Is INSULIN RESISTANCE Keeping You Fat? - Doctor Reacts

[@terfalicious]

I'd rather eat 1000 calories of steak than 1000 calories of sugar

[@jacklan4103]

I rather eat 1000 calories of fruits and vegetables than steak.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

Don't forget bacon !! 🥓

[@Dolly_travels]

@@jacklan4103 ​ @jacklan4103 I would rather eat beef ribs, pork belly and lots of fat than have fruits. I eat a ittle bit of fermented and green veggies for minerals and gut health. Didn't touch fruits and berries for almost one year and feel great and no scurvy lol Fruits and lots of vegetables messed up my gut, thanks to carnivore now I can add some veggies.

[@jacklan4103]

@@Dolly_travels That's funny because meat consumption leads to higher risks of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases. That's because it lacks the nutritional profile of fruits and vegetables such as polyphenals and fiber.

[@louisacapell]

Youll be very sick if you do​@@jacklan4103

[@kahearne5361]

There is no doctor in this space that I trust more than you Dr Westman. You are a gift to us. So many alluring presentations but few it seems with your integrity, humility and knowledge and experience. Always listen and beyond grateful that I found your approach and chose to join in Adapt Your Life in January 2024. Best decision I made. Losing weight but dealing with MS has brought some challenges mid February but on track thanks to you with better health overall and more hope than I have received regarding my health ever! That is true. Thank you! Kathleen in Canada.

[@jakemelinko]

He is the most gentle for sure but there are so many great doctors saying this. I can't believe it when I see the few that are spewing the bs, they use a lot of cuts and pictures and colors and extra words.. exhausting!

[@vonticehembree6083]

Dr Ben Bikman also has a pleasant and appealing presentation series , check out his Insulin IQ you tube . He is very knowledgeable about keto space and he is biomedical scientist that does research on obesity , insulin, and lipidimiology .

[@marshcreek4355]

Dr. Westman, love your content. It's essential for my health journey. I just told my wife "what a smart man and someone I can trust." Congratulations on reaching 200K subscribers!

[@MsLeenite]

Thank you, Dr Westman.

[@raymorris952]

How does he explain why no insulin no fat ? The first symptom of type one diabetes is weight loss, The opposite with type two, to much insulin or insulin resistance, obesity!

[@pillow4casestudies]

Body needs insulin to store the fat

[@janicemims9799]

Thank you Dr Westman. You are a voice of reason

[@thehassanhashemi]

I have so much respect for this Doctor ❤

[@kevinbrannan8347]

I would hope he gets to see your video of him, and getting a comment would be fantastic He is resistant to learning now probably

[@Patsysmiled]

Not sure whether he will reflect on his own work though

[@dansanders1255]

Will you be moving away from using the term Calorie and towards mass in the future? Calories don’t apply to humans and we don’t eat calories. Perhaps this language is just easier for the layman?

[@petramaas8574]

Mass is not equivalent to calorie. You can drink a bucket of water, a lot of mass with no calories.

[@WolfieWoofWoofMeow]

“Food Energy” is a more correct term than mass or calorie. Calorie has a specific scientific definition that doesn’t apply inside a human body, and, despite some scientists’ effort to talk about food mass as opposed to calories, food energy is still better, bc rather than a a static term describing a physical property of food, it’s general and and non-specific, bc each of us hormonally responds to the same amount of calories differently.

[@Carnivorenursekim]

What about carnivores who claim they eat upwards of 5k calories a day and don’t gain?

[@bruceedwards3366]

i think bart Kay needs to address this grifter

[@jp7357]

I lost 70lb by going plant based and giving up simple carbs and saturated fat. I’m a 66yo runner and started CrossFit to add upper body muscle mass. Now, I’m deliberately weight back on, also eating fish to get protein to 170, I can’t go back to land animal protein as my ldlc was 190 (even when I was skinny), it’s now mid 70’s). It’s been hard not to fixate on the scales as I spent 18 months fixating on losing 0.2lb/day and weighing myself twice/day. At 155lb I was told I look like a concentration camp victim, now I’m 175 and considerably more muscled but knowing I’ve put on 20lb after working so hard to lose all that weight really is a mental dilemma. I’m always tempted to get back on the scale and see how much heavier I am now, but, then I’d diet again and lose the muscle mass that I’ve tried so hard to put in to stave off sarcopenia and old age frailty. I feel like narcissus, I spend an unhealthy amount of time in front of the mirror trying to figure out if it really is muscle or fat. Losing weight is very hard, surprisingly, putting back on “just the right amount” is mentally much harder.

