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Originally Posted by DavidHC
This is worth reading: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2367001/
As I've said before, I've had immense benefit from a keto diet based on the paleo principles, whatever the mechanisms of action actually are.
What I absolutely love about this is that after noting the benefits of a keto diet, the authors turn around and say something so stupid:
"As the underlying mechanisms become better understood, it will be possible to develop alternative strategies that produce similar or even improved therapeutic effects without the need for exposure to an unpalatable and unhealthy, high-fat diet."
Prejudice and anti-fat propaganda run deep! I do enjoy getting a laugh, sometimes a nervous one, from physicians when they ask me what I've done to improve my health and serum cholesterol levels and I respond "by introducing about 5-10 times the recommended daily fat intake, with lots of saturated and animal fats." |
It was called the "Atkins" diet at the time and at first I loved it. I could eat a plate full of eggs and bacon with a side of more bacon,haha. After 4 days the glucose in my blood ran out and I began to feel like I had never felt in my life. The weight was burning off me and I had energy instead of lethargy. After a time I began to crave an Apple. I don't mean it was in the back of my mind, it was "throw a brick through the window and go get an Apple" craving. After the Apple I was not able or not willing to return. I do know that if my immediate health depends on glucose control, that diet is just 4 days away from wringing out the glucose. Thanks, Ken in Texas.