Not exact matches
Many people could raise their general level of wellness at the same time they enhance their appearance and self - image, by doing two things — drastically reducing or eliminating the
intake of junk food, refined sugar, and other
carbohydrates, saturated fats, alcohol, and nicotine; and adding more healthful foods to their
diets including vegetable proteins, whole - grain cereals and bread, raw vegetables and fruits, and
high fiber foods.
Consistent with this analysis, a low -
carbohydrate diet score (a
higher score being indicative of
higher protein and fat
intake and lower
intake of
carbohydrates) was not associated with an increased CHD risk in women (3).
Therefore, the best results in terms of diabetes that we have seen from user testimonials over the years has been from those who replaced toxic vegetable oils with healthier fats such as coconut oil, and reduced their refined
carbohydrate intake with
higher amounts of healthy fats in their
diet.
Women with the
highest intake of the Western
diet consumed more saturated fat and trans fatty acids, but less
carbohydrates and proteins.
According to, let's call him Tom, this
diet requires a very
high fat, adequate protein, and low carb
intake, which trains your body to switch it's primary fuel source from
carbohydrates to burning fat fuels.
Moreover, recent studies on rodents indicate that the internal clock also affects how the metabolism responds to the
intake of
carbohydrates or fats, and that certain time frames are more suitable than others for the consumption of a
high -
carbohydrate or a
high - fat
diet, seen from a health perspective.
«What is remarkable about our findings is that they show that a simple dietary modification of reducing the
carbohydrate content of the meals can, within a day, protect against development of insulin resistance and block the path toward development of prediabetes while sustained
intake of
high carbohydrate diets as shown in the two mentioned studies lead to increased fasting insulin secretion and resistance.
The
high - carb group's
diet fell in line with the 45 - to - 60 percent daily
carbohydrate intake the departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services recommend, Borer said.
It's a pretty simple philosophy: alternate low and
high quantities of
carbohydrates on different days, while eating adequate protein
intake and moderate amounts of fat in the
diet.
However, very
high intakes of sucrose or fructose (2 - 3 times usual
intake), or
high carbohydrate diets (70 - 80 %
carbohydrate) can result in elevated plasma triglycerides which can increase heart disease risk.
The key to success with this
diet is to reduce
carbohydrate intake to between 20 - 50 grams per day and replace them with
high fat, protein filled foods.
ALL of the obese patients lost weight at a constant rate, regardless of the nutrient composition of the
diet; whether fat or
carbohydrate intake was
high or low — what mattered was the total calorie deficit.
However, it requires a very strenuous effort because it is easier for a heroin addict or for a cigarette smoker to quit heroin or to quit smoking, than it is to shift from the
high carb
diet that we are used to, and [adopt] a ketogenic
diet where
carbohydrates are down to zero, and healthy fat and healthy protein constitute 90 % of the daily caloric
intake.
In time, scientists on the 2000 DGAC realized that the emphasis on reducing fat in the
diet could lead to «adverse metabolic consequences» resulting from a
high intake of sugars and starches.39 They went on to note that «an increasing prevalence in obesity in the United States has corresponded roughly with an absolute increase in
carbohydrate consumption.»
More specifically, controversy continues to surround the theories that 1) dietary fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol cause heart disease, obesity, diabetes and cancer and should be replaced in the
diet with polyunsaturated vegetable oils; 2) a
diet high in
carbohydrates will reduce the risk of chronic disease; and 3) excessive sodium
intake is the primary variable in the etiology of hypertension, a risk factor for heart disease.
ALL of the obese patients lost weight at a constant rate, regardless of the nutrient composition of the
diet; whether fat or
carbohydrate intake was
high or low --
If you've been eating a
higher carb
diet, your body is used to putting out a certain amount of insulin to take care of the sugar which gets created from all that
carbohydrate intake.
Since you burn more calories in digesting protein and you're limiting your
intake of
carbohydrates, you can lose weight on a
high - protein
diet.
This paradox could be explained if it is the
high - protein content rather than the lower
carbohydrate content of low -
carbohydrate diets that offsets the deleterious effect of
high fat
intakes and results in weight loss.
Many people find that they experience all three advantages described above even when cycling in and out of ketosis, such as eating a 10-75-15
diet on weekdays and then implementing a
higher carbohydrate intake of 20 - 30 % on the weekends.
This salutary effect of protein may help to explain the paradoxical weight loss observed in subjects placed on low -
carbohydrate diets, because an increase in protein
intake accompanies the
high fat content of such
diets (5 — 7).
CB1 antagonists have been shown to decrease nicotine self - administration in rodent models of nicotine dependence.24 While CB1 agonists increase feeding in rats and humans, CB1 antagonists have been shown to have the opposite effect, significantly suppressing rats» food
intake regardless of type of
diet (standard lab chow,
high fat or
high carbohydrate).
One of the major reasons that some people accumulate more visceral fat than others can be from a
high carbohydrate diet that leads to insulin resistance over time (years of bombarding your system with too much sugars and starches for your pancreas to properly handle the constant excess blood sugar)... and studies show that
high fructose
intake particularly from
high - fructose corn syrup can be a major contributor to excess visceral fat.
In fact,
higher carbohydrate diets are associated with lower body weight, and lower
intake of
carbohydrate has also been linked with a greater risk of being overweight / obese.
A ketogenic
diet is defined by its very low
carbohydrate intake and its
high fat
intake.