[@jackiefisher1820]

I'm 70 yrs old living in the UK and struggled with weight problems all my life! It started at an early age I just can't stand the taste of tea! From the age of 4 to 15 I had nothing to drink but water or soda pop!The weight ballooned by the age of 8 I weighed 8 sts.(112 lbs.)My hospital doctor wouldn't listen to me her advise to my mother was feed her fishpaste! At 16 I discovered through a friend Nescafe coffee(instant) it was a revolution , I started drinking coffee with milk and no sugar the lbs. dropped off! Later I read the original Dr. Atkins diet and became 8 sts. at age 19! Child birth and complications added to my girth since the plandemic I have risen to 232lbs. I feel that the medical establishment have failed me but I watch you and hopefully I have decided to come into the low carb. diet! Coffee saved me once (in the 1950's and 1960's working classes had no recourse to drinking coffee,believe it or not!) Now on the internet we get most of our health education! I thank you for your good words and will commence to following your system of low carb. diets! Lots of love from Wolverhampton!

[@carolphillips8802]

I stick to approximately 2000 calories, and eat just twice a day. My carbs are around 50 grams, which is probably why I still have hunger problems. I have been able to lose weight (from 85 to 68 kilos) using this lowish carb level, but managed to lose weight (from 117 to 80 kg) using low calories --- before I tried lower carbs.

[@pointshealthcoaching8474]

Lol ... "The keto naysayers" love the expression "over consume"...which is meaningless by itself... try over consuming rib-eyes & exactly how much would that be? I must over consume meat daily, yet I have a healthy body comp... hhhmmmm😮

[@kevinbrannan8347]

Going low carb stopped my inflammation, and lost body fat 1 year on and starting to build muscle, this I had stopped because of the inflammation in joints etc, now I can train No medication, perfect blood pressure low HbA1c One heart attack and 5 stents five years ago, I was never educated on the cause, bad diet mostly grains carbs and stress Causing insulin resistance I would guess

[@q.d.mcgraw]

Will medications that increase insulin production keep it so high that it continues the insulin resistance and prevents weight loss even if eating zero carbs? EDIT: Could glucagon production due to not eating carbs be high enough to keep the blood sugar level in the diabetic range due to insulin resistance?

[@bentriefus5961]

Cells have the Randle Cycle and Insulin resistance is a concept more than a thing - there are no meters or tests you can do to test your insulin resistance. If you are fat adapted and well fed, you will be resistant to sugar because the cells are replete and you will also be fat resistant for the same reason - carbs/ blood glucose will remain in the blood and cause glycation of the blood - hence a raised HBA1C on a keto diet because sugar stays in the blood longer - Dr Paul Mason has some good stuff on this, as does Prof Bart Kay

[@WilliamEllison]

yes it is.. It's that simple.

[@rossta3949]

It's not about calories, doctor. If I eat 3,000 calories of donuts and I eat 3,000 calories of meat, my body is going to react different. Since that's the case, the calorie content and other words, the thing that burns stuff to raise temperature of water is irrelevant to my body. We intake mass, not calories..

[@MissMonotheist]

For those rhat consider themselves "low carb", how many grams of carb do you consume per day?

[@jakemelinko]

It's videos like his that overwhelm people with all the flashing words and pictures and sudden zooms on himself, confusing the real issues😮

[@subtropicalken1362]

Morse’s explanations were an exercise in confusion. What could be simpler than cut the carbs. 🤷‍♂️

[@bryandoyle1488]

Low carb does not work for everyone. I have been on your protocol since October, less than 20 total carbs per day, and have gained 25 lbs and my A1C has gone up to 6.2 from 5.8...there are no absolutes!

