Research into fiber has been going on for decades and it has been touted as the miracle antidote for everything from diabetes to cancer to heart disease. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that's all BS.
Diabetics will benefit from swapping pop tarts for fiber rich oats, but this is not correcting their disease. They basically rearranged the chairs on the Titanic and the disease will persist and eventually get worse. This fact means nothing to the people conducting these fiber studies, since they already know this and are of the mindset that diabetes has no viable treatment for remission, so that's not their goal. Too bad the diabetic will take no solace in that premise.
The only first course of action that can lead to the remission of diabetes and its prevention is not in trading one carbohydrate for another, but by the elimination of carbohydrate all together. Especially when that carbohydrate comes in the form of sugar or grains.
I have said it before, on this blog, oats are for horses, meat is for humans. Just because you can put it in your mouth, chew it and have it come out the back end, does not make it food.
2. Is diabetes is caused by nutrient deficiencies?
Diabetes is a disease of poor glucose regulation, not under-nutrition.
Though diabetics are deficient in many vitamins, such as vitamin D and the B vitamins, which are important for the Krebs Cycle for cells to produce energy (ATP), these deficiencies are not the cause of the problem. In other words, you didn't acquire diabetes, because you are deficient in these vitamins. Instead, you are deficient in these vitamins, because you have diabetes. Glucose metabolism competes and/or depletes many vitamins and minerals.
If you have a diagnosis of diabetes, in the United States, insurance will cover testing for common diabetic vitamin deficiencies. So, if your doctor has not ordered these tests for you, request them. Even though normalizing the level of these vitamins will not reverse your diabetes, it certainly causes no harm to know your status and begin addressing these deficiencies.
3. Protein is fattening, that's why you should restrict it if you want to lose weight.
This is a well known weight loss hack and it's used often.
Protein foods like dairy and meat are actually very high in fat. These foods are described as "proteins", but that protein comes accompanied with a high fat content. Even "lean meats" are surprisingly high in fat if they are from farmed animals.
This is why bodybuilders drink protein shakes, rather than eat dairy or meat. The shakes allow them to bypass the fat load, that comes with protein rich foods, and only keep the protein, as the protein doesn't contribute to body fat.
For this reason, it is easy to control fat intake when you restrict protein and that's why it's commonly advised. So, it's not "the protein" that is causing the weight gain, it's the fat that comes with it.
But, instead of restricting these protein rich foods, which are the most nutrient dense, it's better to restrict added fats and carbohydrates instead.
4. You will gain weight if you go over your carbohydrate allotment once.
In order to gain weight from eating carbohydrates, you have to be consistent. This means, that not only do you have to be chronically consuming a high carbohydrate diet, but you have to include specific carbohydrates like sugar and grains, which begin disrupting blood glucose homeostasis.
Going over your carbohydrate allotment, because you accidentally had too many nuts, a piece of fruit or a glass of milk does not cause weight gain. The accumulation of body fat is a long process, believe it or not. I know some people think they can gain weight overnight, because they step on the scale and see fluctuations in water retention, but water is not fat. You have to work at gaining body fat. If you are already fat, it is easier for you to put on more fat, but not so easy that one sweet potato would cause you to tip the scales into obesity. It doesn't work that way.
5. Should you eat "balanced" meals?
You may have heard the asinine advice that you must have "balanced meals". The people giving this advice have no explanation for why this is the case. They offer no proof, whatsoever, as to why this "balance" is important or even what the "balance" means. It's as if "balance" just sounds good, seems reasonable and so it's prudent to advise. Well, it's BS.
But, how do I know it's BS? Well, don't take my word for it. Let's look at biology and how the body actually uses macronutrients. That's when you see that the body does not "balance" their usage.
6. Can you be on a ketogenic diet forever?
Ketogenic diets, used for the treatment of metabolic disease, can be followed forever if they have produced and continue to produce results for you. The last thing you want to do is change a dietary strategy that has reversed your metabolic issues and is keeping you in remission.
Well formulated ketogenic diets, that do not restrict protein nor include the consumption of excess fat and diligently keep electrolytes balanced, allow the body to naturally go in and out of ketosis regularly. The body does this through gluconeogenesis, which is a vitally important part of metabolic regulation and should never be feared. Gluconeogenesis allows the body to regulate its blood glucose properly and the body's anabolic/catabolic states.
It's utterly ridiculous that gluconeogenesis has become a curse word, in the low carb community, because it's not. If you know anything about metabolism, you would know its importance. Just because your metabolism is dysfunctional and cannot regulate its catabolic state properly, doesn't mean it's the fault of gluconeogenesis. It's the fault of diabetes. Diabetes is not gluconeogenesis, nor is it caused by it.
