Biomechanology

The New Science of Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, Weight (mass) gain, Weight (mass) loss, Body mass distribution, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Neurological disorders and Stroke and many other conditions …

Postural Alignment, Body Mass Distribution, Breathing Biomechanics, and Type 2 Diabetes

First published in February 2022 – Last edited in September 2022 by Luka Tunjic. © All rights reserved.

Note! Body mass distribution is often misunderstood as body mass index. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, “Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women.”

Body mass distribution means the distribution of fat, muscle, and bone mass throughout the body.

Although not everyone with Type 2 diabetes is overweight or obese, understanding the biomechanism of weight gain, weight loss, and body mass distribution will significantly help understand the biomechanism (destructive biomechanism) of type 2 diabetes.

The image published in the author’s book: Mechanical Stimulation Low-Grade Inflammation Weight Gain: Muscles Upward Lifting Activity Weight Loss was used to explain the cause of fat mass gain (fat tissue grows) around the abdomen and also can explain the breathing biomechanics caused by specific body posture or adverse musculoskeletal changes. It is also a good example to distinguish between excessive mechanical stimulation caused by the upper body weight on the abdomen and excessive mechanical stimulation caused by the pancreas by belly breathing. Sitting on modern sitting furniture forces posture where upper body weight compresses the waist and low abdomen area, and at the same time, it forces belly breathing. The weight gain and enlargement of the abdominal area are caused by excessive mechanical stimulation on the abdomen, which is caused by the upper body weight. Mechanical stimulation, which causes weight gain and enlargement of the abdomen, consists of compression of the abdomen by its upper body weight. Mechanical stimulation of the pancreas consists of compression during exhalation and decompression during inhalation. Excessive mechanical stimulation on the pancreas is caused by belly breathing, where the abdominal area expands and shrinks disproportionally to the expansion of the rest of the trunk. The pancreas is overstimulated, and the consequences are it produces more insulin than the body needs. … Note: The posture isn’t the direct cause of type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes, but it is just one brick in the structure of the biomechanism of the development of both types of diabetes.
This image published in the author’s book: Mechanical Stimulation Low-Grade Inflammation Weight Gain: Muscles Upward Lifting Activity Weight Loss explains the effect of specific posture on weight gain, weight loss, and body mass distribution. And may help to explain how particular postures obstruct optimal breathing biomechanics and which posture enables optimal breathing biomechanics.

Below are links to the authors’ research work on Type 1 Diabetes from 2004 through 2012.

  1. Postural Profile of People with Type 1 Diabetes – https://www.modernscienceofbiomechanics.com/biomechanology-of-type-1-diabetes/postural-profile-of-people-with-type-1-diabetes
  2. Musculoskeletal Profile of Normal Weight People without and with T1D – https://www.modernscienceofbiomechanics.com/biomechanology-of-type-1-diabetes/musculoskeletal-profile-of-normal-weight-people-withou
  3. A Link Between Occupation and Type 1 Diabetes – https://www.modernscienceofbiomechanics.com/biomechanology-of-type-1-diabetes/a-link-between-occupation-and-type-1-diabetes
  4. Weight Loss and Type 1 Diabetes – https://www.modernscienceofbiomechanics.com/biomechanology-of-type-1-diabetes/weight-loss-and-type-1-diabetes
  5. Obesity and Type 1 Diabetes – https://www.modernscienceofbiomechanics.com/biomechanology-of-type-1-diabetes/obesity-and-type-1-diabetes
  6. Insulin Therapy and Weight Gain – https://www.modernscienceofbiomechanics.com/biomechanology-of-type-1-diabetes/insulin-therapy-and-weight-gain
  7. Spontaneous Remission of Type 1 Diabetes – https://www.modernscienceofbiomechanics.com/biomechanology-of-type-1-diabetes/spontaneous-remission-of-type-1-diabetes
  8. Post-exercise Hypoglycemia – https://www.modernscienceofbiomechanics.com/biomechanology-of-type-1-diabetes/post-exercise-hypoglycemia
  9. What Stimulates the Pancreas to Work Properly – https://www.modernscienceofbiomechanics.com/biomechanology-of-type-1-diabetes/what-stimulates-the-pancreas-to-work-properly
  10. Type 1 Diabetes in American Indians, Alaska Natives – https://www.modernscienceofbiomechanics.com/biomechanology-of-type-1-diabetes/type-1-diabetes-in-american-indians-and-alaska-natives
  11. Chiropractic Pioneering Research into Type 1 Diabetes – https://www.modernscienceofbiomechanics.com/biomechanology-of-type-1-diabetes/chiropractic-pioneering-research-into-type-1-diabetes

This page was last time updated on August 25, 2022. I hope my presentation is understandable. Still, I think that can be better explained, and I will continue to work on this subject. If you find this interesting, please revisit this page because it will be from time to time updated.

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