Does Eating Less Slow Down Your Metabolism? What The Fitness Ep 29

#DrEricBerg #Metabolism #WhatTheFitness
And finally! Dr Eric Berg makes an appearance on What The fitness. It's been a long time coming and i'm sure it won't be the last. So what is the doc saying? A whole lot of nothing... Let's get to it.
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[@ionwallace]

I used to be one of those guys who believed everything about what these people say. THANKS for opening my eyes Layne. Greetings from Spain 💪🏼

[@truthbetold6496]

don't worry bro we all been there, thank god for biolayne..... keto fasting was that good then why did i experience diffuse thinning and lost all my muscles.

[@Sardy540]

Me too.

[@Lenzer50]

Google Dr. Pradip Jamnadas who is a cardiac heart surgeon and promotes Keto and IF

[@billybadass7718]

Me too

[@dauphinviennois]

Hola 🇪🇸

[@jeandean33]

There are Chiropractors who support science and who actually help people by doing what their scope of practice says they can do. I’m currently a student but I watch your videos and gladly call out the BS even to professors. Looking forward to being a Chiro that doesn’t say nonsense and shares actual research. Thank you for being a great source!

[@Lenzer50]

Google Dr. Pradip Jamnadas, he’s a cardiac heart surgeon😳

[@colbynye5995]

Another great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@davidmifsud8662]

One of the best here Layne, keep them coming. Keep eating your nutrients so your metabolism doesn’t get destroyed too

[@zenquest2900]

I immediately searched whey proteins insulinogenic response vs white bread and was blown away. I must admit I called bs but did the research like I always do and you were right. Much appreciated.

[@alfonso365]

Good stuff man!

[@worldgonemad812]

Absolute lifesaver to have found your stuff. Thanks Doc!

[@phoenixsmith5756]

Keep this amazing content coming!!!

[@michwoz]

Slower metabolism IS NOT broken metabolism. Body simply adapts to energy deficit and becomes more efficient. Nothing is getting broken. It's actually opposite of that.

[@candied.crabapples]

If our individual cells could talk, they would tell us we are dumb for believing these fraudsters

[@drstephyoung]

Yep so true

[@wendywertz8828]

So thankful I found your channel !

[@draxlerdd7353]

Dr Eric : i exist biolayne : there is no evidence for that

[@DrCyrusVeil]

Dear Layne: First I want to thank you for your awesome content. Your channel and advice has helped me lose about 30 pounds in the last calendar year. Incidentally I am a new KZbinr and a practicing child psychologist. Dr. Berg recently uploaded a video on ADHD that also has abjectly wrong information. I thought you might be interested in this as well as my own response video to him. Thanks again for all your work to keep BS out of fitness and health.

[@DrSiddiqui]

That video was pure BS.

[@DrCyrusVeil]

Dr Siddiqui Entirely agreed.

[@DrCyrusVeil]

Christine Connell I just established a caloric deficit through calorie tracking. And thanks for your comment on my channel. I’m actually filming a video tonight to answer those excellent questions. Thanks!

[@sarabennett6295]

I used to follow Eric Berg but then I got tired of the misinformation and his undying followers. I found him overrated

[@godsgiftto3arth]

Only found Laynes youtube a few weeks ago but I'm hooked on these vids. Nice condensed knowledge bombs

[@david.haroun]

Love it!

[@kimberleyzammit8377]

Love this 🙌💯🙌

[@logical-brain-]

Good to see people making videos about this guy

[@cjackman74]

At the same time Dr. Berg is not talking about high performing athletes; he's talking about folks who live for the most part a sedentary lifestyle. A high carbohydrate combined with fat would be a big problem in this case.

[@danielmatthew4503]

Exactly! his audience is not body builders lol

[@Denver_____]

BRB bodybuilders are not humans BRB

[@sergioperez2771]

Only in the sense that it contributes to increased calories.

[@Barbie_All_The_Way]

#biolayne can you please do more reactions to Dr Berg videos? I like your reactions. I like when you clarify his teachings

[@mehranfarh9457]

It is very easy for me to restrict my calorie intake on keto and fasting. I always overeat carbs.

[@GLOTONADA]

Layne is the purpose of refeeds to prevent ones NEAT and BMR from decreasing? If not what is? I saw the video that suggests they are best when done 2 days in a row. Thank you, love the channel.

