Comments on: Study: Equal Glucose And Energy Production On Low-Carb Or Low-Calorie Diet http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/study-equal-glucose-and-energy-production-on-low-carb-or-low-calorie-diet/2826 To educate, encourage, and inspire the world to start low-carb living Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Dana http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/study-equal-glucose-and-energy-production-on-low-carb-or-low-calorie-diet/2826#comment-11222 Dana Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:23:50 +0000 http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/?p=2826#comment-11222 I keep telling people there isn't anything you can get from grain, nutritionally, that you can't get from other foods--and often in more bioavailable form. They look at me like I've grown a third eye. And the reason our livers manufacture glucose is that there are a very limited number of tissues in the human body that can't do anything with ketones or fatty acids because they don't have enough mitochondria for the job. They must have glucose, so the liver finds ways to provide it. But you don't need much, and every single other tissue in the body preferentially uses other forms of energy, primarily ketones or fatty acids. Which you need a HIGH-FAT diet in order to have sufficient quantities of either. I keep telling people there isn’t anything you can get from grain, nutritionally, that you can’t get from other foods–and often in more bioavailable form. They look at me like I’ve grown a third eye.

And the reason our livers manufacture glucose is that there are a very limited number of tissues in the human body that can’t do anything with ketones or fatty acids because they don’t have enough mitochondria for the job. They must have glucose, so the liver finds ways to provide it. But you don’t need much, and every single other tissue in the body preferentially uses other forms of energy, primarily ketones or fatty acids. Which you need a HIGH-FAT diet in order to have sufficient quantities of either.

]]> By: Lee http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/study-equal-glucose-and-energy-production-on-low-carb-or-low-calorie-diet/2826#comment-10830 Lee Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:03:25 +0000 http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/?p=2826#comment-10830 I'm confused by the paragraph that includes the sentence "That’s right, although less carbs were consumed, the amount of glucose produced by the liver made up for the deficit in the diet in the CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED group." Does this mean that no matter how much I restrict my carb intake, I will still have the same amount of glucose in my system? I thought carb restriction was supposed to decrease the amount of glucose in my body. <i>THANKS Lee! You definitely reduce the total amount of glucose in your system when you low-carb, but the idea that you don't get enough for your basic bodily functions is what is wrong. Great clarification! --Jimmy</i> I’m confused by the paragraph that includes the sentence “That’s right, although less carbs were consumed, the amount of glucose produced by the liver made up for the deficit in the diet in the CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED group.” Does this mean that no matter how much I restrict my carb intake, I will still have the same amount of glucose in my system? I thought carb restriction was supposed to decrease the amount of glucose in my body.

THANKS Lee! You definitely reduce the total amount of glucose in your system when you low-carb, but the idea that you don’t get enough for your basic bodily functions is what is wrong. Great clarification!

–Jimmy

]]> By: Mary Titus, Orange California http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/study-equal-glucose-and-energy-production-on-low-carb-or-low-calorie-diet/2826#comment-10817 Mary Titus, Orange California Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:40:18 +0000 http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/?p=2826#comment-10817 So this actually brings me back to the earlier discussion on can a woman have a healthy pregnancy without carbs. The answer must be, yes. So this actually brings me back to the earlier discussion on can a woman have a healthy pregnancy without carbs. The answer must be, yes.

]]> By: Dan (aka Renegadediabetic http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/study-equal-glucose-and-energy-production-on-low-carb-or-low-calorie-diet/2826#comment-10810 Dan (aka Renegadediabetic Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:03:39 +0000 http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/?p=2826#comment-10810 So much for "the body needs carbs" nonsense. It's hard to comprehend how they could conclude anything else, but I'm sure someone will find some way to spin this in against low carb. Even when they are confronted with evidence that low fat dosesn't work, they still won't let it go. So much for “the body needs carbs” nonsense.

It’s hard to comprehend how they could conclude anything else, but I’m sure someone will find some way to spin this in against low carb. Even when they are confronted with evidence that low fat dosesn’t work, they still won’t let it go.

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