Dr Michael Greger, MD discusses diabetes and the dangers of low carb diets
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- Опубліковано 24 кві 2014
- Dr. Greger was a guest speaker at the McDougall Advanced Study Weekend, February 2014. Hundreds of his nutrition videos are freely available at NutritionFacts.org with new videos uploaded every week.
Michael Greger, MD is a physician, author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. He is a founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He currently serves as the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at The Humane Society of the United States. Dr. Greger has scoured the world's scholarly literature on clinical nutrition and developed presentations on the latest in cutting-edge research.
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This man is doing a better job than government, doctors, hospitals and pharma combined.
From the very first time I heard Dr. Mcdougall and Dr. Greger speak I knew it was the ABSOLUTE TRUTH! They have helped to change my health in ways I never thought possible! I am living proof that the lifestyle they recommend not only works but is ideal for health and vitality! These two are both a couple of my main mentors, thank you for all the amazing and free wisdom!
nature2rule there's no personal truth. Only reality, and fiction.
Are you a diabetic, Simnett? Did Dr. Greger's approach "cure" your diabetes?
Jacqueline Hegarty check out his channel. But I don't think he is diabetic. From the videos I've seen anyway.
Simnett Nutrition -
This approach cured mine and my insulin resistance (diagnosed by a doctor) sooo.....yes, this is the way. And I did low carb/keto for YEARS with no luck. ;)
I have a world of respect for Dr.Gregor. The time he puts into this and his passion are inspiring. I would love to just meet him one day, shake his hand and thank him for the good he is doing in the world.
If your reading this Dr. Gregor, I know you have opposers but please keep doing your thing.
As a culture we know so little about nutrition. On top of that we want cheap food, taste above nutrition. The science is in. Lots of vegetables people, more than you can imagine. What Americans are deficient in is fiber. Can't get that in a greasy burger, fries and pizza.
Thank you Dr John McDougall and Dr Michael Greger, for you work and commitment.
HELL yes! both of them are VERY dedicated and passionate...they strive to get the word out: "PLANTS! go to PLANTS!"
Been on a plant based diet without dairy for 9months and my body reacted amazingly well! Lost 14kg.
I did the Keto diet after being convinced by various videos on UTube...I lost 38 kg and went to my Orthopedic Surgeon for a knee replacement. He first had a comprehensive blood test done. Big shock! My cholesterol sky high, cardiologist is now doing ECG, heart sonar, etc. Blood count big problems..doctor now to test for anemia etc. I googled "the best diets in the world" and keto came last. Keto restricts food groups and the public is not told the truth about cholesterol, high saturated fat increased uric acid and too little carbs for brain to produce sufficient serotonin. Keto means lots of bad saturated fat, lots of cholestrol...I did the egg fast..up to ten eggs per day..one egg contains 140 g cholesterol..I am supposed to do only 200 g. Keto is new and no comprehensive long term research has been done to verify this theory...I wish I could discourage people not to do it..and I say shame upon those who sell books and wrong information..lots of people are going to have long term damage done to their health. My dietitian gave me an excellent fruit and vegetable based diet which compares to the Mediterranean diet....I love eating the healthy foods....Keto is a definite scam.
Thank you !
I’ve not been able to do keto for more than a week at a time, I feel sick and miserable
Misinformation is a terrible problem. Unfortunately the marketing industry has billions invested in protecting their freedom of speech
I watched very close family members die of diet related diseases, I was on a similar path. I watched the documentary, Forks Over Knives (on Netflix), the information clicked for me. I no longer experience the pain, inflammation or anxiety about why the heck I kept gaining weight and getting sicker. The Adkins type diets did not work for me long term, after awhile on them I did not feel well and would gain all the weight back plus more. Eating whole food with no added processed oils has been the best thing I could ever have done. Dr. Greger is one of those who have shared information and made this the easiest way to gain my health, lose 70 lbs (and keep it off) and experience freedom from anxiety over how I fuel my body and will thrive for all the remaining decades of my life. It's so simple. Eat whole food plants, no processed oil and voila! Health. Thank you, Dr. Greger!
I was on Keto diet for 6 months, never lost weight, my blood panels worsened and I ended up in the hospital for 3 days with HBP spikes of 230/100. All that fat entered my cells and made me insulin resistant. I have been vegan for 6 weeks now, lost 10 lbs, feel great, BP is 110/68 (in that ball park), my diabetes is better (not cured yet) and I'm taking 10 less units a night, hopefully hoping to cure diabetes. I weight 169 currently, 5 foot 3 woman, age 58 and have been horribly sick with diabetes for over 7 years. I excercise, to stay limber, but realize that I can NOT burn the calories of a meat eating diet (high calories) so I have gone vegan. Not everyone's metabolism or body reacts the same to diets, life style changes. My father had coronary heart disease (as all his relatives, most died early, very barrel bellied fat, diabetic people), he had 3 bipass's, pace maker, diabetic and overweight. Eventually the hospital visits killed him with Mrsa. If I could have turned him Vegan I would have tried, but he was a meat eating, high carb, x-alcoholic x-smoking fool, and he probably wouldn't have listened to me anyways. But I'm listening Dr. McDougal.
