** The ASK GB ANYTHING thread (diet/nutrition related) **

[gbrice75]

Okay I have a question which sounds a bit over the top with hope?

if after eating right for an extended period of time concentrating on very little sugar, would a sugar binge have the same effect as insulin? like shocking the system with an insulin spike all of the sudden? and by doing so perhaps having an anabolic effect?

Would sugar have the same effect AS insulin? Remember, sugar (among other things) causes insulin to be released. You eat sugar, your blood glucose levels rise, insulin is released to 'clean up' the mess.

It most definitely has an anabolic effect; insulin is our most anabolic hormone. But I think your question is 'will it build muscle and not add to fat?" Remember that a few key components have to be in place for muscle growth to occur:

1) stimuli - muscle needs a reason to grow. heavy workload, breaking it down, making it work beyond it's capacity

2) depleting muscle glycogen - if stores are depleted, they will get preference over fat cells - until full. Therein lies the central issue... the 'spill over'. If too many calories are eaten (regardless of carbs/sugar), caloric overage will be stored as fat.

I know why you're asking this question, and I'm telling you... don't sweat it. If you're reading this before my post in your log... go read that!

Awesome thanks

No problem!

[SlimmerMe]

Would sugar have the same effect AS insulin? Remember, sugar (among other things) causes insulin to be released. You eat sugar, your blood glucose levels rise, insulin is released to 'clean up' the mess.

It most definitely has an anabolic effect; insulin is our most anabolic hormone. But I think your question is 'will it build muscle and not add to fat?" Remember that a few key components have to be in place for muscle growth to occur:

1) stimuli - muscle needs a reason to grow. heavy workload, breaking it down, making it work beyond it's capacity

2) depleting muscle glycogen - if stores are depleted, they will get preference over fat cells - until full. Therein lies the central issue... the 'spill over'. If too many calories are eaten (regardless of carbs/sugar), caloric overage will be stored as fat.

I know why you're asking this question, and I'm telling you... don't sweat it. If you're reading this before my post in your log... go read that!



No problem!

I think I get it. It is really "if" in this case.

And....thank you so much for your other post. I appreciate it a lot. I do.

[gbrice75]

I think I get it. It is really "if" in this case.

And....thank you so much for your other post. I appreciate it a lot. I do.

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