Ending Carb Fear: How Animal Fat Causes Diabetes

The underlying cause of Type 2 Diabetes is gravely misunderstood. This video gleans knowledge from around 20 studies to fully document how animal fat is the root cause of diabetes through insulin resistance.
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Carb Intakes of Adventists:
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McDougall's Kempner Rice Diet Resource:
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Kempner's whipping of patients LA Times:
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"Skeletal muscle takes up plasma free fatty acids (FFAs) by passive diffusion..." www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Intramyocellular Lipids linked to Insulin Resistance - Adults and Children:
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"increased levels of plasma lipids...are causally involved in IR"
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Intramyocellular Lipids greate predictor than body fat:
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Prediabetics 3.5x the Intramyocellular Lipids:
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Images of Pig Cells:
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Ceramides Study 1:
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Ceramides Study 2:
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"These studies and others suggest that lipid overload with saturated FAs preferentially induces ceramide-mediated IR."www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Sat fat intake = 2x risk of diabetes:
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Sat fat more metabolically harmful than simple sugar:
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Plant-based diets lower insulin resistance quote:
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Vegans 31% lower intramyocellular lipids:
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Palmitic Acids Levels in Foods:
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LDL causal to atherosclerosis - European 2016:
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Low carb Diet Mortality:
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#Diabetes #Diet #Carbs

[@celifacejones]

My mom went vegan after a cancer scare (she was already pre-diabetic) led to a full hysterectomy. Her bloodwork gets better every year. She is no longer pre-diabetic, off her blood pressure meds, and no sign of cancer in 7 years. She never stopped eating carbs - she stopped eating animals.

[@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530]

How much sugar or processed carbs in the form of candy, donuts, ice cream, cake, pie, cupcakes, chips, french fries, pastries, etc etc does she eat?

[@derartas]

wow that's awesome!

[@Skystar777]

well done i am happy for your mom. my 82 yo dad lowered his insulin from 74 units to 14 units still takes meds for heart failure from 3 years ago. A year ago he had high blood pressure and a resting heart rate in the late 90s. Today eating low carb whole foods he has normal blood pressure readings. his resting heart rate is in the 60s. He looks great. He was eating junk food due to its convenience. I moved him in with me and got him off processed foods. So what seems to be the common denominator here is that anyone consuming too much sugar laden processed foods wether your a vegan or meat eater you will suffer consequences. I am convinced that nutrition is the key to good health.

[@celifacejones]

@@Skystar777 So glad he is doing better! My mom also ate a lot of junk food bc it was convenient. All breakfast and lunch was either donuts or frozen meals bc she worked next to a donut shop and 711. Once she got the hang of meal prep she stopped eating junk daily. I wholeheartedly agree: good nutrition is the key.

[@celifacejones]

@@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530 She definitely eats less than before but she is stubborn about certain things. Her favorite junk food meal is from Plant Power so she has that once a week. She usually has one junk food meal a week (our weekly dinner) and we found an amazing vegan chef that veganized traditional Mexican treats so she snacks on pan dulce, mazapan, etc.

[@Plantsonpurpose]

This is all very true. I reversed Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and no longer need a CPAP and have lost 92 pounds so far on a whole food plant based diet, and I'm 55. It's taken me 2-1/2 years to get here but it's SO worth it. My labs are amazing and I feel fantastic!

[@zBorderPatrol]

Congrats! That is an incredible accomplishment, as well as a great reminder for myself that lasting progress takes time.

[@ailinh911]

your journey is so inspiring! i'm glad you were able to turn your health around, i hope you live a long and happy life♡

[@rubygreta1]

You could have eaten eggs, meat, poultry and fish and have gotten the same results, and enjoyed some tasty food.

[@kuyt3400]

good job!

[@kuyt3400]

@@rubygreta1 you didn't even watch the video or you couldn't absorb the information? 12:34

[@allisoncorbett7268]

Yes, I was aware of the connection between animal fat and diabetes because my husband REVERSED his type 2 diabetes when we dropped animals and animal products from our diet. Yup, gone baby gone. BUT he had to figure this out himself, NO ONE in the medical establishment helped him, he just happened to stumble across Neal Barnard's book Reversing Diabetes. It's like getting a whole new life. So THANK YOU For putting this video together, it is very accessible and I plan to share with another family member who was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes this week.

[@bwoodward9564]

That is a lie.

[@sogar7926]

who is paying you to write this bullshit.

[@wickedserpent684]

He's probably dead now xD

[@Unsensitive]

The only reason an animal fats are harmful is when: 1. The animal is fed a high PUFA diet(grain & seeds) 2. The animal is fed some other poison. 3. The person eating the meat eats otherwise a high PUFA diet. The mechanisms are clear. Excess PUFA, particularly Linoleic acid, is the root cause of mitochondrial dysfunction. This mitochondrial dysfunction also makes one more sensitive to carbs, lowering the safe threshold for them to consume. PUFA comes mainly from seed/vegetable oils, and non ruminant animals fed a high PUFA diet. Monogastric animals such as pork or chicken, sequester the PUFA, upwards of 30%. Ancestral diets were generally below 3% PUFA. For atherosclerotisis, LDL is required but not causal by itself. To cause atherosclerotisis the LDL must oxidize or glycate. PUFA in the LDL are the primary cause of oxidation. High blood sugar is the primary cause for glycation. Saturated fats will increase your LDL, but absent the polyunsaturated fats, or other significant oxidative factor, this higher LDL is not harmful, and is actually beneficial. LDL is needed for many vital functions in the body and reducing it increases mortality. As for carbohydrates, sugar is obviously bad, particularly fructose. Outside of this as long as you have a low PUFA diet, and are not currently metabolically deranged, carbs are fine for the most part.

[@primalvegan3072]

@@sogar7926 Who are you addressing? If it's me, just check out Mic's citations at the bottom of his post. The one about the pigs describes the diet, and it was hydrogenation soybean oil they fed them.

[@johncrwarner]

I moved completely to a whole food plant based diet with no added processed sugar, no added oil and no added salt - I dropped 25 kg (circa 55 pounds) and came off some of my diabetes medication. My "muscles" in my arms and legs have thinned dramatically - probably because the muscle was stuffed with fat. I feel better and when people say - how can you eat potatoes and slim - I say - think how many of the recipes for potatoes involve frying or deep frying - it is the oil that potatoes can absorb that is the problem - the key things for me was learning to water sauté and steaming potatoes and then crisping them in the air fryer with no oil to make fries or roast potatoes.

[@johncrwarner]

@Thu Nell Ⓥ The air fryer and my instant pot have been game changers for my cookery.

[@johncrwarner]

@Thu Nell Ⓥ I use it to steam potatoes cook rice and oat groats And make apple sauce too. I also cook beans in it. The point is that If I put in the same details in I get good results each time.

[@grubi450]

Muscles aren't stuffed with fat, they are surrounded by it. Loss of muscle is a common side effect when going low fat vegan as is gaining muscle when going carnivore due to increase in testosterone and other muscle building hormones

[@Melissa.Garrett]

Very true - potatoes chopped up in a stew or dry-fried or baked in spices don’t have many calories at all. Not to mention low fat, low salt, high in potassium and vitamin C, etc.

