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Finding the overeating triggers and dangers in our culture is simple. All you have to do is follow the advertising and obesity rates. The food industry represents a threat that is as big as any to our society. The reason; there is no place to hide from either the advertisements, or the available supply. They know the pathway to desire. Their campaigns are hardcore. They build it and see that you use it. They know most people will surrender to desire.

Dangers 

It has been found that overeating in mice triggers a molecule that destroys metabolism. This also leads to resistance and sets the stage for type 2 diabetes.

This is a new study, by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) that links together the immune system and metabolism. These are paired together as suspect in increasing diseases from diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver, cancer and stroke.  

Science

“When mice eat a normal diet, this molecule called PKR is silent,” states senior author Gokhan Hotamisligil, chair of the HSPH department of Genetics and Complex Disease. “However, if a cell containing PKR is bombarded with too many nutrients, PKR grabs other immune system molecules that respond to this food attack and organizes a firing squad to shoot down normal processes, leading to insulin resistance and metabolic dysfunction.”

“We know that nutrients can be detrimental in excess quantities or when they are in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Hotamisligil said. “But we don’t quite understand which paths they travel that result in harm and produce inflammation. PKU is a mechanism by which nutrients-necessary and beneficial under normal conditions-cause damage to cells and organs.”

PKR stands for Protein Knase R. Protein Knases have a profound effect on cells.

Protein Kinases are key regulators of cell function that constitute one of the largest and most functionally diverse gene families. They orchestrate the activity of almost all cellular processes.

The results provide compelling evidence that a process called “metaflammation” occurs in the body, stated Hotamisligil. Metaflammation is inflammation that occurs while the body processes food into energy. Hotamisligi had demonstrated inflammation role in metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, and heart disease in mice and humans.

Metaflammation describes ailments resulting from an unhealthy lifestyle.The two main causes are a lack of nutrition and a lack of exercise. Overeating is a way to use and deplete nutrients.

Reality

Researches are looking to understand how to regulate the PKR molecule through targeted drugs or nutrients. They think this could be the way diseases are prevented and treated in humans. We build, than battle what we build. Having build up a surreal supply of faux foods, we now have to subdue its effect on us.

We are not doomed to a roller coster existence. This is one where we produce new foods and then need drugs to modify the effect. We are at a crossroad in scientific thinking. We are spawning a dangerous trend; lifestyles that depend on technology may be in for some eye-opening surprise.

Conclusion

The causes of many of the diseases appear to lie in aspects of our modern technology driven environment. This is the red light district, where there is real danger of picking up a life threatening illness.

It’s Not Your Fault-Why you Overeat- Presented by Dr.David Kessler a former commissioner of The Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Eating fast leads to overeating according to a new study. Eating quickly curtails the release of hormones that help you feel full. The decrease of these hormones can lead to overeating. This has been suspected for a long time. The only difference is there are specific gut hormones that are named. If anyone watched the speed eating contests you can get the idea.

 ”Most of us have heard that eating fast can lead to food overconsumption and obesity, and in fact some observational studies have supported this notion,” said Alexander Kokkinos, MD, PhD, of Laiko General Hospital in Athens Greece and lead author of the study. “Our study provides a possible explanation for the relationship between speed eating and overeating by showing that the rate at which someone eats may impact the release of gut hormones that signal the brain to stop eating.”

“Our findings give some insight into an aspect of modern-day food overconsumption, namely the fact that many people, pressed by demanding working and living conditions, eat faster and in greater amounts than in the past,” said Kokkinos. “The warning we were given as children that ‘wolfing down your food will make you fat,’ may in fact have a physiological explanation.”

Overconsumtion is good news for the fast food industry. Most of our modern food requires very little work to get down. Modern food comes in powders, high protein shakes, bars, soda, and white bread. All require no work to consume. Just pop it in to a toaster and you have breakfast on the go. Wolfing down food has become easier than ever. Many of these items are high is sugar and considering that at the rate we eat sugar, teeth will be a thing of the past. Now we will have a legitimate  reason not to chew our food.

Expanding waist lines, and obesity are a major concern. By eating slower you’ll consume less calories. There is data that confirms this. It shows you can lose 20 lbs a year without any other adjustments. Another factor to consider while eating is that digestion starts in the mouth. Food is mixed with ptyalin, an enzyme secreted by the salivary glands. Pylatin converts insoluble starches into simple sugars. Starchy food is used by the body for energy. Since much of our diet is starchy foods, we are cutting off our energy supply.

Undigested starches pass through the stomach into the intestines where fermentation takes place, and this creates toxins. The liver is now in charge of processing this mess.The importance of chewing food properly is recognised by many cultures. On the Japanese macrobiotic diet it is recommended that you chew at least 20 times before swallowing. That is the very minimum, if you have any kind of health challenge it ranges from 50 to 100 times for each mouthful. This way of eating has helped many people heal. The diet is made up of whole foods, and it is important to assimilating all the nutrients. Since our diets tend to be food that is easy to gulp down, it is now unhealthful on another level.

We live in a culture that wants instant gratification, and eating at the speed of light, provides this. What we get in speed we lose in enjoyment. Food is not as great a pleasure when you rush it. In fact if people slowed down when they ate they would realized what they are eating, and change their menu. Mindful eating means understanding your lifestyle and philosophy about food. Eating fast leads to overeating and poor food choices. The bottom line eat nutritious food in a healthy way.

It’s estimated that more than 30 million adults in the US have fatty liver disease, including up to 75 percent of obese people and 50 percent of diabetics. The so-called disease is primary seen in overweight individuals. It is a condition brought on by overeating, and a sedentary lifestyle. Most people are not aware that they have this condition. Imagine foie gras which is a delicacy, it is made by force feeding a goose that is not allowed to move around. That is the best comparison to what happens to a human liver under the same type of conditions.

The condition is known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The condition is tied to low aerobic capacity, and is a step in developing obesity related chronic conditions. Fat accumulates in the liver, and can lead to permanent liver damage. It is a sign of being unfit, and with it comes a whole host of health related problems. This condition is now found in younger people.

Fatty liver syndrome may be caused by pharmaceuticals. Chemical poisons can injure the liver that causes the liver cells to accumulate fat. A few of the drugs that are on the list are tetracycline, cortisone, and prednisone. There are plenty of chemicals that we are exposed to that can injure the liver.

Our lifestyle is probably one of the biggest causes. It is potentially reversible with diet change and an ongoing exercise program. Poor aerobic fitness is associated with non-alcoholic fatty livers. This condition is expected to be the next big metabolic disorder. As many as four out of five diabetics show signs of this condition. With the jump in the number of cases it points to a lifestyle induced condition. 

Fatty liver in itself presents no symptoms, even as it advances. What is frightening is that it is growing more common. While many are unaware that they have a problem, it can progress and lead to liver damage. The condition is believed to be brought about by poor diet. A diet loaded with processed food will cause malnutrition; liver disease in alcoholics comes in part from malnutrition.

One of the liver’s functions is to convert carbohydrates into fat and send it to be stored in adipose (fat) tissue as fuel reserve. When you consume more carbohydrates than you need from high calorie fatty and sugary foods the liver becomes overwhelmed. It slows the delivery of fat to be stored, and the liver becomes clogged. As it converts the carbohydrates into fat it accumulates it, and the liver now becomes a fatty liver. Poor eating habits have become pervasive throughout society. Lack of exercise is the final piece in the development of the fatty liver syndrome.