>>12448082Sugar is one of the reasons why Americans are so fat. Sugar causes the pancreas to release insulin, the fat storage hormone. It also inhibits the production of leptin, the hormone that tells you you're full. So Americans eat a lot because they still feel hungry (blocked leptin) and they store it as fat (insulin). Now, in that person in particular, you can determine whether or not his fat is subcutaneous or visceral fat. Subcutaneous fat is not a problem in general. That's the type of fat you see on a sumo wrestler. Visceral fat is the problem since if you have too much of it, it starts to stretch your muscle and make you weak. When you see an 800 lb landwhale, most of that fat is visceral fat. They have a lot of subcutaneous fat too, but that's not what's giving them their problems.
