To successfully lose weight and maintain the results achieved, Lustig recommended reducing the consumption of refined carbohydrates and added sugar.
Simply counting calories will not help you lose weight, said endocrinologist Robert Lustig. The Daily Mirror writes about this.
In an interview with Stephen Bartlett, Lustig revealed the real reason for unsuccessful attempts to lose weight: the expert noted that 90 percent of people trying to lose weight by counting calories fail and return to their previous weight.< /p>
He attributed this phenomenon to insulin resistance caused by excessive sugar consumption.
“How your body reacts to food is more important than the number of calories you consume,” the doctor emphasized.
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For successful weight loss and maintaining the achieved result, Lustig recommended reducing the consumption of refined carbohydrates and added sugar. In his opinion, such a diet will over time increase the sensitivity of cells to insulin and facilitate the process of weight loss.
Recently, nutritionist Mosley named a non-obvious reason for gaining excess weight.