He suggests three pathways by which animal fat enters muscle cells: 1) Protein intake raises insulin, which in turn weakens the ability of muscle cells to keep out fat. Fat enters the cells. 2) A high protein diet is acidic. To keep its pH level balanced, the body extracts calcium from muscle cells, which causes these cells to waste, making them vulnerable to fat depositions. 3) Microbes contained in meat emit endotoxins that become embedded in the meat’s protein. When we digest the meat, its saturated fat shuttles the endotoxins into our blood stream, causing inflammation. This state of inflammation enables fat to enter muscle cells. Here’s what comes next:Once fat gets inside the muscle cells, it interferes with that cell’s ability to develop new insulin receptors. With fewer insulin receptors it becomes more difficult to get sugar into the cell for processing, causing the sugar to build up in the blood. The pancreas then has to churn out even more insulin just to get the sugar into the cells. The very high insulin, which is not normal, will cause even more fat to enter the cells in a vicious cycle.And so we become insulin resistant.
The best way to shed weight, be healthy, reduce inflammation in your body is a whole foods, plant based diet.
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