[@lloydchristmas4547]

Well done! You're making wise moves.

[@sandyb1184]

My brother was on insulin and high blood pressure meds. He was in bad shape. I read Dr. Michael Greger's book and put him on a whole food plant based diet. In three weeks he stopped taking his insulin, metformin, and blood pressure meds. All his readings were perfectly normal. That was two years ago. He loves the food, and never wants to go back to any meds, especially injecting insulin. Thank you for educating people, I wish everyone could experience the amazing change in lifestyle and health that my brother is enjoying. I only wish I had learned about this years ago to have been able to help my father.

[@leanalovejoy631]

that's a wonderful success story - only 3 weeks!

[@twist3d537]

he lost visceral fat is why

[@Pieflavoreddmilk]

AS A MOLECULAR BIOLOGIST & PERSONAL TRAINER, THESE VIDEOS MAKE ME SO HAPPY

[@Misuzu4213]

I remember that as a kid I LOVED bananas. Would eat 2-3 a day easily if left to my own devices. I clearly recall being told not to eat bananas anymore bc they were "too carby" and it frustrated me to no end. Let kids eat fucking fruits

[@fukzen]

banana is high in glycemic index. there is a video comparison eating banana and chocolate bar, and see how much they are raising blood glucoss. eat banana in moderation and some excercise i think its good.

[@Magnulus76]

Dr. Michael Gregory discusses in one of his videos how bananas actually raised basal metabolic rate, leading to weight loss, which as unexpected. Who knows the mechanism. Bananas have alot of prebiotic fiber, so perhaps that's a reason.

[@pasanfernando6217]

Bananas and other fruits usually have natural sugars that a composed within a fiber matrix. The danger is processed and added sugar which can increase inflammation and reduce the insulin sensitivity of the cells.

[@ailz95]

I eat at least 4 bananas a day - they don't affect my bg

[@courtneyhamilton4495]

pizza and pop tarts for breakfast but if I am eating my vegan pasta... "omg you are eating pasta, so many carbs!" ... how did we get here

[@demcomp]

I still remember my dad mentioning his gut at the table when I commented on it.. "This is from years of eating pasta and carbs.." To which i replied, "You've watched me lose all my weight eating pretty much only pasta and carbs.. did I just fool nature? Or perhaps it's all the oil and cheese you've loaded up on?" To which I'm told I'm ganging up on him, or don't know what I'm talking about. Or 'my mother lived to be 94!' 🤦‍♂️

[@KnowYourProduce]

People say that when I tell them the amount of beans I eat 😂

[@scrapbus9681]

@@demcomp oil and cheese is right, but its not the animal products, its the industrialised standard American diet. Fats+carbs mixed together. Something that exists in no natural food outside of milk and acorns. Both foods designed for fattening mammals.

[@WackoMac]

@@scrapbus9681 it's the animals products, even chicken is high in saturated fat.

[@demcomp]

@@scrapbus9681 okay Dr. Lustig.. what about Avocado? Lots of fat and Carbs.. or Durian.. lots of fat and Carbs... Nice try, but all plants have both carbohydrate and fat..

[@cpinter10]

My prayers have been answered! I don't know if you've seen my other comments, but this is exactly the kind of content I've been asking for. Great job yet again.

[@lastlime3792]

Same logic that killed his baby...Veganism is a mental illness.

[@RunningIntoMyself]

Supposedly, Vegans have to meticulously plan every meal, but I don’t. I just eat food not made from animals. Meanwhile, the low carb people that I know are constantly doing carb-math and freaking out about every meal.

[@jamesLG1]

Yes it's easy.

[@ailinh911]

@French blue8 do you have any vegan nutella alternatives you enjoy? i used to love nutella before going vegan!

[@MrBonified66]

And many are paying $$$ for supplements from the people pushing the diet.

[@WackoMac]

@@ailinh911 are you in Europe? There are so many alternatives

[@old_yeller4251]

@@MrBonified66 What diet?

[@jadenphilander8799]

My father reversed his type 2 diabeties by removing carbs, sugar and started just eating organic meat, fish, eggs, and a tone of green vegetables...he has never been better since then. There is a ton of carbs in a vegan diet and carbs are molecules and molecules of sugar.

[@ash9259]

Obviously, if you cut out carbs which increase the amount of blood glucose in the bloodstream, you will *therefore* have low blood glucose. Does this mean your father suddenly does not have diabetes, no! It means by removing glucose-containing compounds, he does not experience the symptoms of type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is caused by *insulin resistance.* Insulin resistance occurs when glucose cannot *correctly enter the cells.* The reason why glucose cannot enter a cell is IF and only IF fat is blocked the insulin signal from operating correctly.

[@ferchope]

Same here carnivore diet and very insulin sensitive. That are facts that debunk all that studies

[@laramccully3272]

@@ferchope, if you only eat beef and lamb, how do you know you are insulin sensitive?😊

[@icanmanifest]

Humans evolved to to eat meat and vegetables and fruit. Eating meat is not the boogie bad. It's all the excess fat through cooking methods and fake manufactured food that causes the problem. Anybody eating lean healthy meat prepared without excess oil is going to be completely fine. Using this topic to make it sound like people need to become vegan is ridiculously silly.

[@VeganDefinition]

VEGAN MOTIVATION 2020: I went vegan at 12, not rich or privileged, non vegan family, and still vegan 4 years later. Had no problem building muscle, If I can do it, so can you! Let's leave animal cruelty in the past I'm a fellow vegan KZbinr by the way. Let's get our health back 2020❗

[@mikah.6672]

Have you accepted yourself as transgender yet?

[@VeganDefinition]

@@mikah.6672 Transgender isn't a thing.

[@mikah.6672]

@@VeganDefinition It is, at your age I wasn't aware of many things either. ^^

[@VeganDefinition]

@@mikah.6672 F off.

[@markpolop5171]

Annabelle D. What’s your point degenerate?

[@stephaniemoura9325]

I love that this study on Adventist vegans comes up soo much because I grew up going to an Adventist church and I remember there were always a big effort from the heads of the church to teach people about good health ❤️ we use to do campaigns like “give up soda for 40 days, and you’ll eventually give up forever”

[@furynotes]

Now I understand how I got fat on a vegan diet. Coconut oil and palm oil. Stop eating that vegan ice cream. Now i'm skinny fat. Now I got to fix it. No worries. I'm still vegan.

[@demcomp]

Yup.. but I'm fine where I'm at. Compared to pre vegan.. definitely!

[@IizUname]

It's so good 😥

[@siphoningblues2975]

Never coconut oil. It's just saturated fat. Try sunflower oil if you must use oil.

[@demcomp]

@@siphoningblues2975 all oil is bad.

[@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530]

Sunflower oil is one of the worst things you can consume. It is extremely high in omega 6 fats, and that is terrible for your heart.

