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Michael Jordan's Personal Trainer
If you cannot for the life of you lose the last bit of fat around the belly, do not workout longer and harder while eating less food. This will not work.
If you are eating bulk quantities of highly refined white flour disguised as what you believed to be healthy, even athletic; foods such as bagels, pastas, breads, and cereals read on. Large quantities of refined white flours and simple sugars have a common effect. They can cause large increases in blood sugar, raising it from a fasting level as low as 70 to 180 or higher. This signals the body to store fat around your belly. The high levels of blood sugar trigger your body to release excess amounts of the hormone insulin. Each time a high blood sugar level triggers a large release of insulin, excess calories are turned into fat, which is, by preference, stored around your belly. The belly fat is the worst place to store fat; it poses the highest risk for heart disease. Once you stop eating refined flour and simple sugars, your belly fat should start to vanish in a matter of weeks without any serious attempt to diet. The body does not need high levels of blood sugar and functions much better on the steady moderate level that whole grains, beans, and fruits and vegetables deliver. Excess blood sugar simply spills over into fat.
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