Contents:
- Medical Video: 9 Hormones That Lead to Weight Gain and Ways to Avoid It
- Types of dietary hormones
- 1. Leptin
- 2. Cortisol and Serotonin
- 3. Insulin
- 4. Irisin
Medical Video: 9 Hormones That Lead to Weight Gain and Ways to Avoid It
For the sake of having an attractive appearance, weight is certainly one of the important indicators that you will pay more attention to, right? A naturopathic expert, Natasha Turner, believes that the imbalance of certain hormones in the body can cause conditions of excessive weight. These hormones are then known as dietary hormones. What hormones are included in this diet hormone? See the explanation below.
Hormones are messages in the form of chemicals that can move the body and your mind that is produced by glands in the endocrine system. Hormones control most functions that occur in the human body, from the simplest conditions such as feeling hungry, to complex ones such as the reproductive system, emotions and moods.
Types of dietary hormones
As mentioned above, hormones also contribute to hunger to your fullness. In other words, the rise and fall of dietary hormones in your body can affect your weight. Management of diet hormone levels correctly can certainly accelerate the success of your weight loss program. These hormones include:
1. Leptin
Leptin is one of the dietary hormones produced by fat cells and has the ability to control hunger. A study revealed that excessive body fat can lead to conditions in which your brain is no longer sensitive to leptin even though your body's leptin levels are high (leptin resistant). This condition then causes your brain to continue sending hungry signals. According to an endocrinologist, Scott Isaacs, you can overcome this resistant leptin condition by getting used to consuming a number of vegetables before 10 am, to delay hunger.
2. Cortisol and Serotonin
The release of the hormone cortisol by the adrenal glands, often the reason why you immediately want to find a food with a high sugar content when under stressful conditions. This reaction occurs because the body needs more energy to deal with these stress conditions. But this reaction can also have an impact on increasing the level of fat in your stomach.
In contrast to cortisol, serotonin plays a role in calming your stress. So, to overcome the workings of cortisol, you can consume asparagus and spinach which are rich in vitamin B to increase serotonin levels in the body. Having a good night's sleep can also be done to control cortisol levels in the body.
3. Insulin
Insulin is a diet hormone that will be released every time you finish consuming a food containing sugar. The excess sugar content in the body will then be stored as fat by insulin. Eat with frequent frequency but a small portion can be done to maintain the consistency of sugar and insulin levels in the body.
4. Irisin
Fat cells consist of cells that function to store fat (white fat cells) and cells that function to burn fat to warm the body (brown fat cells). A study that was recently conducted successfully revealed that iris, one of the dietary hormones produced during the body's exercise, is believed to be able to overcome insulin resistance and can convert white fat cells into brown fat cells. So, to increase the level of iris in the body, the study recommends you exercise, cycling for example, four to five times a week, with a length of one session of about 20 to 35 minutes.
Good luck!
