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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum
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Thoughts?
It seems to me that as long a supplement can't specifically increase insulin sensitivity in muscle tissue and instead increase insulin sensitivity everywhere, then it won't make much of a difference for fat loss? |
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That's a huge leap... particularly since the researchers did not distinguish between fat-loss and weight-loss here. In fact, their conclusion definitely referenced 'weight-loss'. I do not see this study having any relevance for our community or purpose... as each of us here is interested in body composition (i.e. fat-loss, lean muscle retention), as opposed to weight-loss. But that's just my personal opinion ![]() |
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My reasoning is that the only reason(ignoring health benefits for the time being) we want to increase insulin sensitivity is to increase partitioning of nutrients to the muscles.
The only way to do that would be if we increase insulin sensitivity in muscle cells or decrease it in fat cells so that muscle cells get proportionally higher insulin sensitivity. If we raise insulin sensitivity equally much in muscle tissue and fat, then we wont change at all how nutrients are partitioned. The body as a whole is a more efficient machine, but the same % of nutrients will go to the fat cells as before. The study itself just made me thinking a bit. Would be interesting to see studies where they focus on body composition changes rather than weight loss. |
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At least... IMHO. 'Cus I mean, I think about stuff like how many calories a pound of fat burns at rest, vs the amount of fat a pound of muscle burns at rest. Sure...both weigh 1 lb. And, yes, both burn calories at rest. However, muscle burns way more than fat does. Extrapolating, and applying the same actuality to nutrient partitioning, I don't think it'd be a stretch to suggest that equal points of increases (see: 1lb vs 1lb as measures) would not result in equal partitioning. |
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