[@HungTran-dv5me]

Dr westman,there a difference btwn smart and ignorance,seems like dr morris is more igorant than smart.😊

[@bruce8443]

The analogy of cash in the wallet and in the bank is a poor analogy to use, because everyone wants to SAVE cash, but nobody wants to SAVE extra body fat: we want to LOSE the body fat. So it is too confusing to say to think of energy like cash. It doesn't help normal people to think about that analogy.

[@robertbeckler5058]

Bet he hits the crapper 3 times after he eats.

[@mariad1151]

3 years in still waiting for the hunger to disipate!! I want a refund😅 Good luck out there folks!

[@carnivanmeateaters]

Are you eating low carb? Or carnivore? I found a huge difference once I just ate meat products. Hunger is almost non existent.

[@jimbrogan9835]

Yes, calories matter. That doesn't mean macro nutrients DON'T MATTER. The macro nutrients, and nutrients that you take in have been proven to effect your basal metabolism, body composition, and energy levels, greatly effecting the "calories out" part of the equation. It's like saying the fuel going in your car is equal to the fuel burned by your car. DUH! It ignores all the things that can be done to effect how fuel efficient your car is. If your car needs a tune up and you just fuel it more often, that doesn't make it run better. If your car needs new parts and you pour gasoline on the effected part, that won't fix the problem. Sometimes stating the obvious, doesn't make you a genius, but an idiot. If you don't understand that there is always more to the story you can't help anyone, not even yourself.

[@jimmyhvy2277]

Sugar Diet = one cube of sugar a day , you will lose weight !

[@anitacraighead7038]

I like your videos but this one is too confusing. I'm unsubbing.

[@PlatinumAbra]

So e 85 is just as good a fuel as 89 or 95?

[@markotrieste]

I've learned one thing: never get dietary advice from someone who didn't struggle in his life with food cravings and hunger. People that talk about counting calories but never mention the psychological side of sinking the teeth into mouth-watering food. They are humans like me, but clearly have a completely different way to deal with food before, during and after eating, so their advice is totally irrelevant for me. Pity that it took me thirty years to understand it.

[@DianeRuotsalainen-ne8cr]

Took me 75

[@maryvalent961]

My doctor recommended the Mediterranean diet because he lost 30 lbs on it while in med school. I’m 65, female, no ovaries, overweight since childhood, no gallbladder , and now morbidly obese. Not quite the same battle.

[@drmarcmethod]

Kind of unfair to assume I've never struggled with body weight or my relationship with food, to be honest.

[@markotrieste]

@@drmarcmethodPlease elaborate.

[@herstrengthcoachingwithvic1823]

I disagree you don't have to go through the same problems to help someone overcome them, there is a big part that includes mindset, you have to find the right coach that is knowledgeable about the whole body, mind, body and nutrition. So don't disregard good coaches that help people lose weight and create a new lifestyle it's more then just about losing weight, it's about getting healthy.

[@kevinbrannan8347]

Going low carb stopped my inflammation, and lost body fat 1 year on and starting to build muscle, this I had stopped because of the inflammation in joints etc, now I can train No medication, perfect blood pressure low HbA1c One heart attack and 5 stents five years ago, I was never educated on the cause, bad diet mostly grains carbs and stress Causing insulin resistance I would guess

[@carolphillips8802]

High-carb diets help to cause hunger. The more carbs, the more hunger, and the more you want to eat.

[@chrisdawson3859]

So true! I just took a deep be off of my carnivore diet and am hungry all the time. Back on it now though.. ridiculous that I go off of it. 😢

[@herstrengthcoachingwithvic1823]

@@chrisdawson3859 It's a matter of combining protein and carbs not just eating carbs alone of course you going to be hungry, but if you want to maintain that muscle you do need more carbs also, check out many body builders, lots that I know eat large amounts of protein as well as carbs. Women need carbs if they are going through perimenopause and beyond, it can cause so many issues with hormones if you are not eating the right carbs. So low carb diets are not the best, but also it is person by person. It's individualized.

