The Skinny on Fat – Introduction

This is arguably the most misunderstood nutrient for the human body – yes, that is not a type-error, indeed fat is a “nutrient.”

Fat is converted and stored as body fat when carbohydrates or protein are over-consumed or over abundant. This should not come as a surprise when man’s ancestral lot has been one of feast or famine – he would not have food for some-time and when he did he would eat until full and the excess would be stored as body fat. Fat storage in the body is nothing more than nature’s fuel reserve. These reserves ensure survival. We, in contemporary times believe stored fat has outlived its usefulness; while food is scarce in some parts of the world many American’s do not have such a concern. In fact it is the antithesis. The problem is that when fat from the diet is stored in the body surrounding organs it can be the most insulin resistant fat in the body, the greater the store, the greater the likelihood of the start Syndrome X—an insulin resistance syndrome that precedes diabetes. Overtime with each over-consumption of food the body slowly builds up a storage depot and because the fat is resistant to breakdown and an efficient fuel the stored portion continues to build with greater and greater insulin resistance, until the patient gets diabetes. This explains why when many overweight diabetics lose weight they no longer have the disorder.