[@scispiracy]

Thank you, thank you for bringing this information to my attention; and the way you present it is not only informative but welcomingly comical at times. Keep up the great work you're doing for so many people trying to improve their health by adopting a plant-based diet, myself included!

[@adhiantos]

One of my relatives’ HbA1C level was 13. Given Glipizide once a day. I suggested her to go plant based and within two weeks her fasting glucose went back to normal so she halved the glipizide dosage. After about 3 months her A1c went to 7! She’s not fully plant based now but she implements plant based food in majority of her meal 🙌🏼

[@DrReginaldFinleySr]

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@pentachronic]

Great news. I was prediabetic with an HbA1c of 5.6%. Went vegan, after 2 months it was 5.0% (ie non diabetic). Will update in the future but I don't have the crash after eating now. I still think 5.0% is high and want to get it down to ~4.5%. Dr is very happy with the results.

[@radicaledward9486]

Poor girl. You just destroyed her life worse than diabetes

[@adhiantos]

@@radicaledward9486 If reducing her A1C level means I have destroyed her life... Perhaps you don't understand diabetes lol

[@adhiantos]

@@pentachronic Fantastic! All the best to you :D Oh yes my relative also has high blood pressure and her BP was not as high as usual too after going Plant based

[@henryespinosa6580]

The Mastering Diabetes duo Robbie & Cyrus are great individuals! They guided me to reversing my type 2 diabetes! Thanks for mentioning them! Great content as always you young genius Mike!!

[@kathivy]

I hadn’t heard about the role of ceramide and diglyceride in insulin resistance and how saturated fat is the precursor. Thanks for the detailed info on this topic and the graphics to make it easier to understand, plus the pile of puppies.

[@sonja4164]

I'd never heard that either. Fascinating stuff right?!

[@kathivy]

S O N J A yes! That’s the good stuff that we get from Mic the Vegan 😊

[@Ramiromasters]

Still this is not Insulin Resistance, as we all know IR is caused by excess Insulin concentration in the blood for prolonged periods of time. It is interesting that excess lipids can offset the insulin interaction in the body, just like many amino acids contained in everyday foods like coffee can do the same. However, this not groundbreaking and nobody will prevent or cure insulin resistance by going on a low fat diet and quitting coffee... The only way to prevent this disease is to not consume refined carbohydrates.

[@TheStruggler101]

@@Ramiromasters Did you watch the video? The Kempner rice diet was able to reverse T2 diabetes (Insulin resistance), and it was comprised mainly of refined carbohydrate. Not a healthy diet by any means, but just goes to show that the mechanism for T2 diabetes doesn't involve carbohydrate, or atleast isn't as big of a factor in the disease compared to saturated fat etc.

[@Ramiromasters]

@@TheStruggler101 Again "Insulin resistance is caused by high levels of insulin in the bloodstream for extended periods of time" out of the 3 macronutrients fat, proteins, and carbs, the carbs are the ones who spike insulin the most, however, in order for you to become diabetic, you must eat more than you burn. So if I can use up to 3 bowls of rice per day as fuel, eating a 4th one will lead me towards insulin overproduction, which in turn will lead to insulin resistance. We don't attribute IR to eating steak simply because their insulin signal is very low, over eating steak is physically challenging not many people could do it, yet drinking a Frappuccino and having a cookie is very easy. Eating rice, which is a whole food is better than eating cookies, yet it is still easy to overeat.

[@mossel9292]

Became plant based 6 months ago. Live in the Netherlands. I backed myself up with a lot of science because all I hear is that vegans aren’t really accepted in companies. Because I only drink water and don’t eat snacks at parties I was waiting for all the discussions. Prepared myself for all the bullshit people would come up with. Almost all people I talk to listen carefully to why I became vegan and actually understand the logic behind all the science.. my family is slowly changing to mostly whole food plant based and about 4 other friend couples have already changed because of me😅 the Dutch are a becoming a bit more open to this!

[@lastlime3792]

Today people are openly okay with mental illness veganism. You can eat unhealthy if you want, you can eat a ton of fiber and pesticides if you choose🤮

[@drearoach]

yay ! thank you for this ! it blew my mind when Cyrus and Robbie explained finally in a way that I could grasp about fat and insulin resistance. This is a great video and the reminder i needed to help me not slide back into eating cheese …added to everything vegetarian in restaurants etc

[@johngundaker5655]

I had heard that saturated fat is not that healthy but never connected it with diabetes, Thank you for bringing this up.

[@KennyandJoann]

Great job, Mic! What a coincidence! We are publishing a video about carbs tomorrow! Thanks for all you do!

[@sunnyshayv]

i eat this content up every time and send it to family members who will *hopefully* finally listen when presented with the science

[@chazchillings3019]

I have been vegan for five months now. I started my journey with your channel!!! You motivated me with science and facts. I am now at BMI 25 so that’s great.

[@humanfamilymember]

How?

[@RawandCookedVegan]

​@@humanfamilymemberisn't it obvious? By reducing or eliminating animal products and eating more plants. It's really not complicated.

[@eugenechen8240]

Do you feel hungry all the times? How is your skin tone fare?

[@Pilgrim812]

Absolutely agree with this information. My personal experience has proven this to be so. The sad, sad truth is that type 2 diabetes does not need to exist at all.

[@NatsFan18]

Love the science and studies you provide in your videos!

[@nommh]

I recently sat next to someone who refused potatoes because of carbs, but he drank wine with it. It really is sad that nutrition isn’t taught in schools.

[@idontthinkso6172]

wine has sugar lolz

[@rachelgoodkind6545]

nutrition education damns pharma drug sales.

[@juliewake4585]

I watched Neal Barnard talking about this a little while ago and it made so much sense. Thanks for your version Mike!

[@pawlet]

My sister calls donuts "fat pills". 👍

[@DrReginaldFinleySr]

Fat, and Sugar pills. :-)

[@potterylady44]

Lolololololol

[@justthinking526]

I call them kryptonite fat bombs. Ditching baked goodies all together is a must for me.

[@TreDogOfficial]

13:20 lol • Atkins • Paleo • Keto The saga continues

[@MictheVegan]

Whole 30, Bulletproof Diet, South Beach Diet...

[@evouga13]

Carnivore diet

[@scrapbus9681]

@@MictheVegan IR is all about visceral fat. Lipodystrophic mice are incredibly easy to give diabetes to. They don't have the ability to park energy in fat cells. You can 'cure' insulin resistance in mice with lipodystrophy by.... Transplanting fat into them. Losing weight improves insulin sensitivity. Both vegan diets and keto diets. Visceral adipose tissue (which you didn't mention) has the highest association of any factor with IR. Both vegetarian/vegan/keto diets reduce VAT. I would argue that based on studies, a ketogenic diet is the most effective at reducing VAT and improving insulin resistance. Intra-muscular fat is the symptom of an overloaded storage system, not the cause. *Vegans with low VAT and Meat eaters with low VAT don't have IMF.*

[@dubbadubdub82]

You can eat all of these diets low in animal fat people just like to promote their bad habits and justify their high bacon intake JS.

