If you want to control your fat you must control your insulin

One of the things I learned from Ben Bikman- Why is weight control not just about calories in calories out? Without insulin you cannot store fat. Period!!!! Think about that, insulin is the gatekeeper to the entrance and exit of fat in your cells. This is why a symptom of type 1 diabetes is losing weight no matter, no matter!!! how many calories they eat. My takeaway is -Clearly if you want to control your fat you must control your insulin.

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