Keto for beginners

(traci simpson) #1

I found this article and it states the following:

In most cases, the macronutrient profile for a ketogenic diet consists of about 5–10% carbohydrates, 15–25% protein, and the remaining 65–80% from fat. By restricting glucogenic substrates (i.e. nutrients that increase blood glucose levels, like carbohydrates and glucogenic amino acids from proteins), a deeper level of ketosis can be achieved, which may have a plethora of benefits as discussed below. As an example, one study compared diets with 30, 60, and 100 grams of carbohydrates per day and found that restricting carbohydrates to 30 grams led to a greater increase in circulating ketone levels and body fat loss.

Link below.

(Michael - When reality fails to meet expectations, the problem is not reality.) #2

And…? :pleading_face:

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #3

I don’t know that site, but a quick look showed reasonable information. The problem with quoting scholarly literature, is that for most researchers, “low-carb” means 100 g/day, whereas for us, it means under 20 g/day. Our recommendation of keeping below 20 g/day is aimed at Type II diabetics with lots of insulin resistance to reverse.

There is a great deal of individual variation out there. I can well imagine some people being able to get into ketosis at 100 g/day, while we know there are others, who are extremely insulin-resistant, for whom 20 g/day is too high. Dr. Phinney even estimates that there are people out there who will do better on a low-fat, high-carb diet. Not many of them tend to come here, though, for some reason . . . . :grin:

(traci simpson) #4

The entire article was interesting.

(traci simpson) #5

This wasn’t about 100 a day it was actually, if I remember correctly, 20.