[@christophertan3195]

@K Rr yeah cuz processed oil are not good for you. Whole Plants are different

[@spinelli6666]

Love and appreciate your content. Very knowledgeable 🙏🏼❤️🌱

[@tyghe_bright]

For me the key has been whole foods. Can't do processed carbs (except in very small amounts), but carbs with plenty of fiber don't affect my diabetes--as long as I'm also eating healthfully overall. If I'm eating too much other junk--then my blood sugar will spike and crash with even a small serving of starchy carbs.

[@justasbieliauskas]

Yes and you can eat animal products its all about real food. Then people become vegan thay just eat healthier, but in long run vegans start to luck pale and loose muscle and weight. We are omnivores, we need different food.

[@davidrobinson1201]

Great video with a TON of information. Thanks for what you do!

[@lloydchristmas4547]

Personally, it's often overweight and/or unhealthy people telling me that carbs are unhealthy.

[@3sotericcompassionist1976]

Yep, for sure!

[@jan-nn9ix]

Never experienced that

[@michaelkunt]

I stopped on carbs and also went lower in fat for a week (Wasn't eating enough calories I know) However I looked the best I had ever looked I'm 28 and made myself look 19 again something about low carb made me feel amazing and made me look better than I ever have

[@dragongali2340]

FINALLY! this whole comment section is full of mindless sheep who think fruits and carbs are good for us

[@clintwhite3021]

Suspiciously perfect timing with Saladino's latest debate ;). Good work Mike, Robby and Cyrus!

[@farginargle]

Hey Mic! Sent your last two videos in emails to my mom whose husband was told to eat more hamburgers by his doctors for protein ( he has always eaten them so why do they think he is low on protein?) And she is afraid to eat fruit because her blood sugar is high. I swear, she has read about this stuff in the New York Times, which she trusts, and still it won't sink in.

[@pugetsoundfarmer]

I was a vegetarian for years and i was overweight even though i exercised regularly, my joints hurt, i had digestive problems, and i was low energy. Ever since i started doing keto, i lost 30 pounds, my joints no longer ache, my digestive problems have subsided and i have more energy. I personally think some people cannot eat a high carb diet and be healthy and i found out the hard way that I'm one of them. I was extremely reluctant to start eating keto because I was very much attached to the vegan/vegetarian ideology but i was miserable and unhealthy and was forced to make a big change. I now source the meat i eat from small local farms and same with fruit and vegetables.

[@Itsunclegabby]

So you went from vegetarian, still eating animal products to keto and lost weight. You were likely eating less calories. Now try whole food plant as not based. How can people think fruit and veg are anything but good for you?

[@dr.pastrami5272]

@@Itsunclegabby Because they're loaded with sugar and polyphenols. There isn't a plant In existence that's remotely close to the nutritional value that eggs or liver have. They're too busy making harmful oxalates so we won't eat them.

[@nelsonartemio4218]

Congratulations on your transformation.

[@VeganBrainFood]

Losing my own fear of carbs (thanks to Brian Turner and Vegan Gains' tips mainly) has really helped me make some, well, vegan gains ever since I started enjoying more sweet potatoes and whole grain bread in my day :))). Thanks for spreading the good word/carbs!

[@vegantragedie2480]

It's funny when I replace grain by raw meat and fat I take 14 kilo of muscle. Grain make me underweight.

[@ldi1451]

VEGAN TRAGEDIE yea you gained over 30 pounds of pure muscle eating raw meat, and my dad is the pope

[@VeganBrainFood]

@@ldi1451 Hahahaha mic drop.

[@vegantragedie2480]

@@ldi1451 Pure muscle is a joke. In muscle mass you have fat. No fat no muscle in the natural way.

[@ldi1451]

VEGAN TRAGEDIE Well it’s not a joke, it’s called lean muscle. But from what it sounds like is you’re 1. Obviously lying, since your a troll anti vegan, nothing you say can or will be taken serious or as fact, you’re immediately discredited, but you know we like what idiots have to say sometimes 2. You gained mostly water weight and fat with a few pounds of low density muscle. Nice so you did on a literal eating/mental disorder of a diet what 99% of the population is already doing on regular diets, congratulations I suppose?

[@LeonardoGarciaguitar]

Another great video, Mic! I'm sharing with everyone.

[@ScarecrOmega]

Penn Jillette and Kevin Smith both lost a ton of weight and got their health back on track from eating nothing but potatoes.

[@maiadraconica6488]

nah fam, clearly potatoes are the devil and the root cause of all evil in this world.

[@scrapbus9681]

And you can lose a tonne of weight eating nothing but fat and protein. Add a lot of fat (either saturated or unsaturated) into an all potato diet and you should prepare to balloon.

[@hhancp]

@@scrapbus9681 animal protein is so much more expensive compared to potatoes.

[@scrapbus9681]

@@hhancp yes. But potatoes only don't provide enough protein to retain lean mass. You miss the point. You can lose weight eating only potatoes, only lard, only twinkies, only meat, only sugar or only broccoli. It says nothing useful.

[@scrapbus9681]

@@greensmoothieparty yep. Not enough protein to retain lean mass.

[@ericaholmes8398]

At my work, Keto is growing increasingly popular. I just feel bad since they might lose weight, but they are preparing their bodies to a milestone of health problems. One coworker in particular literally just eats meat and cheese

[@ericaholmes8398]

@Ed La Haha! *Scurvy joins the chat*

[@Itsunclegabby]

My dietitian coworker is doing keto. Looks like he's got a soggy diaper on when he walks. I don't know if it's the constipation, the inflammation, or perhaps he really is wearing a diaper.

[@alanredversangel]

Tell them that's not keto.

[@shivo4659]

I know, right? Apparently they don't need fibre 😆

[@ghostviggen]

Erica Holmes What health problems? If you lose weight you actually improve your health.

[@jameslay6505]

One mild correction: the Adventists are generally healthier. One of the doctrines of their belief is to respect the body and to treat it well; so the church advocates a whole-food-plant-based diet, exercise, healthy sleep, and other healthy habits. No doubt, vegetarianism is a big contributor to their low mortality.

[@veganenglishteacher9638]

They're so cute when they're prepusquirtal.

[@bryanc.5463]

We’ve been eating animal fat for millions of years without T2 diabetes.

[@pantheramilo6072]

Yes but not as much. And plus we hardly ate milky cheeses all day long.

[@bryanc.5463]

@@pantheramilo6072 T2 diabetes has skyrocketed the past few decades, as has the consumption processed and ultra processed foods as a % of the American diet. Red meat consumption has dropped by 30% over the past 50 years according to the USDA, and our chronic disease keeps getting worse.

