Weight Loss & Food Sensitivities In St Charles IL

How Food Sensitivities and Allergies Cause Weight Gain

1. Water Retention and Water Weight gain- In almost all food allergy cases, partially digested food compounds will pass through a compromised intestinal lining and enter the blood stream. From there, they travel to tissues throughout the body where they cause local irritation and inflammation. The body in turn will try and reduce this irritation by retaining water to try and dilute the substances. As long as you eat the offending substances, you will hold on to the water weight.
2. Metabolism Changes - The inflammatory response that occurs, causes the release of other chemicals that can inhibit metabolism. Chemicals released such as prostoglandins E2 can inhibit the body's ability to burn fat stores.
3. Food Addictions - When you eat something that you are sensitive to, or allergic to, the body in addition to producing inflammatory substances, will also produce something called Endorphins. Endorphins are your "feel good" chemicals. Similar to the "high" that long distance runners get. These endorphins can last in your system from several minutes to hours, and once they are gone, you become uncomfortable and feel the need to eat those foods to recreate the feelings. We tend to eat those foods so often that we become Physiologically and Psychologically addicted. If we try to eat less of those foods we are addicted to, ie. calorie restricted diet, It's like asking an alcoholic to have only one drink a week. Any foods you crave a lot can be considered suspect to food sensitivities.