[@Taptapfail]

Yes it is. Its in his book explained in details. Great content.

[@Anubisrunner08]

hey buddy love these videos, i actually have a question to ask you... i havent been able to find much info on this, i would like to know if muscle can be kept for a short period (7-10 days) without protein intake, but keeping calories at maintenance in other words, low protein but still eating enough calories to maintain weight would this cause muscle loss in the short term?

[@sunnygirl9691]

No - the answer is no that would not cause muscle loss.

[@Seda1979]

Dr. Norton (PhD) your knowledge in all things nutrition and it's effect on human physiology is second to none. I agree with you 1000%. Which is exactly why I tell people when it comes to nutrition CALORIES is "King" and protein is "Queen". But I have 1 question. I thought intermittent fasting (under 24hrs raised one's metabolism). Or is that a fallacy well???

[@samsulek69420]

No intermittent fasting doesn’t raise your metabolism only after eating then it will raise your metabolism significantly because you need to eat protein in every meal

[@24bhyn]

You are truly great

[@medeatigger9199]

Love it, the angry no BS attitude!

[@ZukuseiStudios]

I love how when you speak to a Chiro on pretty much any topic - they have all the answers, yet when you speak to top specialists in the field of your enquiry they are often not sure and very tentative

[@kartikvenugopal3211]

Great point! Reminded me of a quote: “The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.” ― Charles Bukowski

[@nickdemunguia1107]

So I don't know if you read the comments on videos this old, but I think it would be interesting to see you review some of Ben Bikman's work. He is a researcher who specializes in Insulin. He is a professor, and he an his students do a decent amount of research on it. I haven't looked into how much peer review his studies get, and I don't know if his studies are set up correctly (I know you spoke on this before). If you read this, please look into him. Thank you

[@jnsnmrk]

Hey Layne, please have videos about high carb diets MAINTAINED at a healthy weight. Losing weight and all the benefits, got it. But what happens at maintaining the weight loss and a high carb diet? Bigger risk @ type 2 diabetes???

[@haywoodstheman]

studies show the only the thing that matters is that you don't consume calories in excess. So feel free to eat 'high carb' as long as you don't go over maintenance, you won't get type 2 diabetes as a result of the food.

[@wolfingphysique3820]

Lol couple of days ago, I gave you this suggestion! You are a hero layne

[@maximusblueline8546]

Good stuff

[@magnesiumoar9644]

Biolayne, you have just instantly become in my opinion the most credible fitness influencer on KZbin. As soon as you discredited his low carb BS I fell in love.

[@tektako]

Iroquois Pliskin yes but it’s no fun to have things debunked, we want magic! Shortcuts!

[@jamesj6597]

But he has a whiteboard and 4 different color markers.

[@flojo9982]

Thx!

[@craigferge4702]

Hey Layne I have a question, where's the best place to get access to all these studies? Is there a place where you can pay to have access to all of these?

[@mjfevolution4160]

Hi ! You can find all the scientific articles in « pubmed » . You can also research by keywords what you’re interested in , it’s a very powerful tool we use on a daily basis at the lab :)

[@noahbatz6006]

Do a video on Dr. Greg

[@ludwigvonn9889]

Say what you want, i lost a shit ton of weight since i found dr Berg. After i lost weight i stopped the keto thing and now im eating everything with just lowering my carb intake as much as i can. Keto made me eat less, but now i struggle to eat more because of it lol, i want to gain muscle mass but i cant eat more than 1500cal a day ...i just cant, im not hungry at all after lunch. So yeah, everything works if you make it work.

[@mariuszzbieski6719]

🤣

[@David-jh8fd]

Bullshit

[@omreg123]

it's not hard people exercise and eat whole foods

[@ZeRo-yc7zf]

Biolayne is a flexible dieter, so exercise and eat pop tarts in moderation lol

[@Magic_beans_]

Depends on what you mean by “hard.” It’s not complex, but it’s also not easy to put into practice. Exercise is a lot of work and tacos are delicious, so you have to learn to delay gratification.

