Does the Brain Need Carbs?
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2024
- The emerging field of metabolic psychiatry is demonstrating that many patients may be able to effectively treat serious psychiatric conditions, like bipolar disorder, major depression and schizophrenia, with ketogenic therapy. However, some individuals object to a medical keto diet claiming that the brain needs carbs. Ketogenic diets usually do, in fact, include some dietary carbs, but even if they didn’t, this is a false assertion.
Some clinicians and the American Diabetes Association may make this false declaration because they are confusing carbs with glucose. The brain does require glucose (synonymous with blood sugar). While glucose can come from dietary carbs, it can also be produced from fat and protein through a process called gluconeogenesis. In this video, Dr. Bret Scher dives into the details, as well as explaining why research related to dietary interventions can be misinterpreted, and can even become a source of confusing misinformation when taken out of context.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:02 Can a keto diet include carbs?
2:13 The brain needs glucose
3:23 Why do people think we need to eat carbs?
5:14 Conclusion
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A patient cured is a customer lost.
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exactly.
U r right bro
Some people are saying my Dr put my picture on a milk carton
Not if the physician attends to his other needs.
The Elephant in the room is who funds these "studies"
And these association who's don't provide medical advice in UA-cam videos...
Lowcarb is not a treatment, it's a lifestyle.
They're not mutually exclusive. It's a powerful treatment that can also be adopted as a lifestyle.
It depends on your 'why'
It's actually the default metabolic state of human beings.
Good point. 👏
Lifestyle is so much more than what you put in your moutb
I've been living without carbs for years and doing much better without them. Carbs made me sick and fat for most of my 66 years of life. Now I'm healthy and fit to my proper weight without effort.
I'm 3 months into a Carnivore lifestyle and my weight has tumbled, my muscles have increased, and my chronic neck ache of 12 years is gone and this after 1 week! Feel so good today.
You have no idea none of you, how food works. It’s an elimination diet so of course your symptoms will disappear. You can lost weight and become healthier on any kind of diet frankly. Vegetables and whole foods including meat isn’t bad for you that’s just the truth. You don’t need to cut out meat or carbs to be healthy and lean etc etc
What’s kinda of carbs were you eating?
@@gregprouse1173 , it's all carbs if pne wants to be true Carnivore. Like onipns for an example, or kidney beans, have so much carbs in them you'd be shocked(!). But also going Carnivore you eliminate Omega 6's (all plants and nuts and veggies, etc). Take for an example an Almond; it has an Omega 6 to Omega 3 ration of about 2000:1 !!!!! It's just silly..... I also checked ginger just now, as they say super super healthy, but look up Palladium and Cadmium. Oh boy............
Amen❤
If the ADA says it, then you know it’s good advice… for the insulin business.
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And the dialysis industry....
@@tinknal6449Exactly. I don’t know about other areas of course, but I’ve seen more dialysis centers popping up.
I know AHA is more legit... for Ancel Keys's sake..., and the selective 7 country study.
@@LittleRadicalThinker But who funds it, and exactly who has input on guidelines?
I don't use the term "low carb" or "high fat" anymore because these imply there is some specific set threshold that is correct. I just eat a primarily protein and fat based diet with above ground veggies if I feel like it. This isn't a "low carb/high fat" diet. It's just nutrient dense, natural and nourishing food.
Well said!
🎯Absolutely a good point.
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You think carrots and beets are going to cause disease?
@@ghost9-9ghostI don't believe that.
it's easier and cheaper to feed masses of people on a grain based diet. The food industry and pharmaceuticals want to keep people unhealthy, so they will manipulate any study to their rhetoric. I have only been on the Keto diet for 9 months but not only have I lost significant weight, my blood pressure is reduced, my anxiety is better and I am more able to manage my ADHD. I feel so much better mentally and physically. I no longer have brain fog and lethargy from other 'healthy' diets I have tried.
Yes, because it gives humans energy, but its empty, it's not really that effective for actual brain powered work.
read the flexner report and you will learn a lot.
MDs criminals
@@robertgoldstein52 Yes. Most are. They chose to be complicit to get paid. They start out with good intentions but their system is fully corrupt. Read The Flexner Report. It's all in there. They admit it.
Cheaps grains = expensive healthcare. High quality protein = less spend on healthcare. Diabetes and obesity are threatening to bankrupt the healthcare systems of many countries.
Not many people know this. Friends worry I’m cutting out a food group when I say I’m low carbs. Thx for emphasising that the body makes the glucose we need. Sharing this vid. 👏
Sorry for the bad news... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2874681/
Even when those food groups are toxic? Show them an Anthony Chaffee talk on the toxicity of plants.
