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White blood cell count plays an important role in the body’s immune system function. The white blood cells are usually accounted for in any blood assessment. A high white blood cell count may mean a patient has an infection, hyperslenism, a bone marrow disease or heavy metal poisoning.

A low white blood cell count could also indicate infection and can increase an individual’s likelihood of contracting an infection. A low white blood cell count may also mean that the body’s immune system has been compromised by a serious disease, a viral infection, alcoholism, drug use, hormone imbalances and anaphylactic shock.

The leptin hormone may not help to the morbidly obese. Leptin was discovered in 1994 by Jeffery M. Friedman through the study of mice in research at Rockefeller University. Leptin is produced by fat tissue and influences the “appetite center” of the brain. This hormone signals the brain that the body has had enough to eat.

Even though leptin puts out the signal that reduces a person’s appetite, in general obese people have high amounts of leptin. It is believed that many obese people may be resistant to the affects of leptin. This is thought to happen because the large adipose (fatty tissue) stores cause an abundance of the leptin hormone resulting in desensitization.

ALWAYS HUNGRY?

A scientific revolution has changed our understanding of the         causes of obesity. New health research explains why obesity and its related diseases are not just about calories. The weight loss hormones leptin and adiponectin play an important role in our ability to speed metabolism, decrease cravings and burn fat. The discovery of these hormones allows us to re-think strategies for achieving and maintaining leanness. Research also explains why excess fat by itself causes high blood pressure, diabetes, heart attacks, strokes and arthritis.

Doctors used to think of fat as no more than a repository of unused calories, an expanding storehouse filled up by eating more than you burn. We now know that fat is a living organ, and that fat regulates itself by producing its own set of hormones, leptin and adiponectin. These hormones can increase metabolic rate, making weight control easier. They can also help decrease appetite and burn fat. The discovery of these weight loss hormones is a breakthrough in our understanding of the causes of obesity. The Fat Resistance Diet was designed to make leptin and adiponectin work in an effective weight loss program.