Inflammation and insulin resistance go hand in hand because cellular inflammation causes the fat and muscle cells to become resistant to the insulin hormone. At this time, the exact relationship at the cellular level is still unknown by the medical community. According to a study discussed in an article in Science Daily called, Low-Carb Diet Reduces Inflammation And Blood Saturated Fat In Metabolic Syndrome, it is believed that consuming a diet high in carbohydrates causes the cells to store the nutrients as fat instead of metabolizing them and burning them as energy.

Richard Feinman, PhD, professor of biochemistry at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, adds, “The real importance of diets that lower carbohydrate content is that they are grounded in mechanism — carbohydrates stimulate insulin secretion which biases fat metabolism towards storage rather than oxidation. The inflammation results open a new aspect of the problem. From a practical standpoint, continued …