Ketosis is a secondary mechanism which is extremely inefficient. Ketones block glucose from entering the brain, so you're not feeding the brain properly.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2874681/
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I’m carnivore and happy, lost 70 lbs. no joint pain, no inflammation, blood pressure down. It’s just that simple. Break the big sugar addiction NOW!
I don’t have sugar but still my vegetables. I’m totally fine. Being a carnivore has health implications long terms and it’s the most stupid of diets going. It’s only an elimination diet.
do u ever crave something sweet? if so, how do u deal with the craving?
@@steyv all I can say is, I am truly afraid to eat processed food after learning about big sugar from Dr. Anthony Chaffee. As for cravings, I think about pizza sometimes, or a subway BMT, but pork rinds help. I eat bacon as a snack too. I like to drink water… some people have trouble with that.
Cravings are really strong in the beginning but trust the process, once you're no longer addict to sugar then you're free
After 2 weeks, strongs cravings are gone then you can sporadically have them for 3 months and then its completely gone
@@soho71 I guess I just need to give it more time for the cravings to subside. Mine are usually the strongest after exercise
Thank you Metabolic Mind for the help and support with Keto. I am Bipolar 1 and have been on Keto for about 6 months and it is very stabilising and I follow Sten Ekberg. It was amazing to see how simple and natural it is. Best wishes.
I have been on a ketogenic diet, or I have tried to follow a ketogenic diet for almost 2 1/2 years. I have lost over 90 pounds and I have been cutting down on my blood pressure medications. I am excited about the reduction in blood pressure meds because when I first lost over 100 pounds over 20 years ago, my blood pressure was sky high and my doctors kept on increasing my medications until I was on about 4 blood pressure meds. So it looks like the ketogenic diet is working to reduce my hypertension.
Go carnivore
I went Carnivore...ZERO carbs...4 months ago. After only 1 month Ive was able to get off all blood pressure medication. My BP stays very low now averages around 108/72 with a nice low heart rate of 70. We dont need carbs at all!!!
@@moibuspm You may be right, but I love my chocolate sodas. I make them with diet coke, chocolate and heavy whipping cream. I think these sodas are low carb.
@@JimfrenchdeBut aspartame in diet coke is disrupting your gut microbiome, as do even so called "healthy" sweeteners such as monkfruit, erythritol etc. Just because something doesn't raise blood glucose or insulin doesn't mean it's not doing harm.
Why were you overweight in the first place. Doesn't happen on a vegan diet that maintains your weight properly.
You are assuming benign reason for the ADA to promote carbs in the diet. In truth they are paid millions by various drug companies and large food producers to promote the use of their products. All at the expense of the general public.
Came here to say this 👍🏻
Humans have been eating whole food carbs for millions of years.....was some alien species paying them off to eat those foods?
Were the cavemen fooled by TV commercials?
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He’s being careful where he treads, I assume. He did not want to overshadow his main message.
Bingo! Follow the money: Big food want us addicted to their crap so we keep buying it $$$$$$$. Yes sugar (carbs) is hugely addictive. Then big farma are happy too coz the sugary toxic oily crap make us sick, so we keep going to the doc to get more and more drugs $$$$$$$.
Healing yourself by eating right, i.e. local farmed produce, means no revenue for these psychopathic companies, so of course it's not in their interest...
Thank you for posting on the important topic. As an FYI have you head how Dr. Berry is working on forming a 501.c.3 to challenge the ADA. I believe the organization he is advocating, and working towards, is American Diabetic Society (ADS).
challenge not rejected.
Is it really towards or against?
@@nushia7192 good catch, it is more in competition/against with.
Totally needed…
Yes, it is incredible that he is forming the ADS! Exactly what is needed right now
the brain may not need carbs but their profit margins certainly do :)
Thank you for getting the news out there how great keto is. For me it has meant freedom from food cravings and a wonderful, delicious new way of eating and living. I feel sorry about not knowing about this in my earlier years when I struggled so much with cravings, hunger, and shame. I tried every other kind of diet. Little did I know that sugar and high carbs were causing this. It seems so logical now. Your channel has really helped educate people with the true facts about metabolism, insulin resistance, etc…❤ I really appreciate it when you debunk bogus food studies.
I explained my protein intake as an explanation for a high BUN and was told I needed to increase my carb intake for proper brain function. I’m at least 90% carnivore. This shocking lack of knowledge by the supposed experts is unsettling to say the least.