[@ZeRo-yc7zf]

@@Magic_beans_ You can eat "healthy foods" and be obese as fuck man. You can make your diet as "clean" and "perfect" as possible and do more cardio than necessary and still be obese. Cmon, you're all biolayne viewers, you should know that your weight is determined by energy balance, you're not just gonna eat healthy and exercise and achieve your dream body. And who said you can't eat tacos while cutting? Man ya'll have some work to do lol

[@davidiglesias9549]

That's like saying " just make alot of money and spend it"

[@johndoe2006]

Layne nutrition. The godfather of nutrition

[@eldinbechar]

thanks

[@robertwalkerdine1178]

@biolayne you should do one of durian riders videos. Would love your thoughts

[@rogere5585]

Do fats and protein raise your blood sugar? Do vegetables have more nutrients than wonder bread. Can you burn fat when your blood sugar an insulin levels are elevated?

[@jorgefacundodeliatejada1336]

PRICELESS

[@PatrickBateman191]

Please tell us what you think of Ivor Cummins. I have asked many times. Is what Cummins says true or not ? It would be a great video. Cummins basically says that over 80% of us are insulin resistant, that we all need to completely eliminate carbs and that we are on the verge of a major health crisis of catastrophic proportions. Listen to his main lectures on KZbin you will rapidly get the jist of his thinking.

[@Solomon_King_]

I do love a good iconoclast presentation in the morning! It is better than coffee and it raises my metabolism. CAUSE FEELINGS!

[@abodhoms1092]

What are your thoughts about Greg's doucette advice on training and diet?

[@HerrFinsternis]

Yes I am curious about that as well. They seem to agree on many things but hold very different opinions on the effect of caloric restriction on metabolic rate. But they do agree on at least one major thing. A good diet for a given is the one it can adhere to. Greg shares the one that works for him and on the whole I think it fits in with what Layne has to say about a good diet.

[@joebloggs6922]

@@HerrFinsternis I think Greg can have very fixed ideas of what people should be eating. But as a whole he promotes feeling full and satiated even if you're in a deficit. He also promotes it as a sustainable lifestyle you should enjoy rather than a restrictive diet So as a whole I think it's great that he is promoting a healthy, sensible approach to dieting even if as I say he can be a little narrow minded

[@nickp9994]

There’s an ongoing battle between people that give diet/nutrition advice. Athletes need a different protocol compared to those that live a sedentary life and want to lose weight. I couldn’t physically survive off Dr. Berg’s recommendations. I’m sure he helps people that want to play video games and watch reality shows all day

[@sixtus9559]

I think that the diets only differentiate in amount of calories and a bit less protein. So it's just eating less.

[@nickp9994]

@@sixtus9559 I can assure you that 0% of cyclist in the pro peloton are in ketosis or doing any intermittent fasting

[@sarabennett6295]

Berg helps people who mostly have desk jobs, drive cars all the time instead of walking. That is basically most of us who don't have a manual job or live in a walkable city

[@amberhodder2674]

Hi Layne, thank you for all your amazing content! Quick question for you: can the “whoosh effect” indicate metabolic adaptation? I dropped 3 pounds overnight on the last day of a week long diet break, and I’m just curious if it’s indicative that my diet break was effective in re-establishing a faster metabolism.

[@krinka1458]

Maybe you did carb cycling 😅

[@Scruffed]

I've wondered about that too, I kinda hit a weight loss plateau at a time when I was doing 5 weekly hours of cardio, 2 hours of resistance training and having an average daily caloric deficit of about 300+, I then dropped two hours of cardio, and ate a 400+ caloric surplus on the days I didn't exercise (two days), and suddenly I'm losing 0,3 kg every week while increasing muscle mass (or at least it looks that way). Obviously my caloric surplus and deficit calculations assume (wrongly) that the online caloric maintenance calculators are correct, I'd assume losing 20 kg and doing so much cardio might have slowed my metabolism a bit.

[@themarkus6472]

Currently watching this while eating low calorie popcorn. This guy convinced me to go low carb but he made it complicated. I wish I knew about layne to finally accept its about calories in calories out.

[@kuyab9122]

Greg D

[@stephenparlin9361]

I'm a type 2 diabetic - went from 390 lbs+ to 235 lbs eating 250-300 grams of carbs a day - including twizzler =) (only had a few a day when I wanted them, but I didn't exclude stuff like that as I lost the wgt. 2 years later, weight still off. A1C went from 9+ to 5 - 5.5ish. Oh, and popcorn nearly every day...

