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potential food shortage—leptin levels are low. The relative absence of leptin’s message tells the brain, “I don’t have enough body fat!” Your brain then tells you to eat more and move less, which serves to change your behavior until your body fat is within a safer range. You become hungrier (and probably eat more), your metabolism slows down (thank
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On the scientific side, the hormonal balance is different when you fast than it is after you eat. After you eat a full meal, including carbs, the insulin system is dominant. Insulin promotes buildup of material (both protein and fat) in your tissues. On the other hand, during a controlled fast, the glucagon system takes over from the insulin system
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This is because foods that are high in carbohydrates elicit an insulin response from the pancreas, and ketosis is brought to a grinding halt whenever insulin is elevated. Suppression of insulin, on the other hand, either by fasting or by eating a diet very low in carbohydrates, drives ketogenesis.
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PRINCÍPIO Nº 1: DIMINUA A LIBERAÇÃO DE INSULINA, UM HORMÔNIO DE ARMAZENAMENTO.