[@jackiefisher1820]

I agree, I put at least45 lbs on with my three pregnancies! I worked full time I looked after three children and I was always stressed! I followed the low fat diets and was constantly hungry,my hair fell out I started to go bald! The doctors had no advice or good ideas except cut calories and do more exercise,CHEEK, you tell a mother of three children she's not doing enough exercise! Only by listening to Dr. Westman and a friendly voice have I started to make progress! Thank you dictor!

[@ding9633]

​@@herstrengthcoachingwithvic1823Is this a joke?

[@BigVine-m5i]

Well explained Dr. Westman.

[@eringo-bragh4243]

It's not that calories don't count, it's that it's an imprecise measure when you consider it's how you metabolize the food you eat & we are all kinda different.

[@petermadany2779]

In other words calories-in calories-out is not an actionable concept.

[@hektor6766]

There's much more to it than that. Look up and watch Dr. Ben Bikman. Insulin signals your fat cells to store glucose as fat. Minimize insulin, let's say by eating fats and protein without carbs, and no fat storage can occur. Now, if you want to decrease adipose tissue, you'll need to go to a caloric deficit to allow glucagon, the regulatory opposite of insulin, to induce lipolysis and reduce the fat stored in the adipose tissue. It's more the hormone at play than the calorie count.

[@kelsycunningham8452]

Caloriies in, calories out... Blah blah. Sure, you can lose weight on a diet of white sugar if you maintain a caloric deficit. But you're not going to be able to keep it up for long. A caloric deficit eating protein and fat is satiating, and the weight will come off.

[@DrJuliusGreenbaum]

Didn’t lose a pound on indiscriminate calorie reduction. Dropped the carbs and dropped 30 pounds in 30 days.

[@lando9238]

By definition you weren’t in a calorie deficit than

[@DrJuliusGreenbaum]

@@lando9238for many on the diabetic spectrum, indiscriminate calorie reduction does nothing if lipolysis remains blocked by insulin. Perhaps it is possible for some to find success with indiscriminate calorie reduction, but it is generally far more effective to cut carbs.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

😉👍 WOW ❗️

[@lando9238]

Oh and btw most of that was water you lost

[@R-BURQUENO]

​​@@lando9238That's the point they are trying to make. 🥴...Why are every one of your comments bagging on people? Every single one of them. What is your thought process. There are far too many people with your mentality (On the internet). Everybody keeps to themselves in person for the most part though, lol. Interesting.

[@makaisenki]

French greens 1 lb steamed with a tablespoon of I think teriyaki sauce or something, A little bit of salt, I ate that back one I wasn't doing keto because I figured it would fill me up and keep my blood sugars from crashing an hour later I was super hypoglycemic and got a donut to correct the issue. I do not buy that bull crap of the longer lasting fibers will keep your blood sugar stable. The teriyaki sauce was only 6 to 15 carbs The French Greens were mostly fiber If what this dude is saying is true I should have not had a blood sugar crash. Ever since keto even doing OMAD day one on keto because my meal was six eggs and a pound of ground beef I never had hypoglycemia again never happened. 3-day fast because I didn't get hungry not because I planned it, At an active job where I worked at a taco shop that was understaffed... No hypoglycemia. The problem with nutritional science is that people that have never been obese never been incredibly unhealthy are talking out of their ass about things they've never experienced and then telling people that have those experiences that they're lying or not doing it correctly while ignoring that going the high carb route there are a thousand nuances and little things that are important to know and going the no-carb route is pretty much a straightforward and simple as it can get. Don't drive on a winding mountain road with no guardrails if you can just drive through a tunnel that goes straight through the middle of the freaking mountain.

[@maryvalent961]

Dr Westman, the experience that you have from your practice is priceless. Thank you for taking your time to make these videos. You have helped me immensely to sort through all the confusing information that is out there. My doctor is archaic in his knowledge of obesity. Trying to find a doctor is horribly difficult. I spent 6 months with a nutritionist without losing an ounce. Thank you!