Congratulations! What a wonderful accomplishment, in another 6 weeks even more amazing things will happen, you saved your life!
Bullshit, all you vegans make up stories to feed your own egos. You also look terribly pale and under nourished. Eat Meat
Hope y will have a great nice life.
@@plowe6751 nah vegetables are mostly water and also, they don't really have as much nutrition and bioavailability than animal proteins themselves. I did indeed eat plants on keto before but i've never ate them thinking they were going to help me and to benefit me in any way possible I just wanted to eat them because they are delicious.
@@bcro83 I think most people who dont trust a keto diet assume automatically that everyone will binge on sausages, lard and bacon. I am on a keto diet, by bloodsugar is stable ( I wasnt diabetic), but lost 15 kgs. Most of my diet is from plants and fish and i do intermittent fasting- Dr Greger assumes wrongly I think that when people are doing low carb diet, they will go to the extremes. And maybe he forgets that one type of diet wont be suitable for everyone.
The longest living person in my family was my dads grandma who lived to 96. Everyone else died before 80. She wasn’t vegan. She ate one soft boiled egg a week.
Caldwell Esselstyn, T. Colin Campbell, John McDougall and Michael Greger
Required 'reading' for the up to date informed individual.
And Dr Neal Barnard.
@@radic888This is great! I came here to add Dr. Barnard’s name too!! All these men are saving lives!!!
I've followed Dr. Michael Greger's advice now for a year...I've never felt better. Everything I eat is plant-based. 90% of what I eat is organic/unprocessed. He has made me vegan without me even noticing and that's amazing. Before - I wasn't ill and had no health issues, I just wanted to lose a bit of fat around my waist. Now, I have so much more energy and feel 'lighter' inside. I started basic fitness at home because I felt I needed to get rid of the energy and now, five months later, physique looks as healthy as my diet. Don't get bogged down in all the misinformation out there. Have a good look around his site over a few weeks because the clinical studies he finds are eye opening. Finally, I have settled in a happy place where I eat as much veg, nuts, seeds and fruit thoughout my day to get me close to my daily calorific intake and have a cheeky whisky and some dark chocolate & ginger (from Aldi!) at the end of the day watching evening TV. Seriously - I've never been happier.
Wow. This is the most dynamic talk of his I've seen. It must be hard to know all that he knows and have to say it over and over and over. Thanking God he has the endurance!
This man is the definition of HERO. Take a very good look. He's trying to save lives!!!
Both he and Dr John McDougall saved my life. At 45 I had bowel cancer and diabetes. At 56 11 years later. I'm in the best shape of my life. After turning to a starch based diet. And my weight went from an obese 228lbs at 5 8" to a toned 164lbs in one year. And I've kept the weight off for 11 years.
haha I love how he starts out so calm but within just a minute he's back at his trademark enthusiasm and zeal that we know him for. It's like he can't help himself when he's talking about something so important. This right here is what unmitigated passion looks like -- the real kind, not the kind people claim to have at job interviews.
Nice to see someone notice 😎
He has the BEST speaking voice!
it's funny how familiar and comforting his voice is, thanks to watching so many of his videos haha
Anybody that watches this video really needs to watch Dr Jason Fung videos
MR Fung makes two mistakes: 1. fasting with high insulin on keto wil actually burn your muscle ( i am 33 and can't sit on my butt because my muscles are gone after intermittend fasting for 1 year with diabetes type 2 + ketodiet
@@Bajoli86 Tell us more, this seems a good story. I'm sorry for your suffering but if you share your story you can save someone else.
Dr micheal greger i have the upmost respect for you what a hero!! he is a real HERO to me.
HEROO I SAY YOU!!
+KageMon TMF You should go through his citations with a fine tooth comb. You are likely to come to a different conclusion about this charlatan.
One of the best videos I've ever seen. Many thanks for sharing so many goo information. This man helped I don't even know how many people. Thanks you!
I've learned so much from him.
eric jones That makes two of us.
What did you learn, you heard a quack talk - no data, no evidence, no studies just a talking head.
@@InsaneGuitarGenius / I agree. The guy is nuts ... 👎
I'm confused how I lose 100 pounds in 4 months on a low carb diet and my sugar levels went from 7.9 to 5.0 and I'm now off all my diabetes medication. This guy says my blood sugar shouldve got worse?
No, he's suggesting that the evidence shows that people become insulin resistant, meaning you will likely be even worse off now if you start eating the same carbs you did before removing them.
Yes, I believe fasting is the best.
Losing weight -> less of a spillover effect -> less insulin resistance -> lower blood sugar.
