge muscles. In this article, we will discuss the myths and facts about insulin in bodybuilding as applied to dairy products. It is generally accepted that eating foods with a high glycemic index can lead to an increase in fat mass. However, milk is completely inappropriate for such a claim. The glycemic index of the product is high, but fat mass is not gained when consumed. Let's talk about this in more detail.
Insulin and dairy products
Most theories about the possibility of converting carbohydrates into fats are based on the fact that this nutrient activates the secretion of insulin. However, the body can respond with the release of this hormone and when using protein compounds, which casts doubt on these theories.
Otherwise, any food with a high glycemic index would increase fat mass. Dairy products completely refute this assumption. Although they contain quite a few carbohydrates, their consumption leads to a sharp release of insulin. It should be noted that lactose (milk sugar) has a relatively low glycemic index.
Thus, with a slight increase in blood glucose levels, the body's insulin response to dairy products is very powerful. If you compare them with, say, white bread, the increase in sugar concentration after consuming dairy products is about 60 percent lower.
For this reason, it can be concluded that insulin is actively synthesized not because of the lactose content in milk, or more precisely, not only because of it. Several studies have shown that whey proteins are significantly more active in activating insulin secretion than non-dairy proteins. One of the reasons for the body's powerful insulin response to dairy products is their high amino acid content. As you know, leucine has the ability to stimulate the pancreas. This is one of the reasons. Another is the ability of dairy products to target the glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide.
This hormone is synthesized in the intestinal tract and the rate of insulin production largely depends on its concentration. This proves once again that carbohydrates are not the only ones capable of increasing the rate of insulin production.
Effect of insulin in dairy products on weight change
Studies on this topic have been carried out more than once, but none of them has revealed the ability of dairy products to increase body fat. For example, in women who are in a state of perimenopause, the opposite relationship has been established. Similar results were obtained earlier, during experiments with animals. In all studies, mice lost weight by eating dairy products.
Although it must be admitted that one experiment showed an increase in fat mass when consuming fatty milk. However, this fact may be associated with the calorie content of the product, which is higher in comparison with skim milk. In conclusion, I would like to say once again that insulin is not the culprit of the obesity epidemic that is now observed on the planet.
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