[@horse__power7891]

People like Dr. Marc are why folks are soooo confused. Dr. marc needs to have a serious meeting with Dr. Eric Westman AND Dr. Jason Fung.

[@macoediv]

and then Professor Bart Kay.

[@drmarcmethod]

I don't feel confused at all, nor do my clients and the people I teach - so perhaps, there is more than than way to help people?

[@bhmcl4131]

@@drmarcmethod funny, because you don’t convince me. Your arguments are sometimes partial truths but are often incorrect, no matter how confident you are of your point of view. Nice work with the graphics though.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

Using my glucose meter ‐ I find little difference in complex vs simple carbohydrates.

[@iss8504]

Me too. I get huge spikes, whether it's ice cream or tomatoes or carrots. Carrots are like candy to my glucose levels....

[@jamescalifornia2964]

​@iss8504 I hear that !! 🚫🥕

[@mariad1151]

I think It's about speed/rate that it IS Absorbed. COmplex carbs will break down more slowly. I don't have cgm, but that's what is proposed. Btw: hi James😊

[@jamescalifornia2964]

@mariad1151 - Hi Maria. You will not know for certain until you get a BG meter and test yourself. No need for a CGM . 👌

[@marywiggins7411]

​@jamescalifornia2964 yes but if insurance pays for a CGM then go for it, you get 24 hours of results right on your phone instead of finger sticks multiple tines a day.

[@Billy97ify]

Sorry, this guy is a clown. 1000 cal of glucose or protein or fat are metabolized differently in the body. Also there is the Randle cycle.

[@chrisminifie219]

If calories in, calories out is valid, then why can a massively high calorific diet that is very low carb lead to body fat loss?

[@mariad1151]

It can't. Your question is valid.

[@2old4allthis]

Because the body can only process a given amount of fat based on the amount of bile available. The rest is excreted - literally the ‘calories out’ part.

[@petermadany2779]

@@2old4allthisin addition to your point, which has some validity, the body can also change its metabolism to generate more heat. Note that if one excretes more than a moderate amount of fat, stools will float or be very loose. Non-floating, well-formed stools don’t contain a large amount of fat.

[@pillow4casestudies]

Keto, low insulin, diet will give access to fat, sugar diet does not. I believe it can lead to loss of body fat.

[@jobrown8146]

I am thankful that I found sensible information when I first went low carb in October 202. I didn't and still don't count anything, and to start with was eating allowable snacks when I got hungry. Not long after I was able to stop the snacks. I remitted my diabetes in less than 3 months and without even trying went from 80kg down to 58kg, which is what I weighed in the mid 1980s before I had children. I am now metabolically healthy. Being fat adapted makes life so much easier. I used to have to eat within 1/2 when I truly got hungry before low carb otherwise I would get the shakes and get "hangry".

[@rmeohee]

your balanced and logical analysis peovides the most vital nutritonal guidance to the human race amongst the ignorant an ill research diet influences… please continue your great work

[@AndrewGrassette]

A great spin on his metaphor would be....Carbs are cash in your wallet and Fat is money in the bank, going KETO is like carrying a debit card instead of cash

[@slaterider]

Dr. Westman = The Best.

[@zorabtl]

Doc, I would really like to see you talk to Doctor Bikman one day.

[@hektor6766]

That would be a great conversation.

[@andrewrivera4029]

I do OMAD carnivore but when I do a cheat day with carbs I cannot get full. I’m roaming looking for food, when I eat fatty meat, eggs, cheese I get so full so satisfied.

[@Amanda_downunder]

how long have u been OMAD ? Do u eat at same time .. do u have a preference ? how about fish / seafood .. iodine ? just wondering. lol

[@andrewrivera4029]

@@Amanda_downunder OMAD over 6 years, eat at 4 pm, I eat fish and seafood occasionally and I supplement with iodine. My last thyroid panel had testosterone of 711 all other thyroid normal but TSH was low a sign of hyperthyroid but I’ve got no symptoms, got tons of energy and great blood flow on carnivore.

