These studies say nothing about other approaches
like higher fats lower carb diets and others.
Not exact matches
A
high protein /
low carb diet (
like «Atkins») is not good for you (the «ketosis» it causes is not a healthy state for your body), and a
high protein /
low fat diet isn't healthy either (it can deplete your stores of vitamin A which will cause a variety of problems).
What they discovered: Those on the
low -
carb,
high -
fat diet not only lost the most weight but also had the most favorable changes in heart - disease - related factors,
like levels of triglycerides and HDL cholesterol.
Their
diets might also be
low fat and
high in refined and processed
carbs like white bread, pasta, pizzas and white rice.
Same thing with the
diet, we have all kinds of foods on our palate that may be
higher carb,
lower carb,
higher fat,
lower fat, but the one common thread — the three common threads, I should say, is nutrient - dense,
high amounts of nutrition per ounce of food, anti-inflammatory, coming down inflammation, and also gonna be
low in toxins: round - up, pesticides, chemicals, and even things
like Lectins and phytates and oxalates and more irritating compounds in the gut too.
You hear about things
like this celebrity slim - down
diet, the latest
fat loss prescription
diet,
low carb diets,
high carb diets, the Kim Kardashian tummy tuck... and the list goes on and on.
Some were downright terrible —
like the 3 month long escapade with a zero
carb, very
low fat, extremely
high protein
diet — , a few that were, uh, a little misguided, let's say —
like my year long «dirty bulk», — and others that were a lot more effectual,
like flexible dieting and more recently, my experiments with a ketogenic
diet.
I am now on a
low -
carb and very
high -
fat (but good
fat)
diet and continue to make other important changes,
like eating more probiotics.
High Fat,
Low Carb and ketogenic diets are said to prevent a number of diseases by keeping insulin levels low along with insulin like growth hormo
Low Carb and ketogenic
diets are said to prevent a number of diseases by keeping insulin levels
low along with insulin like growth hormo
low along with insulin
like growth hormone.
And in my experience, it works
like gangbusters when combined with resistance training (and / or HIIT) and a
low carb,
high protein,
high fat diet.
Eating
high fat foods will easily sate your appetite and you won't feel hungry
like you did for all those days of calorie counting and
low -
fat,
high -
carb diets.
I would also
like to point out that there is a difference between «LCHF» (
low carb high fat)
diets and ketogenic
diets.
In fact, the
diet should be approximately 70 % of calories from unadulturated
fats like low carb nuts (pecans and macadamias are great, almonds ok and peanuts and cashews are considered
higher carb on the nut scale), avocado, grass fed butter, coconut oil, olive oil; and the remainng 15/15 for protein and non-starchy vegetable
carbs, especially nutrient dense leafy greens It is carbohydrates or
high protein leading to gluconeogenesis in the
diet that make concurrent consumption of
fats a cardiovascular risk, but in a properly
carb - restricted and moderate protein
diet, and in the absence of systemic inflammation (hsCRP, ESR), one should not worry about increases in cholesterol, but focus on the size of the cholesterol particles (bigger is better) Dr. Peter Attia explains this complex topic well.
Interesting that Dr. Joseph Mercola emphasizes the «paleo
diet» which is
high in animal protein,
fats, vegetables and «paleo -
carbs» and
low in «neo-
carbs»
like grains and their products cultivated these past 10,000 years.
Hey
Like Nicole mentioned, a
high carb low fat diet is really a good idea to fight acne.
START Taurine (500 — 1,000 mg / day) Supports liver copper metabolism START Ancestral
Diet (
HIGH Fat & Protein /
LOW Carb) Good for Copper absorption START Iodine (PREREQUISITE: Mg RBC & Se RBC need to be optimal) Until then, add Iodine rich foods
like kelp, seaweeds, scallops, cod, eggs, cranberries, etc. to the
diet.
«
Low Carb High Fat diets are extremely effective against skin problems
like acne.
Other
high -
fat dairy foods
like cheese (
fat and protein) and heavy cream (mostly
fat) are also perfect on a
low -
carb diet.
