As expected — and in keeping with
the theory about carb - cutting — insulin levels went down and fat burning went up.
Not exact matches
I was interested to find out
about it for a while, ever since I've read the
theory behind it, many personal accounts of success, and even a lukewarm endorsement from the # 1 low -
carb website in the world, believe it or not.
Although
carb cycling is great in
theory, I definitely share your sentiments especially the point
about social events.
But if low
carb and paleo people stuck to their own
theory, if it's all
about insulin, they would be out telling everyone to go vegetarian, as vegetarians have significantly lower insulin levels, even at the same weight.
In my studies I learned a great deal
about the food industry, innovative coaching methods, lifestyle management techniques, and over 100 dietary
theories (including Paleo, jucing, macrobiotics, gluten - free, raw, whole30, elimination, ketosis, vegan, Atkins, slow
carb, DASH, South Beach, Intermittent fasting and many more).
The «bad
carb»
theory has been popular since around the turn of the century, even though Dr. Robert C. Atkins and others wrote
about it many years earlier.
So I came across John Kiefer's book
about carb backloading and I found his
theory very interesting, exploiting the exercise induced translocation of GLUT receptors in muscles and just jam in refined carbohydrates right after exercising.
Once the fat - is - bad
theory became the consensus — and was being formally promoted in federal agencies» recommendations to the public — the officials handing out money were much more interested in finding evidence
about the evils of fat than in looking at alternative hypotheses (like the
carbs - are - bad
theory discussed by Mr. Taubes).