I would expect some lifespan shortening from
a very high carb diet.
What do you think about the athletes who advocate, and have had very good success with,
a very high carb diet (80 % +) and strictly low fats (< 10 % of calories)?
I used to eat
a very high carb diet (like vegan diet) and I still enjoy these foods but now my body is craving more fats, protein and vegetables on the side.
When the rate of oxidative caloric expenditure is high enough,
a very high carb diet can be an option.
The weight just came off with no special dieting or exercising and I was eating
a very high carb diet at the time.
It is
a very high carb diet.
But we are om
a very high carb diet.
Some people (a very small percentage of my clients) who jump into low carb from
a very high carb diet will experience some thyroid - like side effects a few weeks or few months after switching such as fatigue, coldness in extremities, hair - loss or other problems.
Not exact matches
Bonnyrebecca (youtube) ate a
high carb,
very low fat
diet because it's what everyone in the vegan community said was the only way to go about it.
This recipe is great for a keto / paleo
diet because it's low in
carbs and
very high in micronutrients.
Here at Full of Beans we eat
very low fat,
high carb, lots of raw veggies and fruits — essentially the «80/10/10»
diet.
My husband and I are newly on Dr. Perlmutter's healthy brain
diet which is
very low
carbs (gluten and starch free) and
high protein with the all important healthy fats added in.
As you can see, these are all
high -
carb foods, so they are out of the question if you are currently on a
very low -
carb diet (although you can fit some in if you're on a low -
carb diet with
carbs in the 50 - 150 gram range - which is also low -
carb).
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.
The problem with the
higher carb bulking
diets is that you can get
very groggy and sleepy especially after a
very high carb meal.
At first, this may seem
very important and a grand discovery because people on
diets low on
carbs and
high on fat have been long considered to be riskier patients and more prone to heart disease.
Certainly, one could eat a
very high carb grain - free
diet, or a somewhat low -
carb diet with grains.
Studies have shown that as long as dietary protein and fat are sufficient, a
diet that is
higher in
carbs results in approximately the same amount of fat loss as one
very low in
carbs (any difference in weight loss was due to extra water weight loss on the low
carb diet) 3.
So, I am back on the offensive, not that I had ever really relaxed, and have been shifting my
diet from vegan to full blown ketogenic which means
very high fat, limited protein, lots of veg, and strictly no
carbs / sugar.
So many people complaining about energy levels and
high LDLs on the keto
diet but aren't attributing it to poor thyroid function due to
very low net
carb intake.
Numbers that are
high are Glucose (102 mg / dL), BUN @ 23 mg / dL (she has been trying a low
carb diet for last 2 months), BUN / Creatinine ratio @ 28, and B12 is
very high (1220pg / mL — she is on pregnitude).
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.
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.
Before I started a low -
carb diet my cholesterol wasn't too bad but typical of a diabetics — low HDL and
high TAGs with
high - ish LDL After low -
carbing for 6 months my TAGs lowered, although not to the reference range, my HDL went down even more (which was the most surprising) and my LDL leaped up
very high.
Gentle Reminder: You shouldn't have done that crash
diet in the first place because low -
carb (
high - protein) is a
very «constipated»
diet that can form super hard stool which easily causes anal fissure.
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.
There is such a focus on food and nutrition in the news that it can be
very confusing for the average person: Low -
carb diet, no - fat
diet,
high - protein
diet, Paleo
diet, etc..
Interesting with seizures from
very low blood sugar, possibly in combination with a
very high -
carb / low - fat
diet which keeps the insulin
high, drives BG down and disables fat metabolism = ketones.
Kempner's rice
diet was a
very extreme, super
high carb, low fat, low protein
diet that was created to save the lives of people dying from malignant hypertension, kidney failure, diabetes and obesity before the advent of pharmaceuticals.
Also known as the Keto
diet, it involves following a
very low
carb and
high - fat
diet.
The Rosedale
diet could be described as a
high fat,
very low
carb, low protein
diet.
I actually didn't know about any research on any of this, I just listened to my body and I noticed that when I ate a lot of
carbs I was bloated and tired and so I stopped gluten and also diary altogether and started putting together foods that felt right... I didn't realise till a couple of years ago when I was doing a nutrition course that my
diet was
very low
carb and
high fat, which according to the course I was doing was not good for my health — which did confuse me as I had never felt better in my life.
For a
very long time we have been told to eat a low fat,
high carb, whole grain, five servings of fruit and veggies, and as much sugar free crap thrown on top
diet.
The people I know with the greatest body compositions (low - body fat and great musculature) all eat relatively
higher protein
diets, with some eating
very high carb, and others eating moderate
carb and moderate fat.
Girlfriends, thanks to estrogen, a propensity for slow thyroid,
very little testosterone, and
high cortisol, we just don't have tons of leeway for jumping off the path of a RWF, fairly low
carb diet, if we want to be a healthy weight and feel great.
Wines labeled «late harvest» also tend to be
very high in
carbs, and thus should be avoided on a ketogenic
diet.
so low dosage, plus low
carb crashed me.i knew low
carb is the way to go, but was not sure why i crashed.Now everything makes sense to me.and always i have had pretty
high insulin levels and hypoglycemia.and its a vicious circle.Not sure how to break it.I did my blood work.TSH - 2.12, Free T4 1.61 (0.82 - 1.77), Free T3 3.0 (2.0 -4.4), RT3 43.2 (13.5 - 34.2) Is my RT3 in a
very bad shape.Do you think if i should go on a low
carb diet with this RT3.So should i go for a
high carb diet
Starchy vegetables such as potatoes, corn and carrots are
very high in
carbs and should not be eaten on a
carb free
diet.
Whether you have
high blood pressure or not, if you're low on potassium, you could experience other side effects, especially if you're on a low sodium
diet or even a
very low
carb diet.
I think your experience on
high -
carb illustrates some of Stephan's points,
very high carb and low fat
diets can be as good for weight loss as low
carb high fat.
It's important to note that you may see Keto
diet plans ranging as
high as 100 net grams of
carbs a day which is
very reasonable to maintain once you've broken your body's addiction to sugar and starch.
I also eat a
very high fiber
diet - something that would be missing in a truly low
carb diet.
Many go from a
very low - fat,
high -
carb diet to a LCHF
diet without paying attention to the source of their fat intake.
from Rami: Ketogenic
diets (
very low
carb,
high fat) have been shown to be helpful with children with epilepsy for the short term.
However, there may be cases in which people following a
very low -
carb ketogenic
diet show extremely
high cholesterol levels.
The worst
diet to be on is
high fat along with moderate and sometimes even «low» (as opposed to
very low)
carb.
Paleo
diets with
higher level of
carbs are usually sufficient in magnesium because they include more foods than
very low -
carb diets.
I think the issue of the healthfulness of
very high -
carb diets, and the data from cultures like Okinawans, is a
very interesting topic; and I think the issues of aging and longevity are quite interesting.
HOWEVER when I personally try eating a
high protein, low
carb plant rich
diet, I lose
very little and have low energy.
All in all, I think it was a good discussion but if it is to continue either the
very low
carb advocates will need to come up with better arguments and better evidence, or the topic will have to shift to exploring the merits of
high -
carb diets — a topic which the ancestral community hasn't spent much time discussing.