However, if you're trying to lose weight or have diabetes or metabolic syndrome and enjoy rich, luxurious,
high -
fat foods
like cheese, cream, eggs, avocado, and fatty meats — and are willing to give up the aforementioned
high -
carb foods in exchange — a very -
low - carbohydrate ketogenic
diet may be the ideal way of eating for you.2
Where I take issue is with confusing the readers here by posting links to
high -
fat /
low -
carb fad
diet blog sites
like the one in your first link.
The Paleo /
high fat & protien /
low carb diet is now being proven unhealthy and dangerous
like a ticking time bomb.
If you'd
like to learn more about Alzheimer's disease as «type 3 diabetes» and the potential therapeutic use of ketones and the ketogenic
diet, consider exploring my book, The Alzheimer's Antidote: Using a
Low -
Carb,
High -
Fat Diet to Fight Alzheimer's Disease, Memory Loss, and Cognitive Decline.
There seem to be quite a few people out there,
like the writer of that headline, who argue that paleo
diets are
low carb /
high fat /
high protein.
I'm particularly worried about adopting a
low -
carb,
high -
fat diet because according to some notable doctors
like Caldwell Esselstyn and Michael Gregor,
fats (especially from oils) and animal protein are harmful to one's cardiovascular system and can contribute to heart disease.
Low carb gurus
like the ones you speak of use confusion tactics to trick people into thinking that a
high fat & meat
diet is somehow healthy.
they make some good points and maybe my caricature of the
high fat low carb diet isn't teally representative of more pragmatic stuff
like that.
As a T2DM, I do better on a LCHF (Atkins -
like)
diet vs a
high fiber,
high carb,
low fat (Pritikin -
like)
diet.
I would love to see studies
like that being done where the all of the
diets being compared are
high quality,
high plant intake, vegan
diets, that only alter the
fat content and
carb content from
low, to medium, and to
high.
«Cause I know
like I'm following a
low -
carb high -
fat diet and on days when I have
like a BulletProof coffee for breakfast and then avocado salad for lunch, it,
like alarms are going off and it's
like oh my God you're killing yourself.
And I was
like, «You know, you took out the one thing that makes a
high -
fat low -
carb diet work, which is when you eat — you know, when you eat LCHF, you don't have to eat it.
If you hate
low -
fat,
low -
carb, and other stupid unhealthy
diets, but
like high quality nutritious food in proper portions as a method of weight control, you will love this book.
It's somewhat
like diets, going from the
high carb,
low fat diet to a
low carb,
high fat diet.
A primal approach usually refers to
diet high in
fat, moderate in protein,
low in
carbs and allows raw full -
fat dairy
like butter, cream, and cheese.
So I would say Keto is more
like a
low carb, moderate protein, and
high fat diet.
I would
like to try the keto
diet or
low carb high fat diet.
But my point was that many people claim it's a similar dramatic reduction in calories, * and nothing else * (no different metabolic effect) that's behind
low -
carb dieters» success, even though the evidence for calorie - cutting is poor, as evidenced by this study, and also the
high rebound rate for conventional calorie - cutting
low -
fat oriented
diets like Weight Watchers.
Regarding the
low fat /
high carb recommendation for insulin resistance, it is obvious that a
diet like that will require individuals to take diabetes drugs forever.
University of Washington researchers have found that people who munched a
high -
fat diet loaded with foods that make blood sugar soar —
like sugary drinks, candy, desserts and white - flour breads and crackers — for four weeks had changes in the fluid that surrounds the brain that looked
like very early Alzheimer's.7 In contrast, a
lower -
fat diet that included
carbs that raise blood sugar more slowly (such as fiber - rich whole grains, beans, vegetables and fruit), was beneficial — and even improved memory.
Ketosis
Diets —
high in protein,
low in
carbs, moderate in
fats — my experience is that this feels great at first — because you feel
like you're doing the perfect «proper»
diet plan — and you get excited to lose weight, but then when your hormones shift mid cycle — it's impossible to fight your
carb cravings and major falling off the wagon, binge
carbing ensues.