Stay away from doctors and live better longer.
Amazing video, great explanation!
Dr. doing Keto lifestyle going on 4 years now I`m 6 months away from turning 70 years old. Type two diabetic, A fib and was on 13 meds. I`m now down to 3 meds and haven`t had an A fib episode in a few years. I lost 68 LBS. following the Keto lifestyle. I`m a retired Chef and now I am @Tom Garvey the Keto Cook! I cook everything clean and nothing from a box or labeled Keto. I`m so glad to see you and a few other Doctors calling out the ADA, I`m 100% with you on that. I missed you and Dr. Berry here in Las Vegas at the Silverton. Maybe next time.
Wishing you all the best for continued improvement. 👏
Awesome. Great hob Tom. 70 down, 40+ more to go!
Even if you were not in ketosis you would still be getting better. Whole foods and meat are fine. Vegetables don’t kill anyone. I live in the Mediterranean and the food is nice and clean and healthy
The old saying is that half of what we learn in med school is wrong, we just don’t know which half.
probably much more than a 1/2. rather 4/5...
You don't really learn only accurate facts in school. You are indoctrinated in institutions.
I just assume doctors are 100% wrong just to be sure. Stay away from doctors and live better longer. No meds needed once you get off the veggies. Carnivore fixes depression. Just try it.
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I have been on Carnivore for a year and half with zero carbs and sugar...never felt better in my life.
A healthy liver will always regulate exactly how much glucose your body needs!
Bullcrap. I have been vegan for over 12 years and run half marathons regularly at almost 60 years old. Carbs are for life.
@ScienceNow- did it ever occur to you that not everybody is the same?
Vegan might work for you.
Carnivore for somebody else.
Meats are complete proteins.
Getting all amino acids through plant matter requires some more planning & knowledge.
What does carnivore diet include please ?
I feel the same. Including legumes was the best thing I've done to my diet, the energy they provide is crazy. You can stay active all day, workouts are great, physical condition only continues to improve. @ScienceNow-
I still eat eggs and dairy but legumes make up a large part of my diet, around 60% or more.
The brain needs cholesterol, not carbs.
Not only that, cholesterol is needed for almost all hormone production. Cholesterol has been vilified, when in reality it's crucial for proper hormone production, especially T levels.
Very helpful information. Thank you.
I am so glad to read so many comments that understand the relevance of this informational video.
Thank you Doc! Sound, logical and scientific reasoning on your part. Sadly it's all an uphill battle. The flow chart for poor nuitrition is flourishing in this country. My GP could care less if my numbers (bloodwork) and weight loss is/has improved with the exception of an elevated LDL, he'll still prescribe a statin. If I mention a study/studies I've read, he says it was insignificant compared to other studies. Slightly off topic but low carb
Great video, well put together!
Keep up the good work!
I appreciate your careful comments regarding the ADA, but we need to start dropping the diplomatic language and start fighting these "associations" financed by big pharma and processed food companies
Trying to dodge the YT censors I’m guessing. Don’t want to get labeled as “mIsInFOrmAtiOn.”
My Primary Healthcare Pharma Salesperson has a dietician on staff, she said the exact statement to me: Without carbs you will die! I have been battling IBS and Gerd for 7 years, when I removed grains, my symptoms immediately improved. I need to lose weight, removing starch and grains is an easy answer and diabetes runs in my family from those food groups.
Love that. I call them White Coated Sales people. Have you read the FLEXNER REPORT? If no, you might want to.
I’ve been on several elimination diets over the years and discovered I cannot have, dairy, grains, nightshades, corn, wheat, soy. I do not eat high carb vegetables when I do I need more insulin. More insulin causes belly fat, belly fat causes………..
And of course I stay away from all sugars, seed oils, etc..
@@KAT-dg6el Thanks for your comment KAT. Glad you are doing great. What are some good low starch veg. you like? I do string beans with raw garlic, onion and EVOO- on Keto.
Lost 40 lbs. in 11 weeks doing keto and fasting. The first 2 weeks were tough, what was scary was that my eyesight got blurry, but I kept at it. Then my vision started improving and even got better than before. Everything is so sharp now.
Any doctor who pushes the food pyramid or statins are immediately fired.
I’ve been through six in the last three years. Finally went to Functional Medicine . Things are getting better.
How do you find a functional medicine doctor? They are not obviously apparent to me.
You can go online and search Functional Medicine Physician in your local area. Check their reviews and even better get a recommendation from someone you know if possible.
Clear, as always.
Great one! Thanks!
