CHAD OCHOCINCO EATS MCDONALDS 3 MEALS A DAY?

Yes it’s true folks. Chad Ochocinco isn’t even sponsored by McDonald’s yet he is very vocal about how much he eats there. He claims to love it. He is probably my favorite player in the NFL. The dude is just awesome in my opinion. I ran into this video on youtube and I was BLOWN AWAY. Skip to 2:30.

When I saw the video below, frankly, I got a little pissed. I mean, I have gone through so much effort to transform my appetite and desires to get the results I have. I’ve sacrificed ALOT. I use to love McDonalds (haven’t eaten there in years). How could this guy be eating McDonalds 3 meals a day and get these kind of results? How could he possibly remain so lean? Well I was determined to figure this paradox out. After a bit of internet research I found the answer.

Washington, Mar 20 : A team of American researchers has identified a gene that plays a critical regulatory role in the process of converting dietary carbohydrates to fat.

In a new study, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, disabled this gene in mice, which consequently had lower levels of body fat than their normal counterparts, despite being fed the equivalent of an all-you-can-eat pasta buffet.

The authors of the study say that the gene, called DNA-PK, could potentially play a role in the prevention of obesity related to the over-consumption of high-carbohydrate foods, such as pasta, rice, soda and sugary snacks.

DNA-PK, which stands for DNA-dependent protein kinase, has already been the subject of much research because it helps repair breaks in the DNA.

Suppression of DNA-PK has been used as a technique by researchers to enhance the ability of cancer treatments to kill tumour cells.

Its role in fat synthesis came as a surprise to the UC Berkeley researchers.

“It turns out that DNA-PK is critical to a metabolic process we have been trying to understand for 20 years,” said Hei Sook Sul, a professor in UC Berkeley”s Department of Nutritional Science & Toxicology and head of the research team behind these new findings.

“For the first time, we have connected DNA-PK to the signaling pathway involved in the formation of fat from carbohydrates in the liver. Identifying this signaling pathway involving DNA-PK brings us one step forward in understanding obesity resulting from a diet high in carbohydrates, and could possibly serve as a potential pharmacological target for obesity prevention,” Sul added.

The study is to be published in the March 20 issue of the journal Cell. (ANI)

Here is the process for MOST OF US:

Excess carbohydrates get converted to fat. We all know people who this seems to not be true however. I mean Chad Ochocinco is the ultimate example, but I have many friends who seem to eat nothing but sugar and simply don’t gain fat. I also know people who at one point could eat all the carbs and sugar they wanted and not gain fat, yet as the years rolled on, it caught up with them. Do you know these people??

As the article states above, it’s about a gene that gets activated/deactived. Genetic expression seems to be the “WHY” behind this phenomena.

So what are we to do? Well if you’re like me, the sugar and carb infused food at McDonalds definitely puts fat on. It also makes me feel like total crap physically. For the majority of us, McDonalds is going to turn us into this:

After a bit more thought, I’m no longer pissed. I’m glad. I’m glad that I’ve had to sacrifice so much. I’m very proud of where I’ve come from, to where I am not through genetic ‘gifts,’ but through character building, hard work, and sacrifice.

Sam