Do a glucose challenge
:)
@Doug Howarth
You didnt lose no 100lbs in 4 months. You are lying. That simply is impossible. For fat anyway. You number one would have to be extremely obese. 300lbs plus. And B. Most of that loss would have been WATER WEIGHT.
Because when you starve the body of carbs. It breaks down the glycogen stores in the muscles and organs to get that sugar the brain needs and craves for optimal function.
Ketosis is an unhealthy way to lose weight. And is not sustainable longterm. And the damage replacing the body with fat as its energy source. Over carbs its PREFERRED ENERGY. Can be seen in hospitals and grave yards all over the place.
Using just FAT as a longterm energy source often comes at a heavy price. Some may get lucky and dodge the bullet. But the vast majority are heading for a WORLD of health problems doing this.
You are a hero in my eyes Dr. Gregor, thanks for all the information you provide.
He is a hero to me too...along with Drs. Esselstyn, McDougall, Barnard, Ornish, Klaper and all of the other plant-strong heroes out there!
totally agree! all the plant based pioneers, i look up to so much.
Jeff Kershner There is no biological requirement for manufactured oils or saturated fat.
Jeff Kershner
From whole foods. Oil is not a whole food.
Jeff Kershner It's common knowledge that many fats are essential micronutrients. Most plant foods contain a small amount of fat, and more fat can be obtained from high fat whole foods, such as nuts and seeds. Coconut oil is manufactured oil. Most current research says that saturated fat beyond the tiny amounts in some plant foods is linked to disease.
Be skeptical. Be very skeptical.
Your "Mission" Dr. Greger is WELL Appreciated! The world needed you! THANK YOU so much from Mexico... You see, you have a World Impact !
This is one of the best interviews I've ever seen with Dr. Greger. It's concise, informative, and, passionate... keep up the great work!
It's a pretty simple argument to solve. Buy a glucose meter, they're < $20, and try both diets the Low carb and the low fat and see which controls blood sugar better. My experience has shown that eating carbs, will spike my blood sugar and low carbs keeps it at a much lower level.
***** removing something that causes symptoms does not improve or fix the cause
+Alec Berg Blood sugar is SUPPOSED to go up when you eat carbs. A better test is to get blood work done. A fasting glucose test is better measure of how a diet works on blood sugar. My blood sugar was high (pre diabetic) thanks to a low fat, vegan, starch based diet; my blood sugar is now in the normal range.
+Alec Berg According to Dr. Bernstein it should spike only 10 points. Mine could go up over 100 points. Please read anything by Gary Taubes or Richard Bernstein
Great plan! Take things into your own hands. Don't believe extreme diet fanatics without testing.
Thank you, Dr. you are a Noble man.
I just love Dr. Gregor, his passion and devotion! Thank you Dr. Gregor!!
man this guy rocks! Ive been veg for 20+ vears and see the difference in people my age. people I went t school with... most are overweight or obese on medications etc. I'm 42, still running,lifting weights, cycling, This wfpb diet gives me the energy to do that despite having polycycstic kidney disease! I'm the one pushing myself and living my dreams.
In general dr's don't want to hear it, people don't want to hear it because like Dr Gregor said, there is no $$ in it! How about a prescription for fruits and vegetables and taking a daily walk? No $$ in that for the big pharm companies...the health care system iiis screwed up.
But I plan on doing my part. I post free workouts on youtube and I'm going to start with my vegan fitness and nutrition posts. You can bet your ass I'll be utilizing this guys website! We need t get the message out there!
What's your favorite vegetable?
Thanks so much for this! Greger and McDougall for the win!
Thank you for your work! You have helped me educate my entire family and I can't say how important your work is! GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!
Dr. Greger is a boss!
Dr Greger for president :)!!!
Love Dr Greger's UA-cam channel! His extrication of research data and putting it together into a succinct and down-to-earth summary is incredibly appreciated!
I love Dr. Greger! So much knowledge, so much truth!
I really love Dr. Greger's work! Thank you :-)
Michael Greger has my respect.
Vegan Witch, me too! He is a true humanitarian! ♥ !
SemiRindi Makala hi semi - i know its not easy to eat healthy but it can be done - remember 1. you are what you digest and 2. you attract what you are - if your doing low fat then you will attract low fat friends and a low fat lifestyle - look in the mirror and say you want to see what you really look like inside all that skin packaging.
Dr. Greger is the man!!!
He's one of the best plant based doctors and along with Dr. Mcdougall I always tell people who I see struggling with all these food born diseases to look them up and listen to their message so they're at least aware of it
Dr. Greger can go on and on and on and i can listen all day to this guy :] Awesome vid Dr. Mcdougall!
How can any one "thumbs down" this video!!??? This man is truly making the world a better place!! Thank u Dr. Greger!!!
The "carnivore" and "keto tards".