“Carbs are only for entertainment.” Dr Elizabeth Bright
Spot on! 👏 You have a new subscriber
Is ADA recommending carbs to diabetics as a way to manage low blood sugar levels brought on by medications diabetics are on?
Does gluconeogensis stimulate insulin secretion, like when you raise your blood sugar with exercise?
I love your work. Thank you for your service!
Thanks for your comment. Insulin tends to inhibit gluconeogenesis. So when insulin is high, it usually signifies plenty of glucose circulating so no need for gluconeogenesis.
@@metabolicmind That makes sense. So, exercise-induced elevated blood glucose must then not come from gluconeogenesis. But does exercise-induced elevated BG just remain elevated, because being in ketosis daily, I have low insulin levels?
Many people find CGMs very helpful in this setting so they know how long their glucose remains elevated. For most people in ketosis, exercise induced blood sugar rises tend to be short lived and return to baseline quickly. But some may differ. So it can be important to measure.
@@joecazVery good questions!
" Does gluconeogensis stimulate insulin secretion, like when you raise your blood sugar with exercise? "
Not that massively but any glucose in the BS will stimulate insulin. It is a comparable small amount.
But you need some, anyway...
Short answer: no, long answer: You can ask the people that uses the ketogenic diet and carnivore diet.
Well, some are on a strict carnivore / zero-carb diet (if you disregard meat glycogen) for years.
Some are doing prolonged fasting for weeks and even months.
They would have been dead for a long time but still they are well and healthy...
After 10 days on Keto my brain was functioning much better, no brain fog, felt calm like never before.
Many people can't process fiber at all and they need to stay completely away from veggies but they haven't figured out and that is why they keep "eating healthy" and staying sick. No carbs and no veggies are needed. Meat and fat and forget about health issues!
No fruits for some electrolytes 😅
Worked for me. I eat carbs and the brain fog is terrible.
@@FlukeyKent. Electrolytes balance themselves if you leave it alone. The longer you tamper with it the longer that stasis will take. Meat, eggs butter. Mostly beef and salt. Anytime I have a cramp it’s from forgetting to drink anything since I’m not thirsty anymore without the high insulin. Drink water and they go away. No supplements for me.
@@FlukeyKent. I mean, is not natural to be able to eat a banana 365 days of the year in the US where they don't grow, but if you want to eat a fruit occasionally it won't kill you though you're better off. If you feel like you need electrolytes I would recommend you change your table salt for Celtic salt, is more expensive but full of those minerals that we could be missing, plus fat, eat more fat, I snack on butter when I have eaten meat that is too lean.
Does that affect kids too especially girls entering into teens and pre teens and puberty. Advice please
Keto as a treatment for active and ongoing mental health diseases makes complete sense. Especially those carried out under the supervision and guidance of a physician/ dietitian. Could you talk more on how sustainable keto is beyond a dietary intervention, as in for people with mental health diseases, after they have shifted their system out of the state of disease does it make sense to continue the diet?
Great question. What we know thus far is that adherence is excellent in studies lasting up to 4 months. From individual reports, when people see the dramatic improvements, they never want to return to their prior state. But that is likely not 100%. So it may be different for everyone. But from what others have said, adherence seems to be very good.
4:44 "People are going to eat carbs anyway..." Sadly many medical professionals believe this.
As the quality of our food sources have changed quite a bit due to poor soil, pollution, animal feed etc. I think it is important to get some of our phytonutrients through whole food carbohydrates... nutritionally dense, home fermented, vegetables in season. We have a long way to go to get our GP's and nutritionists on board with what healthy eating (and fasting) look like.
People will happily go on a meat- and animal-fat-only ketogenic diet if they weren't brainwashed to think that plant "foods" are healthy...
What many don’t realize about Sweden vs US healthcare is that in Sweden your doctor will tell you your fat, need to exercise, need to stop eating sugar. Not like the US where they patronize the patient like a spoiled brat.
It was a good short video with clear message that carbohydrates are optional and for most of the people are unhealthy. If you want to learn more why ketones and ketone precursors short and medium chain triglycerides are beneficial for brain health then you can find more details in the paper below by prof. Stephen Cunnane:
Cunnane SC, Courchesne-Loyer A, St-Pierre V, et al. Can ketones compensate for deteriorating brain glucose uptake during aging? Implications for the risk and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2016; 1367: 12-20
@Metabolic Mind What about doing keto with hypothyroid? I've heard that insulin is necessary for T4>T3 conversion.
