Alhamdullilah...

alhamdullilah....this is what i stumbled upon while mugging for my psychology paper......what i discovered can actually kill 3 birds with one stone....i can understand motivational theories, use the infor for my lesson plan for obesity, and loose weight and also those who reads and wants to loose weight too can benefit from this entry, insyah'Allah, after all God encourages us to share knowledge...

the hunger explained:
why do we eat? wat makes us feel hungry? the physiology explanation would be, when there is no food in the stomach, it contracts and thus gives us hunger pangs, tts where the sounds from ur tummy start to appear, u see ur stomach contracts forcing the air.

BUT tt is not the only way we can feel hungry.....insulin(a hormone which helps to break down glucose(sugar) to make energy released actually cause hunger......when glucose is broken down, theres low sugar level and thus hunger. and some food cause more insulin to be released.

so that explains why we eat again even though we our stomach is full....its bcos theres low sugar level. bcos too much insulin is produced thus more glucose is converted leading to low glucose in blood.

okok....the cause of high insulin level is carbohydrates.....carbo rich foods like sugar, white potatoes, etc...(just think sugar n starch) actually cause the body to release more insulin hormones......bcos these food are energy forming....so the food consumed are all broken down to energy.....its all converted, thus we feel hungry....but we have yet to even use the energy converted before we feel hungry again...because more carbo causes more insulin therefor excessive conversion therefore low glucose level thus overeating.....

sheesh my explaination kinda complicated but try to understand especially those who are overweight like me.... or if u refuse to comprehend, simple....go on a low carbo diet.....eat more fibre, wholegrain, etc....or even simpler, less sugar n starch.... tt will make u hungrier.....dont worry about low carbo if ure already fat....cos the fats in u are actually stored energy, u want to store it to ur death or use it? use it la....hehehehe.....cheers....

aku explain cam real, tapi aku sendiri kadang2 takleh resist sweet stuffs.....tts why im fat....tts why "sweet-toothed" ppl are mostly fat.

before i go, id like to share with u a worrying complication to being overweight/obese or overeating......bcos insulin is produced by a part of our body called pancreas it also means, it takes time to produce and like any producing bodies....ok lets switch this to a more comprehendable form.....say a factory produces product insulin.....if the factory is made to produce more and more insulin and the need to produce is ever increasing, soon the workers will be tired to work to produce more insulins......and soon enough the factory closes down because many of the workers give up or quit.....thus no insulin....

AND no insulin means diabetes, the disability to produce insulin means the inability to convert food/glucose/sugar to energy, tts why diabetics are always weak......and no insulin means less hunger, tts why diabetics loose weight cos they feel less hungry even though they need the energy and tt explains whenever a diabetic faints, the first thing u give him is raw sugar or candy which also equals to instant glucose/sugar/energy..... ok so no or less insulin, glucose/sugar not converted to energy thus it remains in blood, tt explains high sugar in blood level and also explains "sweet urine" bocs the glucose/sugar is unconverted and thus end up passing out with urine. when glucose is not converted body works extra hard to convert the fats to energy probably(my assumption) also tts why diabetics are ever tired.....and diabetes leads to complications like damaging of nerves(explains the gangrenous foot because they dont feel pain and they injure their foot, get infected and still dont feel it) tt can affect feelings, they damage little blood vessels (retinopathy, damaged blood vessels of the eyes which leads to blurred vision ending to blindness), heart-dieseases (probably bcos of overworking) and when heart fails, blood fails to reach the brain.....so stroke comes in....and if real bad comatose.....scary right? yes im scared too.....

and figures in sg, revealed that indians have the most diabetes cases followed by malays......being 2nd in rank, i hope u all watch ur diet.....cheers.....its not only about being not fat........ouh and although diabetes is mostly inherited in other words due to genes, it could happen to anyone......

high risk factors (though like i said could happen to anyone) for ur info, smokers, above 40, family history of diabetes, overweight, sedentary lifestyle.

hope my entry was useful for all my frens....:)