[@1stJJ]

Mic the Vegan: "Un............til................." Dr Greger: "Now?" Mic: "2005"

[@eng.miroslavmanahilov1730]

*giggles*

[@Space333Cadet]

''“In metabolic syndrome, insulin levels are elevated due to cell membrane receptor insensitivity to insulin. This insensitivity is a result of combination of factors that includes an excessive intake of carbohydrates, insufficient fiber, fat and protein, a genetic predisposition and weight gain. Weight gain causes the receptors to lie further apart from each other on the cell surface membrane (the adipose cell, for example, has increased in size), and the sensitivity of receptors seems to be a function of how close they are together. This can precede type 2 diabetes”. I would like to clarify, that the greatest contributor to fat accumulation in the cells is not consumption of fat, but rather over-consumption of simple sugars and quick carbohydrates (polysaccharides that are efficiently metabolized into monosaccharides in the body, as a result they contribute to hyperglycemia).''

[@larshader9265]

I basically said the same thing. He is being deliberately dishonest.

[@nelsonartemio4218]

Someone who knows what they're talking about! Thank you. Dietary fat =\= body fat.

[@deepakhiranandani6488]

Thanks. Not an entirely new subject for regular watchers of your videos, as you said, or indeed for vegans who are aware but a good fresh look and plenty of new data and new knowledge. I noticed the hexagon at the bottom right, good to have a discreet logo visible right through, it's a good logo. For once the analogy with puppies was not clear at least on first viewing, I'll go back and watch it again. A good video which I shall share.

[@Nitiiii11]

I lost 25 kg after going vegan. I'm almost completely happy now with my body weight (BMI of around 24). And the best of it is: It takes no effort at all to hold my weight.

[@robinson4228]

I have only lost 2kg after my first six weeks of going vegan (wfpb); my BMI is 26. I've had amazing blood test results (inc. Total Cholesterol down to 139) but I expected more weight to drop off.

[@sandyb1184]

@@robinson4228 Be careful with too much bread or nuts in your diet. Including nut butters. Dr. Greger cited one study where eating two apples a day with no other changes can lead to weight lose. Check out his non profit website Nutritionfacts.org as he has been doing a series lately with tips to weight loss. Good luck on your journey to great health!

[@robinson4228]

@@sandyb1184 Thank you. I have indeed been eating the foods you caution against. I bought some dried apples earlier after watching Dr Greger's video on how they dramatically lower cholesterol. My LDL is now 79, good but I understand it has to be lower. I have my newly arrived copy of 'How Not to Diet.'

[@sandyb1184]

@@robinson4228 Fantastic! You've got this! I wish you all the best!

[@toomuchisneverenough4668]

I lost 25kg after removing most plants, a cup of coffee/day is about the only thing from plants. Very easy maintain.

[@MariuszDz]

you're awesome Mike, we love you! :)

[@Stichting_NoFap]

Great research and video again as always.

[@_Alter_Aesthetics]

I watched your two friends on Rich Roll's podcast not too long ago. Fantastic! I was very happy to hear you explain the biomolecular evidence even further. Thank you so much!

[@kyriep9711]

Thanks for the help on my biology test coming up! I really appreciate the graphics and scientific terms. Literally helped me understand intramyocellular lipids better!

[@scrapbus9681]

Try this presentation and tell me what you find more compelling. I have my view, but genuinely interested... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJWbgnl6aq2nZ5o&vl=en

[@ApexHerbivore]

The downvotes make me laugh! "I don't like facts"

[@FloydFreud]

La la la la I can't hear you!

[@cypriano8763]

@Samuel Díez keto is a starvation state thats extremely acidic. the list of potential negatives of keto is super long, its dangerous, its stupid when you can just go on a whole foods plant based diet and have optimal health. why in the world would you ever want to restric whole carbs, like fruits, vegetable, grains, rice and potatoes. thats just dumb, eat what olive oil, avocados and spinach, damn thats boring. keto is just a fad diet sold to the misinformed obese masses, its bout $, not health. you can have better results on a twinkie diet or a crack cocaine diet, you loose weight, your biomarkers improve, boom, go crack, yah thats it, money, money, money. hey im gonna write a book, like gundry and make millions, vegetables are bad do crack!

[@shad7214]

@Samuel Díez Possible solution is going plant-based not keto. Going keto is like hiding the injury but not curing it.

[@ApexHerbivore]

@K Rr Actually the US intake per capita is over 160g/day

[@demcomp]

My favorite are the replies of the meat industry bots that seem to respond like there isn't a victim in their programmed responses. 😂😂🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@mobilecommunicationsnetwor5268]

Thank you for you focused research and clear to the point videos.

[@Vrin137]

Great info, thanks for sharing! Lets hope eventually people will stop the whole low carb diet bandwagon. BTW, love Doxies images, got 2 cuddled on each side of me right now :)

[@EliseSecond]

My mother had a BMI of 20, no high blood pressure, no high/ bad levels of cholesterol, ate a lot of vegetables / fruits and still got diabetes 2. Eating less fat wouldn't help, because she already didn't eat much. We also ate low on animal products, so no our family didn't get shit tons of saturated fat and cholesterol with our diets. Can we PLEASE make a distinction between people with diabetes 2 because they are fat/ unhealthy and people with diabetes 2 that had an other medical reason. It's truly not the same and it also doesn't has the same treatment.

[@essohengineeringandmanager6277]

You calculated the quantity of fats she ate? Her food choices will need a better review for one to agree with what you described.

[@sashanoel8766]

As an RN, I sincerely appreciate you for this video. So many of my patients are shocked and even skeptical when I educate them on the effects of animal products on their diabetes....recently debated a body builder on this. It really pisses me off when body builders equate their muscle mass to expertise on healthcare 🙄 Anyways thank you. This is life saving information for many 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@scrapbus9681]

You want to argue that its the animal products doing this? imgur.com/a/F425rgI

[@miz4535]

Well that shows an increase in Calories by 25% coupled by a likely decrease in physical activity, causing weight gain and increasing diabetes. Also, increase in fats from that graph too, including dairy fats.

[@scrapbus9681]

@@miz4535 "increasing weight gain and causing diabetes" But Mic just told me (and most people on here agree) that animal products *cause diabetes" "also added fats - dairy" Two problems: 1) Dairy is consistently inversely associated e diabetes 2) The 'added fats' increase is essentially all vegetable fats.

[@lozgod]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5TIo6mAbtCHlZI

[@stewartedgington8164]

@@blakejohnson3864 Very very often.

[@kafka494]

It makes me sad when I see ppl with diabetes cut out carbs and focus on only eating vegetables and meat when meat is actually such a big factor. They manage to keep their diabetes under control but it's super difficult and the diabetes is still barely under control. Diet treatment plans for diabetics are too outdated and it saddens me to see people struggling so hard when the solution is right there.

[@grubi450]

If you don't consume carbs you don't have to worry about diabetes, eating carbs isn't requires to sustain human life when protein can be converted to carbs in our body.

[@Corn22]

Damjan Grubisic protein is not used as fuel for the body unless there are very dire circumstances. protein is only used if carbs and fats are not available. it is actually very BAD for your body to have to be using proteins for energy, as this leads to muscle degradation. carbs are good for the body, the brain consumes 20% of all the carbs you eat! feed your brain! protein is NOT used for energy! (roughly 2% of energy is from protein given adequate carbs/fats)! you cannot burn fat unless you have carbohydrates, as is coined in exercise physiology “fat burns in a flame of carbohydrates”.