[@Barbie_All_The_Way]

Stephen Parlin if your A1C is now 5 then I believe your not a diabetic anymore because I think that 5 and under is normal. So I really want to congratulate you.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@stephenparlin9361]

@Christine Connell cliff notes version, set a daily calorie goal and protein goal and had one "free/cheat meal" per week while still keeping a caloric deficit in mind. Hit the gym, did cardio. Lost 157 lb sin a little less than 18 months

[@stephenparlin9361]

@@Barbie_All_The_Way Thanks - If I eat poorly and eat lot of sugar and don't move my blood sugar still goes up, it just does so more slowly than prior to my weight loss. I just don't often eat that way so it stays in a reasonable range.

[@turbosupra2jzdragracingtob249]

What I was taught having 4+ meals but remaining at the same calories per day will keep insulin from spiking too high. Examples …a 450 calorie meal x 4 =1800 will have lower insulin than a 600 calorie meal x3 =1800. Is this accurate? Also 4x 450 calorie meals will have a better protein timing assuming the meals are approx 4 hours apart…40g of protein per meal.

[@hunter_69_69]

3:39 I find it funny how often bro-scientists (who have no understanding of the insulin signalling cascade) often get this backwards.

[@LegacyFarmandFiber]

Morbidly obese people eat more than thin people. Their metabolism is "faster". They burn more calories than fit people typically. When I was 600+ pounds, I lost a pound of fat every day for 100 days when I was eating 4000 calories per day. My TDEE was around 7500 calories per day.

[@oneofthoseguys2019]

No they just weight more which burns more calories

[@Hoop639]

Red Goggles they both mean the same thing I’m this case. The extra weight causes he metabolism change

[@Ditz3n]

TDEE of 7500? And that's without working out being sedentary. Holy shit

[@jct0715]

Overeating fats? Spikes insulin.. Please share the study. Thanks

[@czaro93]

He said overeating fats causes more insulin resistance. Not that it spikes insulin

[@johnnytsiattalou3025]

@biolayne - I’d be interested in you review ketogenic diets and migraines. I’ve been a migraine sufferer for many years and I have found that fasting and the Leto diet have helped enormously. I keep pushing myself to return back to a balanced diet because number 1 it’s easier and number 2 I enjoy carbohydrates, particularly fruit, however every time I try to return to a diet that includes carbs, I find my migraine condition becomes exacerbated. Interested to know if you and or anyone else has any knowledge of a potentially reason or mechanism behind such a phenomenon.

[@johnnytsiattalou3025]

*keto diet

[@jayallum2423]

I went keto because I was told it would help with migraines, and yes it did. Not had one for ages now. I was concerned about adding carbs back in, when I did this previously I got migraine, now I am at my ideal body weight and I can eat carbs without issue. I don't eat them every day, but when I do, I don't have a problem. I believe it was all weight related for me.

[@drstephyoung]

I enjoy your videos Layne - this one also on point. Correction though, as a fellow chiropractor myself, we actually get a lot of education on nutrition and it's because of that baseline education in nutrition I've always appreciated what you were trying to clarify on all these claims people are out here making . The issue that I think has happened here with Dr. Berg is he is has trained postgraduate in "functional medicine" which basically is offshoot of conventional medicine replacing meds with supplements, conventional labs with functional labs and simply offers a new diet plan. He is simply regurgitating what he has learned in these seminars and conferences. You'd be shocked how almost all of my colleagues teach the same stuff as him due to this type of functional medicine education. They make a lot of money off of it too.

[@Behemoth66]

He’s not a dr he’s a freaking chiropractor lmao come on man smh

[@chadrandazzo2305]

If Skeletor was a chiropractor

[@MisterCarbo]

Nice video i also dont understand why people allways follow low carb and keto , its much hard and the results can also be good with carbs

[@mightywind7595]

One thing is with low carb you can get tired and possibly not burn as many calories for that reason. If you eat carbs in moderation, you have more energy to burn calories. But I don’t know about any studies for that, lol.

[@RMILLSMMA]

Once again... FUCKING AWESOME!! 👍🏻😂

[@jirihutecka9020]

Btw a lot of people are deficient in B1. Especially people eating shit load of white rice and simple sugars in form of gels etc.. When you do some endurance exercise.. B1 is maybe the most important micronutrient for sugar metabolism and also energy production. I highly recommend thiamin in the most bioavailable form TTFD. It will be huge difference in energy level if you have some degree of deficiency.. Benfotiamin is also good. Regular thiamine hcl that is in most B vitamin complexes has very low bioavailability and you need to take very high doses..