Amy Berger has done a lot of work around ketosis and thyroid. Here's a link to one of her articles that may help. www.tuitnutrition.com/2017/10/thyroid-part2.html?showComment=1509003781390&m=1
@@metabolicmind Neisha Berry has also done a lot of videos on this topic and has put her Hashimoto's into remission.
I have Hashimotos and hypothyroid as of 2009. Never had insulin, just Levothyroxine.
I've noticed an interesting trend for me with falling out of ketosis and I'm curious what the mechanisms for that might be. The first is that I am usually in a very low state of ketosis in the morning. Somewhere in the "trace" ranges of like 0.5ish, but as I usually don't eat until 2pm, I'll be in the 3 range by then. UNLESS....the second issue is that I cannot seem to stay in any sort of elevated state of ketosis during my menstrual cycle. Getting there and staying there requires me to fast or fat fast through it. Protein (even 40ish grams per day) will knock me out as does any amount of carbs - even olives or avocado. Thoughts on that? It's very frustrating.
There are a number of women who notice difficulty with ketosis during their cycle. Some find they don't mind going out of ketosis for a week, while others find they have to "double down" to stay in ketosis, The key is determining how they feel "in vs out" for that week. It may be different for each individual.
If you are not active, you might benefit to low carbs since you're just accumulating glucose and not using them. but if otherwise active, then glucose from carbs will help boost your performance and help to avoid hypoglycemia.
Great points! It's so true about the diet assumptions. This is why doctors tell people that fat is bad for you, because they think everyone will load up on saturated fats, and won't be able to consume enough healthy fats, and in their defense it can be difficult if the client isn't educated on monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats and their benefits to our cellular makeup. It's also possible that some of the doctors don't know themselves. Let's face it doctors don't know everything and are often very specialized.
Great video. Thank you
I eat zero carbs and zero sugar natural or otherwise and I've benefitted dramatically. I feel much better.
Excellent video
The ADA gets most everything wrong. Bring on Dr. Berry and the ADS to supplant the ADA.
I do best to keep my carb intake low, but without them I am miserable. I like to have a controlled indulgence with my carb intake and I feel at my best that way
Great info. Liked.
Great video!
What if your body has trouble to do Gluconeogenesis? I was on carnivore and hight fat diet for almost a year, but in btw I sometimes felt like my brain stopped working? I lost weight and I did a great Oxalate dumping and many (not all) of my body pain were gone. But the feeling of brain not working scared me. I started taking carbs again. However, recently I learned (from X) that maybe we should take sugar (in form of Orange juice, fruit juice), but not grains/starch form of sugar. I'm trying.
This message cant be repeated enough even Thomas DeLauer was saying the brain 'prefers' carbs.
Did he say the brain prefers carbohydrates, or the brain prefers glucose? Carbohydrates are an exogenous source and not technically necessary. Glucose can be produced endogenously and is entirely necessary.
I used to think he was legit, not anymore.
@@FoodPornNetwork I admittedly don't watch many of his videos, but he's a low carb advocate. In other words, per OP's post, he's eating low carb when he believes the brain prefers carbs? That doesn't make sense. It's much more likely that he pointed out the physiological necessity for the brain to get some glucose. Even in a highly ketogenic state, the brain still needs glucose. Ketones are great, but they cannot replace glucose 100%.
@@matthewtrout1440 Well the body makes glucose as needed if you werent eating any, I am not against a few carbs rarely, but I am mostly very strict carnivore.
@@FoodPornNetwork Right, but most people seem to confuse blood glucose and carbohydrates. Blood glucose is necessary for life, carbohydrates are not. Thomas DeLauer, last I heard, had followed a low carb ketogenic diet for many years. I find it hard to believe he said the brain prefers carbs. More than likely he was talking about blood glucose. There's further debate about whether the brain prefers carbs or ketones, but the fact is that it always requires at least some glucose, whereas it can get by without ketones. What it can't do is use primarily fats. So diet really determines whether the body is getting the glucose exogenously and storing it with insulin, or whether it's producing glucose and ketones endogenously with glucagon.
I was prediabetic for years and ate the standard Merican fast food/ regular home cooked food diet. Thought I ate fairly healthy most of the time.....
I went to a keto diet and slowly transitioned to a carnivore diet.
Lost a bunch of weight, sleep better, less joint pain.
I used to be able to feel the effects of eating bread or pasta in my eyes and my head.
Now I don't get those sugar spins and crashes on carnivore or keto.
Has been way better for my personal life and quality of life in general.
Don't need bp meds anymore. Don't need to take anti-acids. Don't need all the ibuprofen and tylenol.
