Obesity Hormones - The Difference Between Fat and Obese

For countless individuals, the phrase "obesity-hormones" may sound like something that has DIRECT control over weight conditions, like a "master" ingredient, for example. However, hormones are little more than chemical messengers that travel through the blood stream to different areas of the body.

Then, they find matching receptor locations that, when coupled together, signal the body to proceed with carrying out a particular function. In this case we are talking about "regulating" various factors that contribute to the overall digestion / elimination process.

This is NOT just one single entity, but rather a group of factors plus processes that produce multiple or varied effects. The main tasks of obesity-hormones are increasing and inhibiting.

For example, the Cholecystokinin (CCK) hormone tends to increase the "feeling" of SATIETY by slowing down stomach emptying. Meanwhile, the Ghrelin hormone relates to hunger perception.

The more Ghrelin present, the hungrier one feels. It also partially DECREASES the utilization of existing fatty tissue.

People with lots of Ghrelin will burn fat more slowly, and feel hungrier, too. There are additional gastrointestinal peptides that work within the digestive hormonal system, as well.

This aspect of anatomical body weight processing is not such a simple one. And, in order to lose weight with control, it helps to have clearer understanding about the work that obesity hormones perform.

As if complex hormonal functioning is not enough, intricate fat-loss terminology tends to deaden one's ears after a while, making associated weight loss processing seem less than important. In other words, a wide variety of phrasing exists to describe weight loss conditions, and hearing these clich矇s and common terms so often tends to lighten their impact.

For example, what is the distinction between being "fat," "overweight," or actually classified as "obese?" Further, exactly what part do gastrointestinal hormones play in almost ANY weight loss scenario?

To answer the first question, nearly ANYONE can claim, feel, imagine, or sense... using emotions, feelings, or words alone, that they are overweight and declare "over-fat" status because of obesity hormones. Yet, the true way to correctly gauge overweight conditioning is to determine how much body mass comprises fatty tissue versus an overabundance of leaner body tissues.

And, although obesity related hormones can play a role in either circumstance, they are still not the PRIMARY fat control factor. Consider this.

At a similar height and body weight, two different individuals, although weighing exactly the same number of pounds, normally possess a different ratio of body-fat-to-lean-tissue mass. For instance, at 200 pounds person "A" can have a 12% body fat level, while person "B" carries 32% body fat.

To know what role that obesity hormones may play in individual circumstances requires further study of personal lifestyle habits. Yet, both people are heavy, and both fit the standard BMI (body mass index) definition of being beyond average weight limits according to height and size.

However, only Person B (with the 32% fat to lean tissue ratio) can claim "obese" status. Thirty-percent body fat at essentially ANY height or size is the obesity class designating factor.

Of course right now you may be wondering how you accurately measure your own body fat percentage.

Only two basic ways are available to the general public. One uses bio-electrical impedance (safe electricity) which digital scales or hand-held fitness calculating devices can contain. And secondly, even without details about obesity hormones, you can have a skilled person measure your skin-folds manually, using a set of calipers.

Ideally speaking, complementary body weight is basically ANYTHING below 30% body fat levels. Approximately thirty-one percent or above represents the danger zone mainly because an individual becomes "over-fat," meaning the type of fat one carries is the result of SATURATED fatty food intake.

Plus, the current AMOUNT of body fat begins to interfere with muscular performance ability. Just think about it for a moment.

Why should it much matter how "fat" a person may be, as long as he or she can still run at about 5 to 15 miles per hour for 30 minutes, for example? The ability to continue triggering obesity hormones in a balanced manner affects performance ability, especially the ability to burn fat.

For example, in answering the above question, the anatomical, bio-mechanical, and gravitational "pull" of saturated fat pockets throughout the body may begin to block one's ability to complete movements like the above WITHOUT experiencing medical complications as a result of the action or effort. And, safety should always come first in matters of losing weight.