A classical ketogenic
diet — with a staggering 70 - 90 percent of total calories coming from fat — might not be necessary.51 Classical ketogenic
diets restrict protein as well as
carbohydrate, since 48 - 58 percent of the amino acids in dietary proteins can be glucogenic, thereby undermining the purpose of a
diet intended to generate a
high amount of ketones and limit glucose as much as possible.46 As therapy for AD, however, simply lowering
carbohydrate intake to a point where some ketones are generated and hyperinsulinemia is corrected could have positive effects just by easing the metabolic burden on the brain.
A growing body of research documents that individuals ingesting a
diet high in refined
carbohydrates and processed foods are not receiving adequate
intake levels of 4.7 g per day of potassium, potassium supplementation may be an option for these individuals.
Protein
intake may have been less than 10 percent in these
diets, and
carbohydrate intake in the range of 60 percent, yet these groups had excellent dental health and a
high level of overall good health.
A ketogenic
diet is generally a
diet with
high fat and low
carbohydrate intake.
We can trigger that also with a very low
carbohydrate diet, as long as the protein
intake isn't too
high.
Admittedly, many people would benefit from an increased
intake of fiber, at least if they're in the majority who are consuming a
diet high in refined
carbohydrates and trans and saturated fats, also known as the Standard American
diet (SAD).
Probably in consequence of the
high proportion of fat in the
diet of Olympic weightlifters,
carbohydrate intake is generally much lower than standard recommendations for strength and power athletes (Slater & Phillips, 2011), where 55 — 60 % of caloric
intake is generally proposed (Rogozkin, 2000).
There has been a study that looked at low
carbohydrate diets that included a
high amount of protein
intake and regular
carbohydrate diets that contained a
high amount of protein
intake and the regular
carbohydrate with the
higher protein
intake actually improved the body composition more than the low
carbohydrate diet — the ketogenic
diet with the
high protein
intake.
However, what research has found is that it is not saturated fat causing cardiovascular disease, but rather
diets high in
carbohydrate intake (this is an entirely different rabbit hole, and will be discussed further at a different time).
For example, a study comparing Jews when they lived in Yemen, whose
diets contained fats solely of animal origin, to Yemenite Jews living in Israel, whose
diets contained margarine and vegetable oils, revealed little heart disease or diabetes in the former group but
high levels of both diseases in the latter.14 (The study also noted that the Yemenite Jews consumed no sugar but those in Israel consumed sugar in amounts equaling 25 - 30 % of total
carbohydrate intake.)
«Moreover,
high -
carbohydrate diets do not satisfy the appetite as well as
diets rich in traditional fats, leading to
higher caloric
intakes and often to bingeing and splurging on empty foods, resulting in rapid weight gain and chronic disease.»
The ketogenic
diet promotes
higher intake in fats, medium
intake of protein and reduced
intake in
carbohydrates, and leaving the body with not much choice, but to start producing ketones using the fat and making it the main source of energy.
Patients with chronic pain need a
high - protein -
intake diet, with avoidance of
carbohydrate - induced episodes of hypoglycemia and weight gain.
Low carb plant based
diets may be dangerous: «The associations of low
carbohydrate,
high protein, and low
carbohydrate -
high protein scores with cardiovascular outcomes were not, in general, statistically significantly different between women whose protein
intake was mainly of animal origin and those whose protein
intake was mainly of plant origin.»
These
diets typically limit
carbohydrate intake to less than 20 — 30 % of total calorie
intake, and are
higher in protein and fat (7, 8).
Scientists have gone on to put people on low fat
high carbohydrate diets (ad libitum, meaning completely unrestrained
intake of
carbohydrates), and the results are as good or better than the ADA recommend
diet which restricts
carbohydrates from entering the bloodstream to begin with.
Just from looking at the data, it is definitely obvious to me that a very - low -
carbohydrate diet, coupled with a
high intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), is a recipe for thyroid disaster.
Anthony Colpo recently wrote a blog post about
carbohydrate, fat and protein
intake and their effects on thyroid hormone levels, concluding that a
high fat or
high protein
diet is detrimental and that a
high carbohydrate diet is good for the thyroid -LSB--RSB-.
A
diet with sufficient but not excess protein, moderate
carbohydrate comprising a minority of calories, and
high intake of saturated and monounsaturated fat but low
intake of polyunsaturated fat would seem to be optimal for thyroid function.
You probably already know that low carb and
high fat
diets consist of exactly just that — a low
carbohydrate intake daily, with -LSB-...]
The keto
diet allows you to reach this state by eliminating most
high carbohydrate foods (including some fruit), reducing your protein
intake slightly, and filling your meals with mostly vegetables and fats.
According to Angela Grassi MS, RDN, author of The PCOS Workbook: Your Guide to Complete Physical and Emotional Health, a healthy eating plan for PCOS often includes a
diet comprised of a lower
intake of
carbohydrates (but not a «low - carb»
diet);
higher intake of lean protein and
higher intake of monounsaturated fats; almost all grains should be whole grains; minimum of 25 g of fiber per day; avoidance of sweet beverages including juice, juice drinks, and soda; daily physical activity; and vitamin D supplementation.
For example, one study compared a very - low - energy (624 kcal), low -
carbohydrate (20 % of daily energy
intake)
diet to a baseline isoenergetic (30 kcal / kg),
high -
carbohydrate (55 %)
diet in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes (43).
However, we also want to point out that in some other studies on aging,
high protein
intake has been shown to have the opposite impact: in these studies, low protein,
high carbohydrate diets have slowed down the decline in immune system problems when compared with
high protein, low
carbohydrate diets.
Moderating
carbohydrate intake overall can also be helpful as
high carbohydrate diets may further elevate cortisol levels.