Could you share your menu for now pls?
@@playerone1431 I don't mean to be evasive. But it is just simply, beef, bacon and sometimes I have shrimp.
Salt for seasoning.
I eat liver once a week. I usually throw some roast and hamburger in a pressure cooker and them mix it all together when done. I mix the bacon in with it.
I put it in a big bowl in the fridge. Eat some when hungry, stop when I'm not hungry anymore. I cook once a week typically.
Nothing fancy or complicated. I also make some ghee in the slow cooker. Dairy bothers me so ghee is my limit there.
My low carb high meat diet with both intermittent and prolonged fasting saved my life but I found that to thrive as an individual I need a small amount of carbs to put on muscle, otherwise even maintaining my weight is a challenge.
I probably could survive without the carbs but at over 60 years old I need to maintain and add muscle mass to thrive, which all the sound science absolutely endorses.
One-size-fits-all doesn't work anywhere in the human condition and it doesn't work with diet and nutrition either.
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Eat protein
@@michaelsrowland Who are you talking to?
strange thing to say as carbs dont add muscle.
@@happyapple4269 One-size-fits-all doesn't work anywhere in the human condition and it doesn't work for diet and nutrition either.
You are simply wrong and way oversimplistic in your wave of the hand, self-annointed omniscience that you objectively and obviously do not possess.
Quick answer: No
An ad on TV just now targeting kids. Cheese toasties. Plastic cheese, white bread and margarine. Ewwww
I’ve tried vegetarian Keto and basically stopped sleeping.. I took all necessary supplements but my brain was so active all the time I got no rest. This made my PTSD and anxiety way worse.. I tried for 6 months thinking it will take time to adjust but it never happened.. even after I went off Keto to OMAD it took months for me to get my sleep fixed.. I still think Keto is the way to go for others.. absolutely worth trying..
Maybe you needed to eat starchy carbs in the diner. There are studies suggesting that some people need starchy carbs to raise serotonin. Serotonin is necessary to produce melatonin. So maybe an option is to eat keto but leaving the few carbs allowed in keto for the dinner
It's been a year i change my diet to ketogenic. Never feel this so much energy, i felt better, my body shape becomes better even i'm less active, i can produce more quality work due to zero brain fog and most importantly my lifestyle really changes better. No more fat and depressed.
The “need” is a vague term in general and is purpose specific. Lose weight gain muscle quick energy boost during a workout, high intensity or endurance etc.
I’m someone that has more practical experience in the matter of low carb diets and ketogenic diets. I followed the ultimate and purest form of keto diet on the planet, which is extended fasting for 2.5 days a week every week for the past 2 years fairly consistently. I also did omad, and shorter form of intermittent fasting regularly. On top of that, 2 years ago I was a full on diabetic with high blood pressure. Within 6 months of my new routine, my a1c was lower than my diabetes specialist doctors and I had to drop all blood pressure meds because I was constantly in danger of blacking out after getting out of bed. There is no purer form of keto diet than extended fasting. Because even on the carnivore diet, the body can very easily convert protein into glucose as needed. The main reason people even lose weight on carnivore diet is because of how boring it is and the lack of choice leads to people naturally eating less.
With that said, this video is correct that you can get by without carbs because the body can make carbs from fats and proteins. The trade off being you are weaker and less able to perform physical activity. Another negative side affect is how fasting impacts sleep. On days that I do the extended fasts, I will be grateful to get 6h of sleep at best. It’s more often 5h or in worst case 2h of sleep.
So careful when you say the body doesn’t need carbs. Maybe it doesn’t, but the negatives are very hard to deal with. The impact on sleep alone is a deal breaker for me, and often times I will break a fast rather than deal with shit 2h sleep. Yes I heard all the stuff about vitamins and minerals and generally take it. But how much?? Do I need to take 10mg of vitamins just to get some sleep while fasting? Yeah, sounds like nonsense and marketing to sell vitamin overpriced bullshat.
Fasting and keto diets and ultra low carb diets can be beneficial to the right people, for example diabetics and those that are obese. For normal people or those overweight, I would try to eat more balanced meals. Yes, processed carbs aren’t that great; things like bread and white rice, you’re better off staying away from. But saying all carbs are bad is the lazy answer. Nowadays I eat a good mix of foods. I eat a bowl of oats in the morning, with banana, and blue berries. And I will also have some protein like eggs or even a balogna sandwich. Yes with white bread. Like I said earlier, these things should be personalized for the individual. You can’t give the same nutrition advice to a diabetic as to someone who is active and running marathons (like me)
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Needs depend on conditions and goals. For example, competitive athletes could struggle on no-carb or low-carb diet.
