The Rosedale Diet

chapter ■^ two

Are You Leptin

Resistant?

Take This Quiz

H

ow do you know if you are leptin resistant? You can know for

sure by having your leptin levels checked by your doctor (see

Chapter 10). There are also some telltale signs of leptin resis-

tance, which I describe below. Please take the following test

to see if you have any warning signs of leptin resistance, and

why those signs are significant.

1. When you go on a weight loss diet, do you have trouble losing
   fat, that is, do you lose pounds but still remain flabby?

Yes ______________ No ______________

What This Symptom Means. If you are leptin resistant, it is a

sign that you are eating a diet that promotes the production

and storage of fat, and the burning of sugar as your body’s pri-

mary fuel. Ideally, you want to retool your body’s metabolic

machinery so that you burn fat as your primary fuel. You’re not

going to become a fat burner simply by cutting back on calo-

ries, following a high carbohydrate–low fat diet, or going on a

high protein diet. The only way to retool your metabolic ma-