On 30 Jan 2004 08:46:15 -0800, (tcomeau) wrote:

Under what circumstances do the adipocytes produce ASP?

The presence of "dietary fat" (chylomicrons) in the blood triggers the
ASP system

Look, I'm not bashing Atkins or low carb. I lost 80 pounds LC and
another 80 on a "politically correct" ordinary low calorie diet. I
lost weight on both approaches but felt less hungry on LC so I know
how it really works. LC/Atkins benefits some people because there is
no insulin "spike and crash" effect that makes you hungry too soon
after a big carby meal, not because of some mysterious fat burning
enzyme that magically makes excess calories go away. On top of that,
carbs represent over 50% of the average American diet so it's not
surprising that many people lose weight on Atkins.

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