Dr Ken Berry is launching an alternative to the ADA called the American Diabetes Society!
I am so glad you said it was completely false about necessary carbohydrates.
Thank you.
Didn't the ADA get 130 million in donations from big farma last year alone?
I am the total opposite of being a diet obssesive person. Being 49, I literally I did not even know about carbs, protein, which foods have what or what they mean to the body until a year ago. Simply because I am very healthy, lean, athletic, in a natural, genetic kind of way, so I focused in the things I didn´t have in life and really wanted to learn.
My only health warning was that I had a slightly high blood sugar even while always eating good, natural food, so I decided to undesrtand diet a bit more, just out of curiosity. I gave up rice, bread, potatoes, and every direct source of sugar, apart from reducing the exaggerated fruit intake I was into. Just that. And this is just crazy. I could jump through the roof all day. It´s insane, like I am connected to an electric source. My empty stomach blood sugar decreased to levels below 90, while my agility, physical and mental, has increased a lot. My physique is that of a 20 year athlete. I am not bragging about it. It´s just the truth, and people should consider giving it a chance.
Can I still able to work if I do the ketogenic or high fat diet.
The answer is NO
No❤
Well, the answer to that is the ADA is not an "expert."
The brain does need carbs.
But the honest question should be: since we can make carbs out of fatty acids, do we need to eat them (the carbs)?
I used to live on carbs. Now, I’ve significantly reduced carbs intake, and my body and brain have never felt better! ❤
When I sprint/resistance train some tubers and fruit post workout is v important. I completely avoid processed carbs and dinner is protein and veggies. This works for me
I’m on keto for seven months. I’ve lost weight and feel great. I try not to drive myself to madness by precisely counting carbs and I think I slip over the 50 carb threshold some days. I wonder if that totally sends me back to the horrors of glucose burner.
Thanks for your comment. Many people, like our own Hannah Warren, notice that checking ketone levels is easier for them than "counting macros." Everyone is different, but it is another approach some take.
@@metabolicmind Thank you. I’m a subscriber and I’d like to know if you have a recommendation for a ketone meter. Thanks again.
Here's a guide that discusses the difference between the meters so you can find the one that's right for you. www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/keto/best-ketone-meter
@@metabolicmind Great, thanks again.
What about energy levels? Is there any evidence or anecdotes that would indicate that having some whole grain carbs in the diet results in a feeling of greater energy than carb free diets?
That's a good question. Since that is pretty subjective, there likely isn't much research evidence. But you can likely find anecdotes on both sides saying energy dramatically improved going very low carb, and others may say the opposite.
This is the first time I hear that body can make glucose from fats. What kind of fats are used in gluconeogenesis and what is the process?
Heres a link with all the details. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK544346/
@@metabolicmind Thanks. I've forgotten about this pathway, however I've been aware about odd chain fatty acids for some time. But the point is, that human body stores these fats only in liver, and takes it from mainly ruminant animals (milk, liver, muscle and fat). But in ruminants as little as 5% of all fatty acids are in form of odd chain. This sums up to 1 gram of these fats a day. That means that this is so minute scale that this process has very little so neglible effect on glucose production....
The brain doesn't need carbs in food, but in order to perform as an endurance athlete you most definitely need them.
I did great on keto, lost 60 pounds in a year, but man, did I miss the toast, the apples, the roast potatoes!
Are you familiar with Walter Kemper’s treatment of Diabetes?
Ive been low carb for over a year now. Took the fat off my whole body. My heart rate is lower. But not sure i feel better, and not sure of long term effects.
If we do need it, then, why 90% of our ancestors who did not discover grains has had the strongest resistance to most sickness? Also, why did the mortality rate of humans increased due to the increased consumption of grains? Also, why does it affect us and has a chance to give us diabetes?
You live in a fantasy world with 'fantasy 'facts'.
I live on 20-40g of carbs daily mainly from a handful of full of berries and green veggies. I have kept my A1C between 5.9-6.1 for years and feel healthy. I want to try carnivore but I love my greens.