[@Ketonomics]

@@Corn22 except that's not true. My body runs on 70% fat, reversed my diabetes, and lost over 60 pounds.

[@Corn22]

Ketonomics are you a registered dietician? everyone’s body runs on mostly fats at rest. during activity your body starts to use more and more carbs as the intensity of the activity increases. however, fats will not be utilized effectively for energy if carbs are not present. Pyruvate is formed during glucose metabolism and if glucose is not present, pyruvate cannot do its job in the energy process. Therefore, fat has nowhere to attach in the body's mitochondria, which in turn slows the metabolism, and will halt or extremely lessen the body's fat-burning capabilities. i’m a registered exercise physiologist and have a BA in kinesiology w a concentration on exercise science. literally all of my professors despised the keto diet lol.

[@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530]

zoot boot> That is pure fiction. The body burns fat much BETTER when there are little or no carbohydrates available. What do you think ketosis is? Carbs are 100 % non-essential to the human body. Fats are required, protein is required, but not carbs. What do you think carnivores' bodies burn for fuel? They burn fat quite efficiently without having any carbs whatsoever. Furthermore, the body converts protein to glucose to burn when it has to, so it doesn't need to burn protein directly. And it is quite efficient at it. I don't think you have a BA in anything, but you sure do have a lot of BS.

[@orochimarukishimoto6509]

Excellent information. Thanks for posting this. 💯💯💯💯💯

[@tricksykenbbit]

Thanks for the video, Mic - I knew about the basics of insulin resistance but it was awesome to hear more about the mechanism and research.

[@scrapbus9681]

Try this one for a completely different perspective... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJWbgnl6aq2nZ5o&vl=en

[@rikspector]

Mic, Great video, you make the complicated simple:) Cheers, Rik Spector

[@scrapbus9681]

Too simple. Mic fails to acknowledge that we eat around about the same amount of animal products as 150 years ago, yet we have skyrocking diabetes and they had none. Type 2 diabetes tracks with the standard American diet, not an animal product one.

[@scrapbus9681]

imgur.com/a/KSgRmj1

[@elizabethelias1005]

I'm 53, and WFPB gluten free no oil vegan. My A1C is 4.5. Before I quit oil my A1C was 5.0, which is still low, but backs up the claim that a vegan diet in general will be better for preventing diabetes.

[@elainemc4774]

What oil were you using?

[@AH-cy4md]

👍yes! I was WFPB vegan, and when I stopped using any oil in my cooking, no vegan margarine either, I lost 10 lbs. if I want to add creaminess, some tahini or nut butter in small amounts does the trick. @first last. all oils are unnecessary and not healthy. They’re highly processed, fiberless, low nutrition ways to add fat. We don’t need oil of any kind. We do need some fats, and whole nuts and seeds provide plenty, along with fiber and nutrition.

[@elizabethelias1005]

last organic EVOO. I cooked occasionally with organic coconut oil, maybe a tablespoon a week. Prepared foods like crackers and bread with sunflower and safflower oils. I made my own dressing with EVOO. I was careful about what oils I ate. No soybean and no canola oils. Oh and of course cocoa butter in the small amount of chocolate. Now I eat chocolate with only 2-3 ingredients, no cocoa butter, no oil. Very little though.

[@elizabethelias1005]

@@AH-cy4md and avocado.

[@AH-cy4md]

Purple Vegan Lady oh yes, avocados are great! 😋

[@gmr1241]

Carbs do not equal *refined* carbs, which is what people seem to be freaking out about.

[@askyourselfsfather6516]

Your beard is looking specially glowing today. Also your new setup and everything looks really nice.

[@Stoitism]

That because of the filters he uses to make his skin look a healthy colour.

[@askyourselfsfather6516]

FarFromTheTrees your opinion is worthless to me.

[@lvsoad22]

Ask Yourself's Father he dyes his hair

[@askyourselfsfather6516]

@sv3rige stay triggered buddy

[@ramikla_146]

Saturated Fat First of all Macros were not accounted for!

[@tlyons8537]

Wish I had known this or had been told this by my doctor and a dietitian that told me to eat low carb high protein diet...well that is what I did for years wondering why my blood sugar was elevated all the time!!! Well fast forward to today..I am on dialysis because of that diet!! I have now changed my lifestyle completely and my bloodwork is quickly becoming normal. That's another thing they tell you to watch your potassium which is naturally found in healthy fruits and vegetables...well that is a lie too....that is what is healing my kidneys and I feel great...I am waiting on bloodwork to be drawn to check my kidney function soon...I plead with everyone that thinks that this is a healthy way to eat think again!

[@MindVersusMisery]

You should sue them for misinforming you.

[@Minnie11chula]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 So crazy - I have always felt dietitians to be the most ill informed when it comes to research regarding nutrition that is not even new (my Mom heard about the evil of hydrogenated oils, preservatives & colorants in the 80’s from listening to a doctor’s radio show.)

[@dawitmengistu5518]

Right to the point! Brilliant. Thanks again Mic

[@teresa4645]

Our work is offering a program called Virta to reverse diabetes and it is suggesting a keto low carb diet with tons of animal fats 😟

[@askyourselfsfather6516]

On a personal level I would enjoy a diet science vid for sleep and depression related issues.

[@DrReginaldFinleySr]

NutritionFacts has some good videos about this. Search for sleep and/or depression. nutritionfacts.org/

[@FloydFreud]

I'd be depressed too, if I had a kid like Isaac.

[@askyourselfsfather6516]

Floyd Freud nice

[@FloydFreud]

@Steroid, you started out strong, but the 'roids obviously addled your brain when you typed that mess of a second sentence.

[@paulaaquino]

I volunteer for the experiment with the puppies!! Jokes apart, thank you for the content! My husband has type 2 diabetes and refuses to believe that fat causes diabetes....

[@myggggeneration]

He needs to listen to presentations by Cyrus, author, founder of Mastering Diabetes. Cyrus and Robby were on the Rich Roll Podcast on Monday and presented a lot of facts from their book, esp why fat is the cause of Type 2. I recommend listening to it, it was also a lot of fun. (I was a member of their Mastering Diabetes group for a year, their approach works, but after slacking for so many years this is not easy but it's doable and tasty)

[@mrarchon6612]

Being fat causes type 2 diabetes. And if you *had* to pick a dietary culprit, it would be... excess energy caused by seed oils and refined grains in the industrialsed diet. Animal products and animal fats have barely moved, which diabetes has skyrocketed.... imgur.com/a/F425rgI

[@Skystar777]

We were all told for the last 30 years dietry guidelines to cut out the fat and where are we today 100 million prediabetics. So 100 million people did not follow the guidelines. I think a good proportion cut out the fat and ate low fat processed foods with added sugar and got fat. Its not just the fat. ITs the added sugars added to carbs to make them sweet and addictive. We have far more added sugar in our diet now than what we had 30 to 40 years ago. We also didn't have the fast foods we have today.

