Sugar intake hampers weight loss

December 7, 2005

According to research conducted by a team at the University of Florida, sugar intake can hamper the process of weight loss as it could be making people fatter more quickly. Fructose, found in common sugar, processed foods and fruits usually hampers the metabolic function of the body resulting in weight gain. Most of the modern food products contain high levels of fructose which makes its eater gain weight easily.

Leptin is a hormone commonly associated with obesity that plays a key role in regulating weight and appetite. The findings suggests that the metabolic and hormonal changes that normally works against weight gain starts restoring the lost weight once the leptin levels of the body is restored. The hormonal imbalance makes weight loss a distant affair.

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