Thankyou Dr Greger, thankyou! thankyou! thankyou! You have literally saved my life.I was literally looking down the barrel. Really high blood pressure, brain fog and lethargic.Been on high fat/ Keto diets, they are industry bullshit ( made me ill)Have lost heaps of weight, clear minded and have heaps of energy ,good blood pressure,all from eating heaps of plants.
My 89 year old grandfather eats copious amounts of table sugar both in his coffee and in his milk. He also does not eat veggies, except some potatoes, the only drug he takes is 3 or 4 aspirin a day, he drinks about 10 cups of coffee with cream and sugar, he eats cheese, butter and beef organs like liver, yuk!. He has chewed tobacco since he was 12, and still works harder then me on his ranch every day. He has also never had anything worse then a cold or a hangover since I can remember, nor has he been to the doctor since he was in the military (the 1950s)... So I guess you have to find what works for you..
That's awesome...I bet it's the hard work (exercise) that keeps him going strong. I think this is the missing ingredient to any strategy for health.
Obviously everyone should do what he did then. Get those kids started chewing tobacco straight out of the womb.
Aspirin also saved my great grandmother from a heart attack. Her blood pressure was 180 for last 20 years of her life. She lived till 101
Amazing work... Thanks Doctor Greger
Amazing work and Honourable
I just wrote underneath a video I couldn't even finish listening to by Dr. John Whitcomb "How to beat Cancer with Food' who goes on about the value of the ketogenic regime - "You scare me Dr. John. People are going to walk out of your seminar and change to a ketogenic diet. It's totally irresponsible". You know, I'm not a scientist, maybe, but I read and listen to these people, and when something is right, you just get that 'yes!' coming out. All of Dr. Greger's work does this for me, without exception (oh except for one when he said he puts a sweet potato into the microwave for a quick meal. Aaaaagh!) but his research is sooo thorough (thanks for putting the time in, Sir) and utterly convincing. Love this guy. Hey - and thanks, like one of the comments below, you have changed my life, going from (never a junk-fooder but) meat and fish etc. to lacto-vegetarian and finally to vegan 4 weeks ago and I'm never going to look back. It is empowering! Funnily enough, not just physically/biologically but emotionally and dare I say it?- spiritually too. Keep up the brilliant work, I for one truly appreciate it and have learnt a LOT. (and laughed a lot - you are FUNNY! - eg. new angle on PET scan..)
Thank you for your work and devotion! You are very much appreciated!
I'm having a hard time accepting what he says. First, he claims low carb diets are a fad that keeps popping up. Then he says it's high fat, high protein diets that are really bad for you, then he points to obesity, heart disease, and diabetes being on the rise. Problem is, the countries that have the highest instance of these diseases eat tons of processed carbs and the majority of people are protein deficient.
For decades, the AMA has been recommending high carb, low fat diets with low protein. During this same period of time, carb consumption is at an all time high. Also during this time? The meteoric rise in the very diseases this doctor talks about, apparently blaming it all on the very low number of low carb dieters. Confusing, don't you think? We've been told by people just like this well meaning doctor to eat more carb, less fat, and less protein for decades and we've all gotten fatter and seen more cancer, more diabetes, and more heart disease than before they started claiming this was an ideal diet.
Go read Gary Taubes' excellent book "Why we get fat", where he uses science to explain that the science behind the high carb diet is faulty, unproven, and somehow continues to be parroted by otherwise brilliant doctors.
Or don't. Believe this guy. He's skinny.
High fat moderate protien diet.
This guy is my hero. So are the other (credible) plant-based diet promoters and all my fellow whole foods plant based comrades out there. I say all of this with a heavy heart this morning as I just listened to Dr. Esselstyn (another hero of mine) talking down maple syrup and coffee :-(
Why the heavy heart?
@@williambranham6249 Coffee and maple syrup are pretty good man
@@marijnmoleman7703 Two of my favorites as well. I could live without either but .....
Dr. Greger should win the Nobel prize in medicine, not only for his work, but to get more publicity. It's amazing how few people know this information. People still believe roasted chicken and boiled eggs are healthy. Less known still is the fact the animal food production is the main culprit of climate change
Dr. Greger is achieving Rockstar status for all of his hard work and devotion to being a real doctor, thank you Doc!
