Word: insulin
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...muscle (about 40% of body weight comes from muscle). He packs the IGF-1 gene into a harmless cold virus and injects the entire package directly into muscle. Once the IGF-1 gene inserts itself into the genome of the muscle cell, it begins to churn out the insulin-like growth factor that activates muscle expansion. Muscles in mice injected this way grew up to 30% larger than in normal animals, even when the mice didn't exercise. And as the animals aged, their muscles remained strong, as vigorous as if they belonged to far younger mice. In the coming...
...major strategies hold the most promise: boosting levels of a hormone called insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), which encourages muscle repair; and removing myostatin, the body's natural check on uncontrolled muscle growth. Versions of IGF-1 are already available at pharmacies and nutritional-supplement stores, where they are marketed as muscle boosters, but scientists know that taking this oral form of the hormone does very little for building muscle and can have harmful effects on the heart. That hasn't stopped some athletes from trying it. "I'm convinced that some athletes are using a combination...
...thighs or hips--increases the chances of developing heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. Apparently, abdominal fat doesn't just lie there and jiggle. It actively promotes ill health by, among other things, pumping out inflammatory proteins and interfering with the body's ability to use insulin. So it seemed plausible to many physicians that surgically removing belly fat by liposuction could give patients a double benefit: a slimmer physique and a better metabolic profile...
...FEWER "BAD CARBS" LIKE SUGAR AND WHITE FLOUR. They are low in fiber, so you get a double whammy: a lot of calories that don't fill you up and, because such carbs are absorbed quickly, a blood-sugar spike and an insulin surge, causing you to gain weight...
...CLAIM Avoiding high--glycemic index foods eliminates insulin resistance and promotes weight loss...