[@ghostviggen]

paulaaquino If your husband combines fat with processed carbs he will worsen his condition. If he avoids combining them he will reverse his diabetes.

[@traveler65]

Rich Rolls podcast Feb. 17th. With Cyrus Khambatta PHD and Robby Barbaro MPH. Interesting 2 hour interview regarding this subject. 👍

[@Cottagewitch_tn]

A high carb, low fat caused my A1C to go from 5.7 to 9. Eating near no carb is what got me off insulin and a normal A1C. I can't eat enough food for a carb count that keeps me off medications.

[@MixMeister5000]

So why is it that people on Keto are reversing their diabetes? Hmmm 🤔?

[@reginalord9345]

Did you not watch the whole video? he answered that question.

[@marsmarv]

Great stuff Mic as always and sprinkled with your famous humor, huge respect! I was waiting for you to get a knock at this as I was reading and watching stuff recently about diabetes as it is so wide spread (I am not diabetic BTW he he) and it has a ton of implications and I just want to get it right so that I don't go the wrong way. Thanks for the palm oil explanation, I will stay away from that crap as much as possible. My kids love some plant based cheese here and there but they love some cheaper brand (not that many options here in Serbia) that contains palm oil so clearly the cheese conversation goes to occasional coconut oil based more expensive brand. I need to look into the palm oil (I guess you have tackled it already, gotta check), as it is widely used in processed foods. cheers

[@VGASM]

You were talked about on Rich Roll podcast

[@MictheVegan]

Love him

[@MOz112]

Superb, Mike.

[@BGr8ful4all]

Excellent video! Thank you for opening people’s eyes and telling them like it is! ❤️

[@jorgecarrejo7562]

Isn't weird that so many people that quit carbs and eat lots of fat.. Get rid of type 2 diabetes..

[@sebastiankoch2242]

11:40 total Dr. Greger move

[@DrReginaldFinleySr]

"Until... now.. errr.. 2005". :-)

[@jess_please]

Just listened to those guys on Rich Roll’s podcast. I’m glad you provided visuals for what they spoke about...super interesting and a great tidbit for speaking to people who are against carbs.

[@rbeane]

thanks for explaining how fat plays into IR. have seen a lot of videos about this but this is the first one to explain how the process works.

[@JohnCharlesMartinIII]

I eat two bowls of Shredded Wheat cereal every day. I ate three a day when I used to burn more calories from a job I had. My BMI is always between 21.5 to 22.5. I am at a no risk of having diabetes, I have good blood pressure levels, good LDL and HDL levels, etc., etc. What I really don't like is everyone telling me I am going to be overweight, I'm not getting enough nutrients, blah blah blah and then when I'm proving them wrong they act like I'm acting holier than thou.

[@missoats8731]

"I'm talking about whole carbs..." "like whole wheat pasta" ...shows whole wheat buns... "and sweet potato" ... shows regular potatoes .... "and whole fruits"... shows a bunch of lemons 😂. Sorry, i found these kinda mismatching images hilarious. Otherwise awesome video and a perfect summary you can send to people that still think carbs are the devil.

[@l21n18]

Miss Oats lemons are whole fruits

[@missoats8731]

@@l21n18 sure, but not exactly the first thing you would think about and nothing you would typically eat a lot of in its whole form. I just thought it was a strange choice of images.

[@l21n18]

Miss Oats well some varieties aren’t very tart, I’ve put whole lemons and limes in smoothies not as good as just eating them straight but better then squeezing a small amount of juice and discarding the rest of a perfectly good fruit

[@LeanOnCarbs]

Mic, great video, as always. I would appreciate your help with something. Did you create the animation with the insulin resistance mechanism? THAT IS FREKING AMAZING. May I use it in my video about diabetes?

[@danab9865]

Wow your videos are too good! Also LOLed for five minutes @ 11:42 😂

[@cesarcaixeta8456]

The hard part is actually convincing people to give up from the animal products, even with the massive scientific evidence of the benefits of a plant-based diet. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@rbe6963]

Why the F.. do you care???

[@Kingramze]

I remember watching a review of the tastiest junk foods - and they all had that similar 50/50 ratio of fats to sugars. So, yes, while most junk food is high in sugar, it's important to note most is also similarly high in fats and zero nutritional value. But, yes, people often only focus on the sugar aspect.

[@StangspringDK]

I recommend the book, The Hungry Brain. There is a golden ratio of fat and carbs that triggers overeating. Food manufacturers are spending billions in tailoring their products to make us eat more. For me, will carb rich meals trigger a slightly delayed response. I eat too much, since it’s too delicious (homemade sourdough bread, pasta and such). Feels bloated right after. An hour later, I’m craving snacks or more pasta, bread or sweets. So, went hi fat/low carb in february. Lost 20 kg, lowered my bloodpressure to 109/71 (7 day average). Zero cravings and lots of energy. Feeling satiated and no longer looks at the clock at 10, craving for the next meal.

[@karlwheatley1244]

@@StangspringDK If you were hungry 1 hour after eating a high carb meal, it's because there wasn't nearly enough fiber.

[@StangspringDK]

@@karlwheatley1244 Respectfully disagrees. It would happen, regardless of the source (whole grain bread, whole grain pasta, oats, potatoes, rice (brown or white)). Unless I ate extreme portions, would I look at the clock for the next meal in a few hours.

[@karlwheatley1244]

@@StangspringDK Thanks for your reply. I'm not disputing what happened in your body, but pasta and bread are not whole foods and that's not a high-fiber meal (which was my point). Westerners think we're eating a lot of fiber if we hit 30 g a day, but many folks in rural Africa hit 70-110 g a day (as did some/many Paleolithic folks). So a healthy, high-fiber version of that pasta meal might start with a big salad with various chopped/sliced veggies and chickpeas on it, then the pasta gets topped with a sizable portion of lentils. That's a ton more fiber and protein, and there's no way your stomach will be growling an hour later. Take care.

[@StangspringDK]

@@karlwheatley1244 I guess that “feeling full” can be a matter of volume, rather than being satiated. Our primary need is protein and energy and not volume, though volume can be interpreted as “had enough”. I know from personal experience, that volume is addictive.

[@edenvanvugt]

Just listened to Robby and Cyrus on the Rich Roll podcast talking about this, highly recommended. And great vid as always Mic, thanks!

[@memofromessex]

I listen to this whilst having my normal breakfast of four slices of homemade wholemeal bread (w/ baked beans, & peanut butter) and 100g of porridge with red berries. And my BMI is 20.2!

[@a_arrow]

Thank you so much for covering this, as a t1 diabetic I get so bothered when people recommend the keto diet for diabetes. My vegan diet works great, especially when I stick to whole foods! I do wish you had put type 2 in the title though, because there’s still so much misinformation about type 1 diabetes and the title makes it sound like all diabetes is caused by insulin resistance, which isn’t true.

[@scrapbus9681]

Aubrey, you seem like a nice person, so realise that there are people successfully treating TD1 on a ketogenic diet. There are a number of case studies now. Look up Dr Bernstein.