[@rudygonzalez4552]

What are your thoughts about KenDBerry MD. I would love for you to do a review on his KZbin videos.

[@eyeinsee]

Damn he called him a charlatan....those are dueling words.

[@Austin-xp2wt]

I’m currently eating 1500ish calories a day . I walk around 5-6 miles I burn around 700-900 (at work)calories a day . I’m 5’7 and weigh 293 lbs now I’m at 266 lbs , but It does seem to go any lower. Can you or anyone explain what to do .

[@jayallum2423]

Have one day a week where you eat 2000-2500 calories, then go back to your 1500, works for me.

[@BC21beats]

My friend had been touting fasting as a cure for diabetes so glad you made this

[@amazingyummy2]

Lol Berg...he is really into fasting

[@merrinfrancis6955]

Thanks for always calling it like it is! I’d be interested to hear what you think about David Sinclair’s work.

[@amazingyummy2]

@@merrinfrancis6955 hmm I will have to look into David now.

[@DrSiddiqui]

He sells " fasting" teas . Does not surprise me.

[@amazingyummy2]

@@DrSiddiqui Oh that explains it

[@joebloggs6922]

@@DrSiddiqui Every single fad or diet he promotes is linked to a product he sells. It's all a facade to sell supplements. He probably don't even believe the stuff he spouts, just wants to make money.

[@simplyhuman6682]

hi, i have watched a lots of your videos, and found them very helpful and informative, my question is why do have to criticize someone else's videos to make yours, YOU have your own identity and good enough knowledge to share and keep making more informative videos, is it not cheap to climb by putting your foot on someone else's head, such videos make you look cheap, well this is my opinion, rest is your decision, good luck.

[@brucejensen3081]

Not enough selenium can slow your thyroid, or if you consume a lot of iodine, you will also need to have more selenium. Hard to not have enough selenium, but if you take something like valproate it can effect selenium and give you thyroid issues

[@Individualati]

Yes, selenium for T4->T3

[@donnahalstead531]

What can we do to keep our bmr from decreasing?? I am eating less cal than my bmr says already and don’t lose fat

[@muhammadanasahmad3313]

Please respond to the videos of Dr Jason Fung, Dr Ken Berry on the same topic..

[@aurelien8773]

I wish i could see an answer from Eric Berg

[@trevorgerstenberg405]

I think you're both right. When you comment on Dr. Berg, I believe you're right. But he is not wrong. It depends on back ground and context. For example, athletes use alot more energy than a sedentary person. If they both ate the same diet, but only the sedentary person gets Diabetes do to insulin resistance. Im still learning myself. Sounds like you don't like Dr. Berg. I do like a sound argument though.

[@JWinchell]

Sometimes I am turned off by Layne's click bait titles on KZbin, but if I get past that to listen to his video, I love his frankness in calling bullshit on some particular bullshit. ;-)

[@JWinchell]

And now I know to block Dr Berg so I don't even have to see his videos come up in my KZbin list.

[@ChitChat]

Is there like a time limit the average person should be in a calorie deficit before the metabolic rate slows down too much and should initiate a reverse diet? Or does this really only pertain to athletes?

[@BR4INlessBRI4N]

Personal anecdote: i did a 6 month cut in which i ate the same calories the entire time and my metabolism never slowed down (fat loss per week was the same the whole time). So i dont think that is necessarily the case

[@DvnnyG14]

I've read that the reverse diet is not necessary. Just hop on your new maintanance calories straight after you finish a cut and the metabolism and hormones will reset themselves. Aworkoutroutine from google was the source.

[@ScienceUnbiased]

@4:17 - You said that (fasting) induces a calorie deficit in SOME people? Also - there IS published evidence that fasting initially INCREASES metabolic rate. Think it was Dulloo or Drenick, did indirect calorimetry daily during a fasting study, been awhile since I read the paper but believe it was an increase after 24 hours, back to baseline at 48 hours & marginal decreases day to day afterwards. I have no idea if with alternate day fasting you'd see the increase consistently, not aware of any studies showing that, have seen studies on alt day fasting showing losses in nitrogen @ 24 hour fasted, with return to baseline on feeding days and a net balance over the period of a week - very small differences day to day so sensitivity of DEXA should also be considered.

