Blood Sugar Solution Challenge, Day 19: Get Rid of Toxic Fat

Today we are seeing obese 6-month-old babies! Why? It sure isn't because they are asking mom for the keys to the car so they can go grab another cheeseburger. It may seem incredible, but environmental toxins have been proven to lead to weight gain and imbalanced blood sugar. Find out how that happens and what to do about it in this video.

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Comments

[No death panels]

08:05 PM on 03/17/2012

Of course replacing lot's of your high-calorie sugary food with vegetables would help you lose weight, but not because "toxins" block your metabolism.

[TheIrishHalfblood]

07:55 AM on 03/18/2012

It is proven that toxins that are fatsoluble and are stored in the fat cells will hinder the metabolism.

From heavy metals to petrochemicals like DDT or BPA, those will impact normal enzymatic and hormonal function,also leading to problems with loosing weight.

http://news1.capitalbay.com/health/322197-bpa-chemical-causes-illnesses-and-obesity.html

or just google 'everyday chemical overweight'

[No death panels]

04:43 PM on 03/18/2012

The article says even an extremely small amount of BPA in mice increased insulin levels by acting as an estrogen agonist. But that wouldn't keep people from losing weight if they burned more calories than they took in.

[Monique Boulanger]

02:24 PM on 03/17/2012

Formula feeding = Obese babies. Mostly because parents don't want to waste it and force the baby to eat the whole bottle even when full..that and the HFCS that's in it...

[philistine]

05:31 PM on 03/17/2012

...and the mercury that's in the HFCS
...and the fire retardants
...and the rocket fuel
...and the dioxin

A baby has over 280 man-made chemical in them before they are even born; over 200 of those are neurotoxic. It's more than the formula; it's the air, water and food. We need to be better stewards of our world.