People who have higher levels of leptin, an appetite suppressing hormone, may be less likely to develop Alheimers disease or dementia than others according to a recent study, But what is leptin and how does our body regulate it's production?
Leptin plays a key role in regulating your body's appetite and metabolism. It's also an appetite suppressant. It was believed that the more you weighed, the less responsive to leptin your body was, which would consequently lead to more weight gain.
Just last year, one study revealed that an increased consumption of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) may lead to leptin resistance or rather turned off the "belly full" indicator that leads to overeating. The study concluded that a diet high in HFCS could easily lead to becoming overweight when combined with a high-fat, high calorie diet. This was the first study that proved HFCS causes leptin resistance.
But the study showed that HFCS simply led to leptin resistance without obesity. So basically, consuming high levels of HFCS can silently trigger leptin resistance slowly. When looking into the Alzheimers correlation, it makes you wonder if consuming HFCS could be correlated to this terrible disease.
What do you think?
As a note, the FDA will never come out and say HFCS is bad for you. In America, too many lawmakers are attached to companies that make a huge profit by using HFCS. Yes, there have been studies that say it's safe but 50 years ago before it's first was processed, was there an obesity epidemic?
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Ive been waiting for *someone* in the MSM to connect the recent news on leptin resistance and alzheimers with HFCS, and to-date NOTHING. You're the first, Sarah. Thanks for filling the void and hope the link between high-fructose corn sweetener (eg soda guzzling) and the rapid rise in alzheimers since the 70's when HFCS replaced cane & beet sugars gets looked at seriously...
Sarah,
The link between high blood sugar (a direct outcome of fructose consumption) and impaired cognitive function is increasingly being established - email me david at sweetpoison.com.au and I'll provide you with links to resources.
Cheers
David.
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