Trying to artificially keep yourself in ketosis chronically can lead to problems with metabolic hormones that regulate the starvation response. Forget all of the other dumb reasons people have come up with for why you shouldn't be in chronic ketosis. The starvation response is truly the only reason why chronic ketosis should not be sustained if you already have a metabolic condition.
2. Is diabetes is caused by nutrient deficiencies?
Diabetes is a disease of poor glucose regulation, not under-nutrition.
Though diabetics are deficient in many vitamins, such as vitamin D and the B vitamins, which are important for the Krebs Cycle for cells to produce energy (ATP), these deficiencies are not the cause of the problem. In other words, you didn't acquire diabetes, because you are deficient in these vitamins. Instead, you are deficient in these vitamins, because you have diabetes. Glucose metabolism competes and/or depletes many vitamins and minerals.
If you have a diagnosis of diabetes, in the United States, insurance will cover testing for common diabetic vitamin deficiencies. So, if your doctor has not ordered these tests for you, request them. Even though normalizing the level of these vitamins will not reverse your diabetes, it certainly causes no harm to know your status and begin addressing these deficiencies.
3. Protein is fattening, that's why you should restrict it if you want to lose weight.
This is a well known weight loss hack and it's used often.
Protein foods like dairy and meat are actually very high in fat. These foods are described as "proteins", but that protein comes accompanied with a high fat content. Even "lean meats" are surprisingly high in fat if they are from farmed animals.
This is why bodybuilders drink protein shakes, rather than eat dairy or meat. The shakes allow them to bypass the fat load, that comes with protein rich foods, and only keep the protein, as the protein doesn't contribute to body fat.
For this reason, it is easy to control fat intake when you restrict protein and that's why it's commonly advised. So, it's not "the protein" that is causing the weight gain, it's the fat that comes with it.
But, instead of restricting these protein rich foods, which are the most nutrient dense, it's better to restrict added fats and carbohydrates instead.
4. You will gain weight if you go over your carbohydrate allotment once.
In order to gain weight from eating carbohydrates, you have to be consistent. This means, that not only do you have to be chronically consuming a high carbohydrate diet, but you have to include specific carbohydrates like sugar and grains, which begin disrupting blood glucose homeostasis.
Going over your carbohydrate allotment, because you accidentally had too many nuts, a piece of fruit or a glass of milk does not cause weight gain. The accumulation of body fat is a long process, believe it or not. I know some people think they can gain weight overnight, because they step on the scale and see fluctuations in water retention, but water is not fat. You have to work at gaining body fat. If you are already fat, it is easier for you to put on more fat, but not so easy that one sweet potato would cause you to tip the scales into obesity. It doesn't work that way.
5. Should you eat "balanced" meals?
You may have heard the asinine advice that you must have "balanced meals". The people giving this advice have no explanation for why this is the case. They offer no proof, whatsoever, as to why this "balance" is important or even what the "balance" means. It's as if "balance" just sounds good, seems reasonable and so it's prudent to advise. Well, it's BS.
But, how do I know it's BS? Well, don't take my word for it. Let's look at biology and how the body actually uses macronutrients. That's when you see that the body does not "balance" their usage.
- The body runs on mostly fat, not glucose.
- The body uses glucose so sparingly, that even when carbohydrates are in excess, it rather store them as fat, than use them for more energy. This is because the body only has a very narrow window to use glucose for energy, like for instance, when you are running away from a bear. Now there's something that doesn't happen very often in modernity.
- The body requires protein and it is constantly using it. This is why it doesn't store protein as anything, instead it always uses it for rebuilding and repairing.
6. Can you be on a ketogenic diet forever?
Ketogenic diets, used for the treatment of metabolic disease, can be followed forever if they have produced and continue to produce results for you. The last thing you want to do is change a dietary strategy that has reversed your metabolic issues and is keeping you in remission.
Well formulated ketogenic diets, that do not restrict protein nor include the consumption of excess fat and diligently keep electrolytes balanced, allow the body to naturally go in and out of ketosis regularly. The body does this through gluconeogenesis, which is a vitally important part of metabolic regulation and should never be feared. Gluconeogenesis allows the body to regulate its blood glucose properly and the body's anabolic/catabolic states.
It's utterly ridiculous that gluconeogenesis has become a curse word, in the low carb community, because it's not. If you know anything about metabolism, you would know its importance. Just because your metabolism is dysfunctional and cannot regulate its catabolic state properly, doesn't mean it's the fault of gluconeogenesis. It's the fault of diabetes. Diabetes is not gluconeogenesis, nor is it caused by it.
Trying to artificially keep yourself in ketosis chronically can lead to problems with metabolic hormones that regulate the starvation response. Forget all of the other dumb reasons people have come up with for why you shouldn't be in chronic ketosis. The starvation response is truly the only reason why chronic ketosis should not be sustained if you already have a metabolic condition.
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