I love how he brushed off that carbs spike insulin by saying that beef increases insulin. Beef doesn't spike insulin, it's excessive protein that spikes insulin. If you ate pure beef fat it would do absolutely nothing to your blood sugar and would not cause your pancreas to release insulin. Of the three macronutrients (carbs, protein, fat) the only one to not affect insulin is fat and the worst one is carbs. It doesn't matter if you are vegan or meat eater or omnivore as long as you eat your carbs with tons of fibre (whole fruits and vegetables), eat a moderate amount of protein (one small steak not the whole tenderloin) and eat plenty of healthy fat (nuts, avocado, coconut oil and animal fat from quality animals) and your insulin will stay low and you will be incredibly healthy. If you eat carbs that lack fibre (potatoes, bread, pasta, corn, sugar) you will be unhealthy, not necessarily overweight, but unhealthy.
joegun525 I have personally seen an 81 year old man with type I diabetes return to normal blood sugar in 2 1/2 weeks, simply by eating whole home made food (meat, fish, nuts, non starchy vegetables, occasional legumes, lemons and berries), and excluding sugar, (simple) carbs, and processed foods. After a few days his cravings for cupcakes also went away. The vegans have a similar diet that also works by eating salads and a few nuts all day. Both diets function by cutting out the carbs and sugar, which spike blood sugar and promote insulin sensitivity. My diet is, I believe, more sustainable. While eating it the man was satisfied with the food, did not feel deprived, and we did not calorie restrict. He also lost weight.
@@kaunas888 You can easily lose weight by making yourself sick. Carbs cure diabetes, not fat from nuts or beef.
By the way Dr. .... thank you for doing all this work ... must be really a full time job to keep track of all this stuff and not only that buy making a video almost every day about this stuff and putting it together for the public ... thank you for a real public service.
@Mike Williams
Yeah, that is true, but my comment was 8 years ago. He is over the top these days. But his followers would riot if he stopped doing what he has been doing.
Thank you for this!
Excellent info. Thank you for giving back!
he's my favorite person in the whole world
I love Dr Greger, such a giver, thank God for people like him :))
Paying my respect to you Dr. Greger. Love your videos and the way you present them.
Bravo Dr. Greger. Thank you Dr. McDougall for posting this. You both are awesome, much appreciation for the work you do!
So real! What a lovely man x
@Timothy This was great, thanks, I've been looking for "could a change of diet reverse diabetes" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Deyophia Vanackenzie Remedy - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my m8 got excellent results with it.
i am not sure about his explanation for insulin resistance
Care to explain to us Why he is wrong?
Or are you just being difficult because your illusions are being challenged
+Call of Duty Audience agreed, he starts off with the theory that meats are evil, then wobbles to fat being the main culprit for diabetes. So based on this low fat meats would be healthy? I am not sure if he is being deceptive on purpose, or just losing thought train.
+cmorera meats have lots of fat, even lean meats are higher in fat than necessary, especially compared to fruits & vegetables & all plant-based foods. whole plant foods are naturally low in fat, (but still give enough fat to lead a thriving lifestyle) & prevent diabetes.
but yeah he was kind of unorganized speaking in this video. his other videos that are better organized and his book explain it much better! i kind of see this video like a soundbite to get a little intrigued about plant-based nutrition. :)
+cmorera dr greger explains that in one of his videos on his channel . it's titled what causes insulin resistance.
necessary meaning what the human body needs to thrive. human bodies don't need any animal fat to live, let alone thrive! you can get all your fat from plants, and in the right amount. a diet too high in fat leads to poor health, especially a diet too high in animal fat. that is the lifestyle Dr. Gregor recommends based on the articles he reviews, a low fat plant-based diet!
So motivating. Thank you
Really great video!!! You have helped my husband and I so much, thankyou
I love to hear people like this that have the research behind their ideas. These are the kind of people who should make up the FDA and other like committees.
Awesome content in just 8 minutes!!! Lifesaving info in 8 minutes!!!
Great doctor & inspiring person... Just like Dr. McDougall. Thank you so much for your work!
Bless this man, where would we be without him?
He is the man! I'm proud of him and his work
I had 100% control of my Type II for SIXTEEN YEARS IN A ROW with diet, riding, hiking and swimming. Even after 2 ankle surgeries and near fatal complications of a DVT/PE after the first one, my sugar still stayed in control with medications (I lost almost all ability to use my leg for years) and diet. However, last year The Pale Mare (Menopause) came raging into my corral and the hormone imbalances that ensued caused my sugars to skyrocket then plunge to hideously dangerous lows of 20-30. I put on 15 pounds and I was a disaster.
The ONLY thing that dropped 30 pounds and got my sugar into control was a low-carb diet. Not NO carb but around 50 carbs a day. I eat little red meat, bacon etc. my protein comes from unsweetened Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, shakes, and occasional chicken or pork.
Test sugar 4-6x daily so I know what makes my sugar spike and it isn't steak. It's CARBS. Plain and simple. A few daily servings of frozen berries is ok. Spikes and lows all but gone. A1C 6.2
That's interesting. I hope a study is done on a group like you. It would be interesting info. Do you eat many green leafy veggies? They are almost no calories so can't be much carb.
I really don't know why he says that about beef spiking more than potatoes, etc. (?) The insulin index does not say that. When I eat potatoes, rice, bread, etc., I get sleepy (and cranky). When I eat low-glycemic vegetables, some nuts, and good quality meat, eggs, and yogurt, I feel even...stable...good.