[@TheMellyfosho]

Do you still have to take insulin eating a plant based diet? There are people who have been able to reverse type two diabetes and no longer require taking insulin through a ketogenic diet

[@GamesonQ]

@@scrapbus9681 It's bandaid. So you can treat it also with wfpb diet and lower your insulin dose. Why do ketogenic diet when you can eat delicious fruits and bread and live?

[@scrapbus9681]

@@GamesonQ or you could eat a ketogenic diet, completely come off insulin and live a normal happy life. I'm fascinated by the science, and what it can tell us about root causes.

[@GamesonQ]

@@scrapbus9681 Not if you are type 1 diabetic

[@eprincess0126]

*me eating icecream while watching this* Me: I’m sooo healthy 😎

[@HiddenStr3ngth]

Making ice cream from frozen fruit is pretty healthy i'd say. And easy if you have a food processor.

[@sandyb1184]

@@HiddenStr3ngth YES, i blend frozen bananas with frozen mango and sometimes frozen blueberries as well, so delicious and healthy! Ice cream is mostly chemicals and solidifiers, and of course, cruel.

[@vfran838]

Just like the economy doesn't tank overnight - it takes time to build up - as does your body. While you are eating your ice cream all the lipids are building and building in your body. Maybe 20 years later you will have problems. Enjoy your ice cream

[@Ramiromasters]

@@HiddenStr3ngth Except for the part where fruit ages you Mitochondria...

[@myggggeneration]

Love the quote from the book! :-D

[@justStardust940]

great video as always, but Mike, what do you think is the best alternative to using lab animals for such studies when it is not ethical to do so on humans either?

[@cavemansmedicinecabinet]

Great video Mic. Keep up the good work. You're an inspiration and I learn so much from youl.

[@KarmenD-ce5re]

LOL!!! F O O L !! !!

[@lifeinbalance9012]

Thanks for your great work, Mic! One question: If you consume too many carbs, they are converted into fat as well, right? Is that saturated fat? Maybe you can explain that mechanism, thanks in advance!

[@akhenaph]

Same thing I was thinking. Then carbs become fat, fat blocks insuline, cell don't consume carbs and keep on getting really fat

[@tillrenger6815]

Obesity itself is one major risk factor for diabetes type 2. Fat people don't have more fat cells, they are just filled up by more and more fat. At some point they constantly spill over and elevate blood fat levels and cause insulin resistance. So, yes, carbs can indirectly cause diabetes type 2 by making people fat. But so can any macronutrient. Of course, simple carbs promote obesity, but whole carbs do not. Does that answer your question?

[@DrReginaldFinleySr]

Hi Life, excess sugars are shuttled to the liver to turn that sugar into glycogen. Too much gets stored as fat. Excess fats get absorbed by other cells throughout the body. Adipose tissue stores saturated and unsaturated fats. Visceral fatty tissue (fat around the belly) has more unsaturated fats but there is enough saturated that it is still very gelatinous. Remember, fats also tend to hold onto toxic compounds which is another motivator for others to shed those pounds. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111184102.htm

[@scrapbus9681]

@@DrReginaldFinleySr finally, some people talking sense. Visceral Adipose tissue is the most highly associated of any factors. Don't get VAT... You don't get T2D. What diets are good at reducing Vat? Vegan, vegetarian, keto.... Anything but the Standard American Diet. People throughout the world consume high amounts of animal products, both now and historically. But type 2 diabetes is a modern Western disease which tracks with the industrialised Western diet.

[@sueharrison6718]

Agreed. The number one cause of type two is calorie excess and over full fat cells. The Newcastle study done in last few years showed consistent reversal of type two with a ten percent or greater drop in body weight in all except those who had diabetes for many years. Not all those keto dieters are lying about their improvements. If it dropped their BMI the reversal could be real. The other problem is lack of movement in our modern lives. Regular running or other full on cardio or even a brisk walk will improve insulin sensitivity. Age is also a factor with the drop in NAD. It’s not helpful to simplify the issues and then claim it’s all just down to eating beef. If the vegan community keep doing this and it flies in the face of real,life experience it is not helping the cause.

[@OdinsSage]

People confuse treating the symptom with treating the cause. Just because someone "fixes" their diabetes symptoms on low carbs doesn't mean they've actually "fixed" their diabetes. -__-

[@lucasbck]

Hi Mike! Thank you for your work. Just wanted to report, at least 5 links to sources in video description are not working.

[@amoh5]

I think a lot of diabetics are so addicted to eating meat, therefore if you try and tell them that vegetarianism or veganism will cure them of diabetes they will automatically cling to the popular myth that sugar and carbs is actually their problem, and this myth will obviously allow their continued access to meat. I myself know how addictive meat can be, and I am tempted now and then by the seductive smell of cooked pork, beef and chicken, but I always remind myself, do I want to get diabetes? have a heart attack? a stroke? Get cancer? And a whole lot of other illnesses that animal-based foods cause. I don't think it's easy changing to a vegetarian or vegan diet, but when you're of an older age say in your 50s like me, you do ask yourself how much longer do I want to live in this world? I know I'm going to go one day, but I'm definitely not in a hurry...

[@gwaaiedenshaw8310]

Kemptner was an elimination diet. It works for many of the reasons the carnivore diet works. A bunch of things that cause the kidneys harm are eliminated. In particular carbohydrate binding proteins and dairy. Kempner s diet was also super low calorie. This, incidentally, is something that 7th day adventists and Okinawan people share in common with other blue zone people (along with their generally limited consumption of red meats and sometimes limiting fish).

[@blissprofessor4807]

Super low calorie? Really? Source please.

[@gwaaiedenshaw8310]

Mighty Magine Kempner et al

[@blissprofessor4807]

@@gwaaiedenshaw8310 Yeah, II checked and all I see is 2000-2400 calories a day. As far as I know that is not "super low calorie".

[@gwaaiedenshaw8310]

Mighty Magine if you drill in a bit, the average intake of rice, 250 grams.(this was most of their calories-850) and about 100 grams of sugar (387 calories) with a minimum of thier calories coming from fruit (no numbers for this, but to be generous I will say just less than sugar tho in was likely half or less, but 300 calories) That adds up to 1537 (I think... maths :/) There may be an abstract or something that says an average of 2000 (or 2400) calories, because people who were underweight were fed more calories (to keep them alive). Maybe somebody took the hugest and lowest and averaged them? I was being a bit hyperbolic when I said ‘super’ low calorie. Low calorie would have sufficed. It is pretty much the standard American diet minus the Protien. And the standard American diet is not being held up as some golden standard paradigm of how to eat.

[@3sotericcompassionist1976]

Excellent video!!

[@mladensamoukovic280]

Can you consider doing a video about the differences in certain populations that adapted to specific diets throughout their history, and if that can be a cause of the variety in their accommodation to certain diets, for example the people who are lactose intolerant and who aren`t. Can that be a factor for some people that don`t have a problem in their meat and dairy rich diets. Would appreciate it and your videos are super interesting, thanks.