[@biolayne1]

There’s no evidence fasting increases metabolic rate

[@ScienceUnbiased]

@@biolayne1 PMID: 8172872 - increase of 96 kcal/day - PMID: 10837292 - increase of 193 kcal/day Conclusion: "Resting energy expenditure increases in early starvation, accompanied by an increase in plasma norepinephrine. This increase in norepinephrine seems to be due to a decline in serum glucose and may be the initial signal for metabolic changes in early starvation." Both studies mention increase in norepinephrine as the probable increase in metabolic rate, it more than doubled in the 2nd study cited AND both used kJ/min, which I converted to kcal/day if you want to check my math. The reason fasting might increase metabolic rate in the short term (I believe up to 72 hours) whereas a VLCD may not, is the magnitude of the shift in norepinephrine. I've seen increases on a VLCD of 20%, one study above reported increases of over 100%. The increases reported as small and aren't going to result in significantly more weight being lost, I think the point is short term fasting (1-3 days) isn't going to crater metabolic rate as some might be suggesting.

[@solvesmith]

Good value. Very entertaining and informative and interesting and useful. People need to stop being chiropractors...

[@ZukuseiStudios]

I really want to try some Dirty Keto….Berg didn’t put me off the idea

[@christophertatofski1008]

Cheers from 🇬🇷 🤙

[@Alan-di5kq]

🇷🇺still here.

[@nickkaparinos4806]

Πρέπει πιο πολλοί Έλληνες να δούνε λίγο Νόρτον να μην ακούμε όλο μαλακιες

[@metthanos]

@@nickkaparinos4806 Σωστος

[@Angie-nb4pg]

Do I need to calorie restrict or not 😫

[@jivasasha]

Steak and eegs diet by Vince Girona. It worked at least.

[@Gentmatable]

The episode was , If diet affect metabolism . I only heard you arguing Dr berg ! If u have personal problem with him solve it privately

[@immortals44]

Just pointing out that the volume of the videos you show is too low

[@MrGrindspark]

I'm sorry to say this, but to those People saying "dirty salesman" to Berg... so is biolayne, looked in the description for some sources, but found only offers for his training program.. They're both just praying on People. Show me a person Who actually shows the research studies They're refering to

[@slowlyworkingthingsout]

Shredded sports science is good that way. Funny too.

[@Inga_Ka]

Oh boy, Dr. Berg overcomplicates everything.

[@Donadzea]

Layne there is a video on youtube called "fasting vs eating less, what's the difference" and they talk about Minnesota starvation experiment. They tried 2 diets, 3200 calories and 1500 calories. Some of them were eating lower then 1000 calories a day and after 6 months their strength went down by 50%, they got sick, always feeling cold and etc. As a result they said that eating low calorie diet makes you lose more muscle and keeps more fat compared to fasting. They also talk about man fasting for 382 days without any health problems. Can you make a video about this? What could be the reason of people becoming sick cause 1500 calories are not so small amount, they were just eating mostly refined carbs. Here's the link (/watch?v=APZCfmgzoS0)

[@BMGipe45]

That 382 day fast was done by a 450 lb man. I think it's safe to assume his body basically ate itself. An "average" weight person wouldn't be able to go this long without complications. He was given electrolytes and vitamins daily, drank water, tea and coffee, and occasionally had small amounts of milk and/or sugar in his beverages.

[@gokukakarot1855]

Layne has videos as old as 7 years ago and has addressed low calorie diet results

[@BMGipe45]

@My opinion ultimately doesn’t matter but ehh, it depends on just how much physical activity they were really doing. 1500 is indeed pretty low, but it's totally manageable if they only activity is an hour long workout everyday.

[@BMGipe45]

@My opinion ultimately doesn’t matter but which is accurate, but as I said it's also manageable

[@BMGipe45]

@My opinion ultimately doesn’t matter but the 1500 calorie group did? Or under 1000 did?

[@blonyynka]

I hope people will see this video and think twice before listening to “DR” Berg

[@brendaklinger3339]

Here's the problem.. I'm sure both arguments or diets or ways of eating have there merits.. The problem with most people that are really overweight and try to count calories is the old Caories in calories out BS! If this were true then all calories would be created equal ..So why not eat candy bars and bread and Rice and pasta everyday! I like how I see the argument about what's best for energy and running 🏃‍♂️💯 ... Most of the people that have alot of weight to lose can't even walk very well till they get the weight off and unless you are under 35 I would recommend another form of cardio .. Like swimming walking, biking and weight training 💪.. The problem with this video is someone that has started a low carb diet and is even doing ok with it but is having trouble staying disciplined watches this video and thinks they can just go back to eating carbs again and still keep losing the same amount of weight... That's BS!!