So you said that "beef causes an insulin spike"? What kind of beef was that Teriaki beef (which contains marinade and sugar). Unprocessed beef does not cause an insulin spike because if contains no carbohydrates.
Andrew Lohbihler Can you believe people accept this balderdash as factual.
Jerry Bruton Yes, he has an MD so they say. People will believe him.
Andrew Lohbihler Ya.. if it did cause an insulin spike, my good friend, known as 'diabetes warrior' ( former type 2 ) on the internet, wouldn't be posting blood sugar levels of 50.. 70 after meals. He'd be dead.
I believe that this is one of the many lies purported by vegans without proper evidence.
What's new..
neptronix The insulin index is actually a real thing. It shows that the rise in blood sugar in response to certain foods is not always proportionate to the insulin response. For example, 200 grams of pasta had an insulin index of 40, while only 60 grams of cheese had an insulin index of 45! You can check out the study here: ajcn.nutrition.org/content/66/5/1264.full.pdf+html
nadja177 I know all about the insulin index and the GI index. I read that paper. And i don't understand why actual blood glucose readings ( the real figure you should be looking at ) effectively show the opposite.
I also know several former type 2 diabetics that are eating a diet is about 80% meat-based.. and that meat is typically beef. They are regularly posting blood sugar figures that are below non-diabetic levels as a result. They have discontinued insulin, metformin, and many other drugs.. I am also involved in a large community of people who have had the same experiences, a lot of them formerly type 2 diabetics which have been effectively cured by a low carbohydrate diet.
One of them runs this site:
diabetes-warrior.net
I just hope you understand this: what Mr. Greger is saying is effectively that the sky is red. The study says one thing, using certain parameters.. the real world says the opposite, using more commonly accepted parameters. If Mr. Greger was an honest man, he'd acknowledge the latter. :)
Yours and his. Both great sites for accurate nutrition and diet info. Thks to both.
I'm a victim of a non fat eating movement, when I say low fat, I really mean it literally. I was so scared of eating fat that I became a veggie starchy follower, to my surprise I discover that instead of becoming super healthy I became a diabetic. The truth is that what works for you doesn't necessary means it is good for me. People! your body will teach you what is best for your health, listen to your body. For me is keto. Good luck!
Maybe the problem was that you didn't eat enough fat ? Because we need a minimum of fat to absord properly nutriments and for hormonal functions. Low-fat doesn't mean no-fat.
Dr. Gregor is proposing somewhere between 10 and 20% (man) of fat, 15-25% of fat (for woman) and around 10-25% protein... the rest of it is carbs.
The main problem is not the quantities of fat after that.. it's the quality. Plant-base fat food are way healtier than animal fat. Even keto vegan are doing better the keto meat eater. Keto vegan will never reach the same amount of fat anyway then keto meat eater (if you eat whole food of course!)
Stephanie Ghali what she said ;)
Judith, you never took the time to learn the basics (like calorie density and "eat in moderation" and the like) and you want to blame healthy foods for your unhealthy choices. For you, fad diets and pseudoscience are perfect.
@@ghaloise, her problem is that she doesn't have a minimum of diligence. She was already obese and nearly diabetic before starting and she drank fruit juices as if they're water or maybe she ate 30 bananas a day or something else as stupid as this. Now that she has switched to keto, she'll get the outcome that she deserves.
Fasting is the best. Check out Dr. Fung
Explain why a teaspoon of coconut oil drops glucose level after consuming?
Explain why nature/God did not make a coconut oil tree? Are we wiser than nature? Coconuts are only available a few weeks a year, not, every day. Thinking that a highly processed food is health promoting is frankly self dillusion.
I was stuck eating pub meals. Doing dangerous low carb diets. I couldn't stop fluctuating between one and another diet. I had zero control. Gained 6 stone after my hospitalisation from eating carbs and meat together.
Been off meat consistently for 3 months. I don't know how well my a1c is doing (I'm diabetic) but I've lost a lot of weight and am continuing with it. I can breathe better and I have just started doing light exercise now. I'm improving gradually, and I feel good about it.
