Friday, December 28, 2012

Cortisol functions

Its main functions are:

a. Stimulation of gluconeogenesis, which provides extra energy. During the "fat-burning activities" this essential, irreplaceable process of tumor glucose in the liver from non-carbohydrate sources is of particular importance. When running out of glycogen (carbohydrate depots of the body) in the carbohydrate "unloading" (carb diet, which is considered the most effective for burning fat), the body has no choice, you start to use as fuel for the life of some amino acids (which can be added to the diet , eliminating the possibility of the collapse of muscle tissue) and fat;
 

b. potentiation of adrenaline;
 

c. stimulation of protein catabolism in order to separate amino acids for the synthesis of enzymes; 

d an increase in the mobilization of free fatty acids, making them the most affordable source of energy.

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