Healthy Dieting

Did you ever find yourself resenting the ability of young people to eat whatever they want, apparently lounge around all the time and never gain weight? This is because their lean-body-mass-to-fat ratio is much higher than it is with older, sedentary people.

Why is this so? It’s all down to an incredible substance called human growth hormone (HGH). People under 25 have lots of it, and are far more sensitive to the chemicals in the body which stimulate its release. As we get older, our production of HGH decreases dramatically, along with our sensitivity to the chemicals that trigger it. HGH is an anabolic, or tissue-building, hormone. Produced in the pituitary, a tiny gland at the base of the skull, it is secreted on and off through the day. It boosts growth in children, and also aids in tissue repair and helps direct the metabolism to burn fat instead of storing it, and to mobilise fat stores.

The standard Western diet, which emphasises carbohydrate and junk fats, causing blood glucose levels to increase, inhibits the normal flow of growth hormone released in the body. And we tend to get heavier – between the ages of 19 and 50, in fact, the average woman gains 151b. This further inhibits release of growth hormone. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the body has a tremendous capacity for regeneration and transformation. The X Factor Diet, coupled with resistance training – working out with weights – can help you do this.

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