Low-carb diet is not dangerous
Lol I love Dr. Greger,
I quote him every time someone tells me, "meat & eggs are good for you" hahaha (mostly by "doctors" by the way)
I've been on a recommended diet for diabetics for the last 4 years since I have been diagnosed as pre-diabetic and I have had not much success at all. In fact I've developed more digestive problems than before. The only reason I have pre-diabetes is because I have PCOS which is caused by a pituitary tumor (benign) which we discovered when I was 6 years old, its not likely that my insulin resistance was caused by what this man is talking about, I have hormone imbalances within my whole body not just insulin. To be honest I've had to cut out lactose and gluten because I physically cannot digest it, I feel worse after I have eaten those things. I have felt so much better after not eating bread and even pasta and high carbohydrate foods, it's only been just under a week since I started a LCHF diet which I am not following any sort of Atkins diet or something like that I am simply giving myself what I need for energy and vitamins and minerals. I do not feel like I need carbohydrates in my diet especially if my pancreas is trying very hard to cope with it, my body just cannot deal with carbs, so why should I be eating them? If people are lactose intolerant, they are advised to avoid lactose products, same goes for gluten intolerant. Therefore why is it any different with products that induce the release of high amounts of insulin in the body which people like me cannot use properly, which we then have to take medication to fix that exact problem? It just doesn't make sense to me, everyone is different and i think we all have different nutritional needs to keep our bodies functioning correctly. I certainly don't think that any diet plan can cure diabetes, I simply think that its a way of coping with a metabolic condition that certain people have. I have many things that I have to do for my health as I have many issues with hormones, they are out of whack and there isn't any 'cure' but just to mold my lifestyle into a way that works for me. I've tried the simply healthy eating lifestyle for many years and I have had no actual success not only that but like I said I have developed problems digesting certain foods, once I cut out breads and things like that I was a little better but not a whole lot.
Hi Ciarri. Great comment. It is absolutely true that different people have different ways of reacting to food and other stuff we put in our bodies :) No one diet will fit all (especially those with metabolic conditions) :D Good luck with your LCHF lifestyle and may we all achieve good health! :D
Thanks, yeah I agree we are all different and require different amounts of energy etc. I had a break from my lchf diet mainly because on holiday there wasn't a lot of choice being on a cruise ship with my diet, I had to chose high carb foods. I still didn't eat things like breads and starchy vegetables (mostly potatoes things like that) but I had to snack on fruit and whatever veg I was given I basically ate other than potatoes. I was eating very healthy foods, I didn't eat burgers and chips like everyone else or cakes and sweets but even with snacking on fruit and things like that still put me back to old problems with not digesting food properly. I am now completely convinced that I just cannot eat a diet of more than 40g carbs per day, it just made me feel very lethargic and had very little energy. Not to mention headaches because I didn't think to bring my metformin, just in case, to keep BGL's maintained. I actually didn't enjoy the food one bit, since getting home I was sick for a week with a virus and couldn't physically eat anything liquid or hard so it was jelly and ice cream everyday, now I am finally getting back into my lchf diet and have missed it so much, I just feel like I am sleeping better, things aren't hurting as much and I don't have any dreaded heartburn like before, still the occasional hiccup but nothing unusual like before I started lchf!
Most people can and do go into type 2 diabetes remission if they cut the carbs and modify their diet. If they begin eating high carb diets again in time the disease will return.
And we the people allow them to do it. a can of pepsi has 41 grams of sugar!!!!! 41 grams of sugar!!!!! Thats a lot. This should be against the law to sell.
what up my neighbor! If we need a law to prevent us from putting poison down our throat, that's a pretty sad state of affairs. I don't think we need a law. What you should ask is.. why is the USDA not coming up with required percentages for sugar on packaging?
Go look at the back of any food product you've bought. Do you see a percentage for the most legitimately harmful things - sugar and trans fat? i don't.
This country is run by money hungry dishonest politicians who are being supported and bought off by lobbyist of these giant corporations. They are the ones who are allowing this poison to be sold that gives us diabetes and cancer
U see that's the thing! People don't see it as poison. Because it doesn't have a skull and a cross bone on the label. They just see it as cheap junk food that will make u fat is all. They don't see it as giving them major health complications down the road. Quick note: Dr's get rich off people eating junk food and so do the health care insurance companies make a lot and I do mean a lot of money!! BILLIONS!!!!
I am “addicted” to your webinars. It is fun sharing you with my fellow travelers in Croatia. Good interview.
Very awesome life changing information, Dr Greger. Thank you so much for the work you do.
I was pre diabetic before I changed my lifestyle. When I changed to high raw, high carb over night everything changed, I didn't even notice that I was going through menopause!
Hi I'm prediabetic and I feel like I don't know what I'm doing wrong. My insulin numbers don't lower. I dropped almost 40lbs and still numbers high. I do my glucose blood testing through day and is high. I tried the high carb. From researching Dr. Barnard but numbers high still. So I want to lower carbs to see if anything changes. I just started walking to see if helps too. I'm so lost and confused. I keep hearing people say their better and I'm still not. I strongly believe this way of eating but cant seem to have changes in my glucose #s. How long does something like this change??
@@JenniferHernandez-vh4iw the problem is some doctors say LCHF and some say HCLF. There are arguments and case studies both sides. Go to your own dr and he/she has yet another opinion !
You need to decide on which side you play.
I follow a midway route, using my common sense and avoiding foods high on insulin index.
You need to google more on UA-cam. Learn, learn it helps a lot. But dont follow one dr. Look at what everyone says, and make up your own mind. Experiment using a glucose meter.
