Looking for a more keto friendly/science oriented forum. am i home?

[OldDoug]

[quote=“Ann1, post:19, topic:16062”]
There are so many new terms thrown around, that my head is swimming. Good oh Webster just doesn’t give a clear picture of some terms.[/quote]

Ann, I’ve really been impressed with the amount of knowledge present on this forum. Yes - there’s a lot to learn and understand, a vast ocean, really, of nutrition science and biochemistry. It’s taking me a while to get a handle on the basic stuff (some of which is contrary to what has been pounded into us for the past 50 years), thereupon to build. Fascinating and beyond.

[KetoPICUrn]

Hi! Reddit!

[carolT]

There are so many new terms thrown around, that my head is swimming

You might want to check out the list of acronyms we use a lot around here:

WIKI: Acronyms

Note: Anyone who can see the little green pencil icon [image] in the post header ^^ can edit this wiki directly. This list was posted in our Facebook group by @carolT: Greetings, thousands of new and newish members. If you’re new to keto, it may be confusing just to get your head around some of the abbreviations we use here to save us hours of time typing and fighting with our auto-correct. I’d like to start you off with a cheat sheet of frequently used acronyms. Maybe someone can help transla…

[Ann1]

Yes, I have that. It is words like Mirco-con-dra or something. Lately I’ve heard Dave Feldman use Hyperesponder… ?? It is those science terms about what our body is doing that I struggle with. I was not one of those that understood science in school. However. I’m not giving up. I listen and listen to podcasts, that eventfully I do learn some meanings.

[Saphire]

Mitochondria are rod-shaped organelles that can be considered the power generators of the cell, converting oxygen and nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP is the chemical energy “currency” of the cell that powers the cell’s metabolic activities (as per google)

Its what gives cells their energy through converting ADP into ATP (think of that as food for the cell). Every cell of your body has some. You inherit them from your mother not your father.

I believe Hyperresponder as Dave uses it means someone whose cholesterol numbers including or especially LDL go up as he adapts to Keto. However this is because total cholesterol goes up when you make more HDL which is the good cholesterol and LDL while it may increase, it produces less small (bad) particles and more good large particles. While this is not a health problem, it is a problem if you are applying for insurance or have a physician who is not well versed in cholesterol. Or at least that is how I understand what Dav is trying to say but I am not certain

[Ann1]

Thank you for sharing! It has helped.