[@blonyynka]

@@brendaklinger3339 I totally agree with you. However, not being able to stick to any kind of diet might be a problem of a dieter not the diet itself. I think when it comes to weight loss, everything is way more COMPLEX. We all know that caloric deficit is a must. But how to create it consistently and stick to it, that is whole another topic:) ADHERENCE is the problem with any type of diet, is what I might be trying to say :D

[@softenbysam]

Surely your metabolism can suffer from nutrient deficiencies, right? More specifically deficiencies in the nutrients that effect carbohydrate metabolism like B vitamins, and ones that effect the thyroid, I would ASSUME.

[@kwilliams1958]

YOU DA MAN! Keep 'em coming...

[@adoarch]

Can you address Dr Fung fasting?

[@jimmiecooksworth2788]

Layne i've been saying this guy is probably the biggest freak on KZbin and I'm an intermittent fasting zealot

[@Nickifier88]

So with fasting slowimg the metabolism would eating frequent meals (2-3 hours apart) not do the exact opposite in in increasing if fasting slows it?

[@mikebonnell5226]

Long term fasting (multiple days) does not slow your metabolism.

[@Nickifier88]

@@mikebonnell5226 He just said that 24 hour fasting slows the metabolism and there is a study to back it up..

[@spiritmedia1770]

@@Nickifier88 After starting to routinely fast for 24 hours over the course of two years while increasing my caloric intake, I now have a 6 pack with drastically lower body fat%. I guess my body didn't get the memo :O

[@thebk247]

Whey protein raises insulin yes but without excessive amounts of carbs, there isnt enough blood glucose to be converted into fatty acids. No, fats have very little effect on Insulin and blood glucose levels. And yes, being in a Calorie deficit for long periods of time will absolutely ruin your metabolic rate. The body will do whatever it needs to do to conserve energy and not die.

[@bri-manhunter2654]

Layne, I have to disagree with you on so many points. You need to do a study on former “wrestlers” who have lots of issues with metabolism. I am one of them! For me to stay lean I have to eat less than 1,600 calories a day as an active. 5’7” 165Ib male. Everything is measured and accounted for. I believe that for 90% of people that your information is accurate.

[@_Only_Zuul]

yeah but isn't iodine good for thyroid??

[@SzaboB33]

I miss this old intro so much :D

[@noonevincecarterfan]

Been waiting for you to roast this guy for a long time, after he made me go on a year long keto diet in which my overall health really suffered. I started struggling with depression like symptoms (due to decreased domanine and serotonine transport) severe sleep problems, huge amounts of stress and many problems with low blood sugar crashes when I was exercising. And the fasting made it all even worse. Even though I was in ketosis, I was feeling horrible and was overeating when I was finally "allowed" to have meals. My most succesful weight loss came this past spring on a moderate-high carb diet. I lost weight and was happy at the same time with little to no sleep issues and way less mood swings. Mr Berg, if that keto lifestyle was so healthy, why didn't I loose weight and why was I feelning so horrible? Lol.

[@noonevincecarterfan]

@John webb Well after being in ketosis for months, I think my body had suffient time to become keto adapted. Here's the thing: I was and am training very high intensity with both weights and cardio almost every day, some days I have two hard workouts. Fats are simply not efficient fuel for me and my performance was so poor during those times..and my LDL colesterol was though the roof. After I dropped keto, my performance overall went up and my recovery was better. My crazy dirty carb cravings actually went away when I allowed myself to eat things like rye bread and oatmeal. And even though diet is important for exercise and "physical" health my mental health is just as important and I don't want to do something like the keto diet again and harm myself that way. I don't know where are you are getting your above mentioned carb numbers from, but they seem arbitrary to me and the needs would seem a lot more individually based (like you mentioned yourself) - on body size, activity level and enventual health issues. Fats are eccential, so no one should go zero fats, however fats are not nessesarily superior to carbs, it really depends. The most harmful type macronutrients might be transfats due to their ability to be stored in the fats cells and stay there for months or years and act as small inflammatory factories. As for me, I make sure to stay away from the more unhealthy sources or carbs, fats and proteins, I control my stress and sleep and stay at a fairly healthy muscle mass and bodyfat ratios. Might not work for everyone else, but personally I've never felt better.