I am also prediabetes. Heard Nov. I made huge changes and hope my strategy works. Test A1c next week.
@@contrarian717 thank you, I'm doing exactly that. Since then I went to lower carbs and my numbers went down. From one day to then next. I've joined a workout group and plan to lose more weight and hope this "pre diabetic" in all goes away.
Jennifer , check out Dr. Fung
@@JenniferHernandez-vh4iw You should follow logic and evidence not bio-markers. The bio-markers are worthless. You need to lose body fat before the high carb diet works at giving you perfect blood glucose numbers. But these numbers don't matter much anyway.
Guys, check out Michael Greger's youtube channel !!!
Dr Gregor, you have changed my life
Amazingly said!! Much love for this guy
I love this guy! greger for the win! :)
Love him! He is amazing!
Dr. Greger changed my life completely! he is truly the most caring and selfLESS person i've ever come across! Dr. Greger has literally given me YEARS of life that i most likely wouldn't have had had I not watched his videos and learned how much diet truly affects your life! Probably would have dropped dead of a heart attack in my 50's had it not been for you Dr. Greger!
"Some men just wan't to see the world burn" well Dr. Greger just wants to see the world LEARN. an amazing man he is!
According to the abstract from the 1997 insulin food index study which Greger says shows beef produces a greater insulin response than white potatoes/pasta/rice, "Total carbohydrate (r = 0.39, P < 0.05, n = 36) and sugar (r = 0.36, P < 0.05, n = 36) contents were positively related to the mean insulin scores, whereas fat (r = -0.27, NS, n = 36) and protein (r = -0.24, NS, n = 38) contents were negatively related."
Eating highly cooked Bacon is very different than Flax, olive, coconut, avocado, fish, moderately cooked grass-fed beef, healthy eggs, etc etc. Highly cooked fat in general is very different than low temp cooked or raw fats. We have to get very specific here. Also the quality of the food makes all the difference, soil, diet of animals, organic etc.
What is this obsession with the idea that grass-fed animals meat is somehow fine and healthy?? Look at Australia!! Eggs and meat are never healthy.
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> Eggs and meat are never healthy.
People who have lived as long and as healthy as any vegetarian have lived eating both eggs and meat their whole lives ... so you are just pushing your opinion on people with scanty, misinterpreted and over-weighted proof.
I'd say, if you have certain health problems you can reverse them better, faster and more completely with a vegan diet ... but you seem to want to collect statements like this and them twist them to say things that the stats really do not support.
There is a lot to this subject, and the people who are the most fanatic really do not aid rational discussion.
REALLY? The dead flesh STILL has bacteria and endotoxins...even if it's grass fed. just saying.
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And how much bacteria do you have in your body?
A good overview of grass-fed meat by Chris Kresser: chriskresser.com/why-grass-fed-trumps-grain-fed
The insulin spikes being higher with beef and fish was very interesting. People need to relearn what causes diabetes as they still think it's carbs.
Thank you for sharing this wisdom on health!!!
Non profit - so we know he'll never lie to us
He has no reason to lie to you. There is no plant food lobby. In other words, nobody is paying him.
Good. I'm with them.
@hunter leachman haha lmao
Well said Lewis = )
Well....
Can anyone explain why my UA-cam video comments have no nutritional value but yet I am still full of it?
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As with so many Gurus there's not much mention of physiological variation. Many do not do well on low fat high carb, but the people that do really well on high carb seem to think the ones who don't are just undisciplined or somehow mis/uninformed. Plus atkins was into highly over cooked fats from questionable animals, that makes all the difference in whether fat is beneficial or not. People like to generalize but one has to look at all the factors as well as listening to their bodies individual requirements. So many seem obsessive in their limited viewpoints, but viewpoints aren't limited(except by the limiter) there are many MANY different valid ways to see each person and what they are doing and how it affects them personally, so many factors.
What is a "questionable animal" ? It's just a simple question. I'm learning.
There is no doubt that a keto diet with very low carbs will drop my dependance on insulin. Thats a lifesaver for me and many other type 2 diabetes sufferers. All you have to do is cut carbs and enjoy more fats.
Thank you so much from Australia, you are a blessing.
C. Esselstyn, T. Colin Campbell, John McDougall and M. Greger....what an amazing group of educators.....
u rock:) one of my favorite youtube channels nutritionfacts yeah
sadly taking insulin while watching but i’m glad i went vegan now let’s make this journey to get better i hate that as a child i was raised to eat so much saturated fat as a black family diabetes are the number one on our family.
How did that go for you?
Dr. Greger is just the absolute best. So passionate.
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Dr G is such a charming man!
Dr. Greger saves life's!
I love listening to him Dr.Michael Gregger restored my faith in humanity again he really wants to help people rather than other low carb frauds who just want us to be sick Dr.Gregger keep up the good work you are an absolute hero !
Thank you Dr Greger, your service is amazing