Ketosis is a metabolic state that occurs
when dietary carbohydrates are in such low quantities that your body must rely almost exclusively on fatty acid oxidation and ketone metabolism to produce ATP.
In addition, to stop the damaging «glycation» reactions that can take place
when dietary carbohydrates react with proteins in the body, you can also take about 50 - 100 mg daily of vitamin B6 pyridoxine, which most multi-vitamins contain (and meal replacement powders like LivingFuel SuperGreens).
Dr Volek and Dr Phinney, The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance (2012): «Ketone bodies are an important lipid - based fuel, especially for the brain,
when dietary carbohydrates are restricted.»
When dietary carbohydrate is restricted to a level below which it is not significantly converted to fat (a threshold that varies from person to person), signs and symptoms of insulin resistance improve or often disappear completely.
Not exact matches
More than that,
when you deduct the amount of
dietary fiber from the total
carbohydrate and multiply by 4, your total daily calorie intake is going to be lower than that without deduction, which could trick your brain to feel free to eat more because your total calorie intake was lower.
So the deduction of
dietary fiber from the total
carbohydrate is not universally verified and validated
when counting calories.
When we consider that excess
carbohydrates, and thus excess insulin could be part of the root cause, not
dietary fat, everything starts to seem much more logical.
When eaten in excess, protein is stored as fat just like the other macronutrients (
carbohydrates and
dietary fat).
The efficacy of the classic KD is optimal
when the ratio of
dietary fats to combined
carbohydrate / protein is 4:1.
On a related matter; it is my understanding that,
when faced with excess
dietary carbohydrates and protein, the body synthesizes it into stearic acid for storage.
Several studies reported an increase in triacylglycerol concentrations
when dietary fat is replaced with
carbohydrate.
In an article dated February 2nd 2012, titled «Higher Carb Dieting: Pros and Cons», Paul examines the differences and similarities between the two
dietary philosophies, how much
carbohydrate is optimal for health and longevity, and
when is high carb better than low carb?
When you add healthy
dietary fat back into your diet, reduce your
carbohydrate intake, you can finally feel the freedom from hanger (hunger + anger) that you likely experience 20 seconds after finishing your most recent meal.
No matter how you slice it, low -
carbohydrate diets trick patients and doctors into believing that ketosis is an excellent long - term
dietary strategy,
when in reality the long - term consequences are often worse than the initial condition they were designed to reverse.
Our bodies have adapted since the beginning of mankind to be able to produce BHB and use it as an efficient fuel source
when food was scarce which has allowed humanity to survive food shortages and other circumstances where access to
dietary carbohydrates are limited.
When basic
dietary changes aren't enough, removing certain types of
carbohydrates called FODMAPs from the diet may be helpful.
And it is a difficult stigma to shed especially
when popular studies like
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) 1 surface with results that make claims to reductions in total cholesterol and blood pressure with a low fat high
carbohydrate diet (30 % fat, less than 7 % saturated fat and 55 %
carbohydrate)(1).
When deprived of
dietary carbohydrates (usually below 50g / day), the liver becomes the sole provider of glucose to feed your hungry organs — especially the brain, a particularly greedy entity accounting for ~ 20 % of total energy expenditure.
Dietary protein,
when eaten with
carbohydrate, enhances glycogen storage.
Dietary fiber is a nondigestible form of
carbohydrate that has no effect on blood sugar levels
when it is consumed.
Conventional
dietary wisdom says that potatoes, especially white - fleshed varieties like new potatoes, are an inferior source of vitamins, minerals and
carbohydrates when compared to darker - colored vegetables and whole grains.
The fat cells must dump enough triglyceride into the bloodstream during fasting periods to fuel the muscles
when the
dietary supply of
carbohydrates keeps insulin levels elevated, and the release of fats from the fat cells is repressed.
In a study of athletes taking in the same amount of protein (1.6 g / kg) during weight loss, performance decrements and LBM losses were avoided
when adequate
carbohydrate was maintained and
dietary fat was lowered [13].
Furthermore, our finding that obtaining an adequate sleep duration reduced overeating and consumption of fats and
carbohydrates, combined with findings of reduced fat loss during a caloric restriction regimen
when obtaining insufficient sleep (42) indicates clinical trials are needed to determine whether sleep is a modifiable risk factor that can assist weight loss and maintenance programs to improve
dietary habits and metabolic health.
OFM Tweaking of The Maffetone Method: «The Modified Maffetone Method» Dr. Phil Maffetone's, «Maffetone Method», was developed in the 80's
when carbohydrates reigned unchallenged in the
dietary realm of athletic performance.
When you aim for long term
dietary changes, the types of
carbohydrates and fats you eat make a big difference.
Insulin activates key enzymes in pathways, which store energy derived from
carbohydrates, and
when there is an absence or scarcity of
dietary carbohydrates the resulting reduced insulin level leads to a reduction in lipogenesis and fat accumulation.
The actual day may have been
when a carefully constructed comment, almost an aside in the 2015 USDA nutrition guidelines, removed the upper limit on
dietary fat with the claim, «Reducing total fat (which really means replacing total fat with overall
carbohydrates) does not lower cardiovascular disease risk,» adding that people should be «optimizing types of
dietary fat and not reducing total fat.»
You say it perfectly right
when you say, ``... we can only hope it is replaced by sound and balanced style of eating that includes nourishing and metabolism - boosting
dietary fats, unrefined natural
carbohydrates, and healthy protein choices.»
Both of these
carbohydrates are considered to be highly digestible for dogs, especially
when properly cooked, and they provide
dietary fiber as well as key vitamins and minerals.