If you’re one of the millions of Americans who is trying to learn how to reduce weight, you’ve undoubtedly spent more than a little time confused about how to go about it. There’s no shortage of hucksters clamoring to sell you their “revolutionary” new product, book, video, or exercise plan that will deliver astounding weight loss results in no time flat.

Hold on to your pocketbook, though, because there is no such thing as a best exercise to lose weight. That’s because there’s never been any conclusive research demonstrating any correlation whatsoever between exercise and weight loss.

It sounds almost too crazy to be true, because we’re so conditioned to think that the best way to lose weight is to “burn” more calories through exercise, but this weight loss paradigm is hopelessly misguided.

It turns out that weight loss is far more a hormone thing than anything else. The body only stores fat when there’s a particular hormone, insulin, running around in our blood. In the absence of insulin, muscles, organs, and tissues utilize fatty acids (fat) as their energy source.

But in the presence of insulin, these cells reject fat in favor of blood sugar, and the fat cells are instructed to store up those unused fatty acids for a rainy day. What causes the pancreas to secrete extra insulin?

Blood sugar, or glucose, which is a byproduct of sugary or starchy foods. In a neatly ironic twist, eating fat doesn’t make us fat. Eating carbohydrates does.

So how do you avoid hyperinsulinism, or excess blood insulin that causes metabolic syndrome and obesity? Avoid breads, sugars, cereals, pastas, rice, potatoes, and other starchy foods.

And quit drinking sugar-laden soft drinks, sports drinks, and fruit juices as well. You’ll be amazed at how quickly you’re able to lose fat. Who knew it would be so simple to learn how to lose belly fat fast and naturally?

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