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How does fat get burned? Watch this video to find out.

Timestamps
0:00 How fat gets burned
1:17 What triggers fat burning?
3:14 Insulin resistance and fat burning
3:57 Low-calorie diets don’t induce fat burning
5:06 Key takeaways

In this video, we’re going to talk about how fat gets burned in your body.

When you think about fat burning, you may picture a fire or heat burning or melting away fat—it doesn’t quite work like that. Fat is actually released from fat cells and then used for energy.

Your fat cells are primarily storing triglycerides. These are fats in a liquid state. An enzyme called hormone-sensitive lipase then helps release and break down these fats so they can be used for energy. Lipase is triggered by certain hormones. There are several ways to trigger lipase:
1. Absent insulin (insulin inhibits lipase)
2. Fasting
3. Adrenaline
4. Growth hormone
5. Thyroid hormone

When insulin is not available, you stop storing fat and start burning it. The absence of insulin is the ultimate trigger for lipase.

Insulin resistance sends signals to the pancreas, which makes it pump out 5-7 times more insulin. Keep in mind that insulin resistance is a situation of too much insulin—not too little.

A low-calorie diet does not trigger lipase. Why? Because if you still have carbs, then you’re still triggering insulin, which blocks lipase.

However, a healthy ketogenic diet does kickstart the fat-burning process by lowering insulin production. This allows your cells to become sensitive to insulin again.

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Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Thanks for watching. I hope this video helped clear up how fat gets burned. See you in the next video.

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