[@davidpeters7447]

John webb you cannot run a fast marathon without burning a high amount a carbs.

[@JeffO-]

I'm sure you didn't mean this, but it sounds like he forced you to go on this diet. Were you under his care?

[@noonevincecarterfan]

@John webb Well thanks for the interest. I'm 33 now and play basketball on a relatively high level. This has been a passion of mine for years. Being a short player at about 5ft9 and 160-165 pounds, I have to be quick and explosive on the floor and watch my weight. So I basically schedule my training very different depending on the time of season. I will only train for hypertrophy for 6-8 weeks a year in the off season, I'll do quite a bit of plyometrics for another few weeks in the offseason and then slowly transition into more cardiovascular training where, like you know, the demends on the system are very different. I've become very aware of overtraining and don't want to burn my candle in both end by trying to force my body to meet many different demands at the same time. Now as we approach training camp, it's only about conditioning and fat loss and lift as little as possible to maintain strength. Apart from that, some of my training is not done for my own goals, but for others, as I'm a fitnessinstructor, and hosts several gym classes a week, which I have to factor into my overall stress levels and recovery. I don't count macros but freestyle it by eating 3 solid meals plus shakes during my training which really helps with energy and avoiding blood sugar crashes.

[@davidpeters7447]

John webb fat converts to energy very poorly. If you want performance you need carbs. Your stating it is proven is bogus. You Keto people like to state a ton of false claims.

[@adriana77]

Haha I like that he called him a charlatan. I was thinking the same thing.

[@GluttonyIsMySin]

This is the shit that irks me.... Berg has nearly 4mil subs.. spouts nonsense. Layne here... Under 200k... Comes with the hard facts, straightforward, makes it easy to understand... It's ridiculous. Reminds me of the meme of the two lines to a doctor's office window: ones has a sign saying pills and fad diets; and the other hardwork, consistency, and accountability... You can guess which line is around the corner.

[@BMGipe45]

Same meme but one line is "Unpleasant truths" (no one in that line) vs. "Comforting lies"

[@GluttonyIsMySin]

@John webb sweet! I appreciate the info, I'll watch this during dinner!

[@BMGipe45]

@John webb are you insinuating that Layne has no published research?

[@BMGipe45]

@John webb he's been published in several reputable Journals over the years. A quick Google search will tell you this. Your initial comment makes it sound like you think Layne has no idea what he's talking about because he doesn't have hundreds of publications. If you actually look at his work and what he has to say, coupled with his background, he is definitely someone we should be listening to.

[@BMGipe45]

@John webb his "over complication" shows that he knows what he's talking about. He's no VShred. Plus, he's jumping back through the hoops that these misleading cult leaders jump through to make their "science" work, in an attempt to debunk what they are saying. Personally i think he does a fantastic job in this. He's even come out with a different stance on a topic as he gained new information (something these zealots refuse to do). Maybe he used to be more polite and more professional, but maybe that wasn't getting people to listen to him so he said screw it? Does he come off as arrogant? Sure. Is that style offensive to some people? Sure. I'm not suggesting listening to everyone. I'm suggesting listening to him specifically. His background is geared towards this. And the subject isn't nearly as simple as you're claiming. There are so many nuances to it and Layne tries to remind us of this constantly.

[@darkdragonite1419]

Tldr. Yes.

[@knockingseeker]

He’s a quack but long term water fasting deffinately drastically increases metabolism in my case. I was maintaining on around 3000 calories for months and on a 7 week fast lost an average of 3kg a week for a total of 21kg fat and muscle. It was actually 27kg lost but after 2 weeks eating was 21 kg so that’s the amount of stored calories burned not including glycogen and water. I would have been burning over 4500 calories a day perhaps from high adrenaline and cortisol. Anecdote but I know it’s true for me anyway. But that’s long term fasting not intermittent fasting on keto diet which I’d guess slows down metabolism faster than a moderate carb 3-5 meal a day plan

[@user-gs2pq1up6y]

Please, help me to understand...if you are out of risk of diabetes by being lean...how do skinny people get diabetes?

[@Olyrous]

The poimt is it's very easy to overeat carbs and most people are sedentary, not athletes.