I'm a Type 2 diabetic. I had an HbA1C of 7.5 when I was diagnosed. My last HbA1C result was 4.6 as were the several before that. I see so many videos on UA-cam spruiking low carb, ketogenic or carnivore diets to control diabetes and I just cannot see how these types of diets will be healthy in the long term. I followed the advice of Dr John McDougall and Mastering Diabetes UA-cam channels and read their books. I didn't get my results instantly but over the course of a year, I was taken off a daily 1000mgs of Metformin and 6 Blood Pressure pills a day. Eating a super low fat, whole unprocessed plant foods, devoid of all oils and animal products helped me do this. I eat mostly starches like potatoes, brown rice, oats and fruits (except avocado and coconut as these are high fat fruits). I make sure I have at least a plate of vegetables a day with legumes mixed in and some leafy greens every day as well. I also lost 50 Kg's eating this way and have kept the weight off. At the end of the day, each to their own but this way of eating doesn't come with other issues like high cholesterol levels. Some will argue that high cholesterol is a good thing but the long term evidence suggests otherwise.
I'm in endurance sports. I will hit the wall at a certain faster pace on a low carb diet without a doubt. Not very smart and sustainable. Sure i can do a low carb on slower zone 2 paces for hours but definitely not on faster paces. Mostly on whole food high carb diet, and it works fine with me.
we need carb not just for glucose, there’s are more than glucose like Galactose for milk, and Ribose and deoxyribose is a component of RNA and DNA, and other’s function, and the health of body it’s effect on health of brain
Yes your body needs carbs. For energy and testosterone.
I went from 334 to 960 in atound 3 months. This involved carb intake.This book should be essential reading for any man
Complete guide to testosterone by james Francis
The brain, red cells and most cells need glucose BUT blood sugar definitely does not rely on carbohydrate intake.
Being a T2D I am on a low carbohydrate diet around 20 g per day over the last 7 years with 16/8 or omad, I regularly have a morning blood sugar between 85 and 110 but a normal Hb1aC. Being resistant to metformin, I normalised my diabetes within a few weeks and went on to lose 30kg without ever feeling hypoglycaemia which is the case when my insulin levels rise after taking carbohydrates.
Not only the normal blood sugar is not dependent on eating carbohydrates, but it is experimentally established that the brain resists insulin induced hypoglycaemia if in a state of ketosis.
Nor do blood fats depend on fat intake, as with a low carbohydrate diet my triglycerides are sub normal.
As someone whos done keto and lost a lot of weight on it. We dont need carbs. However, it does provide a good source of energy for people who are physically active such as people who run or walk a lot or go to the gym about 4-5 times a week. I have been implementing carbs back into my diet but my rule is I have to workout. If i dont then i go back to low carb.
My health got 150% better after switching to low carb died ... sure it's hard to keep it especially if everyone around you is eating carbs only, but it's possible.
And even I know my body can produce glucose and I'm not a doctor ... but NIH on their web page states that "liver produces glucose during starvation". Is that true? Or they define starvation as low/no carb diet? :D
Thanks for your question. The liver produces glucose and ketones when there isn't much carbohydrate/glucose intake. That can happen with fasting, starvation, or ketogenic diets. It is a natural process in the body under any of those circumstances.
Good info. Less carbs, fat, salt, sugar is best for our life.
I will provide two reasons to eat carbohydrates if you have no special dietary needs:
- it has high energy density and easily digestable, meaning you won't struggle to stay awake during your studies and after eating
- you most likely grew up in a carbohydrate consuming community and were populated with the appropriate microbiome, which makes switching without the assiciated probiotic supplements a gamble if you get a pathogenic or uniform microbe as your new resident
I read Carlos instead of carbs in the thumbnail and knew it was time to go to sleep
The only thing people should know is that , carbs are not essential, thats all
My fasting blood sugars were high when I was on the Keto/low carb diet, which I had been on for 3 years. I was pre- diabetic. My DR assumed i was eating too much sugar, when I wasn't consuming any, peas and carrots had too much sugar, that's how strict I was. It then dawned on me that my liver was producing glucose to keep myself from becoming hypoglycemic. I've been off keto for nearly two years and feel tired and sluggish, its a struggle to get off sugar now as friends and family all thought I should eat carbs to look " healthy" again. I should never have stopped keto.
Fasting blood sugar can be a misleading marker for many eating a ketogenic. Many find more helpful information from following their blood sugar throughout the day with a CGM. Here's a guide that may help. www.dietdoctor.com/blood-sugar/cgm
Does a ketogenic diet cause cancer of the colon and troubles down there?
There's no evidence to suggest it that we are aware of.
Eat a 3-4 lb salad everyday on the ketogenic diet. The paleontologial record is clear on when we started depending on carbs for the bulk of our calories; with the agrarian revolution.
I try to eat low amounts of wheat, rice, white potatoes and added sugar but I eat quite bit of oats, leagumes and vegetables..