[@hektor6766]

Carbs make you graze. How well I know.

[@Amanda_downunder]

@@andrewrivera4029 - ok, ty for replying. 👌🙏

[@barbaramcintosh8581]

great show but where's the thumbs up button????

[@davidmblabla]

Oh God I hope this conversation doesn't spark a fire at Bart Kay's ass. You mentioned calories that he gets pissed😂 I love the way you broke down this video you did a great job keep up the good work

[@Jojo-o6o6w]

I went 100% carnivore.. high fat and I was 280lbs.. in 6 months flat I was getting so lean that I didnt like it. I was healthier.. but I like to have a little heft to me. I lift weights in an effort to gain girth as well but i do not like the shredded look. What I do is start eating a lot of fruit everyday and I will slowly put some weight on when I feel I am getting to shredded.

[@daveplem]

#humblebrag

[@hektor6766]

Starches like rice, corn and potatoes would provide bulk. The fructose in large amounts of fruit would be hard on your liver.

[@Jojo-o6o6w]

@@daveplem lol 100%

[@Jojo-o6o6w]

@@hektor6766 starches get turned into sugars in your body. I'll take my chances with some fruit instead of eating grass seeds or corn

[@Jojo-o6o6w]

@@hektor6766 A serving of white rice has almost the same effect on glycemic index as eating pure glucose

[@petern5565]

Also it seems to me his paradigm centers around the bodies metabolic rate being STATIC when in fact it is a variable. If you just lower the calories without the body being able to SWITCH to fat burning then it will be forced to lower your metabolism to match the lower calories coming in. Insulin is the trigger that makes that switch when high you are burning mainly carbs when low the body turns to burning mainly your fat stores. When you are burning your fat stores you have breakfast lunch an dinner all on tap (keto) which is why you don't get hungry as much and the body can just use more of your fat stores to MATCH your calories out and so does not need to lower your metabolic rate. So as you suggest his approach is too simplistic and so will only work with a narrow band of people whose metabolic rate can go down without that being a problem.ie young healthy active people with a high metabolic rate. As per the comment below Jason Fung and yourself clarifies this very well.

[@twiggyfitness6642]

My nutrition consists of 63% fat, 3% carbs, and 34% protein... I feel great. Went from a size 10 to a size 4 and have kept it off for 12 years. I exercise fasted in the morning.

[@frankgrizzard]

Strict carnivore works for me

[@emmanolan1250]

Really unhealthy to only eat one food group

[@tb54321]

Meat is the most nutrient dense food, especially if you eat organ meats. That’s the big secret big food and pharma don’t want you to know. The only supplements I take is organ meat supplements, vitamin c, and vitamin d. Don’t need fiber, don’t need sugar, and don’t need any other food. Never felt better and my bloodwork is better than ever - and improving! Plus, I have zero arterial plaque from being carnivore and kidneys work perfectly. Turns out, it is healthy to only eat one food group!

[@frankgrizzard]

,​@@tb54321that's been my experience, took me 69 years of eating a variety of of so-called foods before I discovered there's only really two food groups, animals and plants

[@chriss4949]

@@emmanolan1250 absolutely false

[@robyn3349]

Thank you ❤

[@alimuhammad9424]

Well done Dr. Eric Westman. Awesome and extraordinary lecture. I m your followers. Regards and Best wishes

[@perserverance333]

Those of us who perform intense weight training actually need carbs to recover.

[@theskyehiker]

That might be true for you but it isn’t true for everyone. Check out the research by Phinney and Volek, the premiere researchers in this field.

[@omnimetric84]

I’m 62 and male. I used Dr Westman’s concept and lost 50 in 7 months or so. Joint pains gone. BP normal now. No meds. 14% body fat. After a year or so, I expanded to omni/carnivore, adding < 75g/day minimally processed carbs and virtually no seed oils, with periodic zero carb days and the occasional 16\8 fast. I’ve even hit the weights and added some lean muscle. My cholesterol looks normal from a low carb perspective and I’m fine with that, I’m not taking the drugs. I know it applies differently to varying metabolisms and it’s not easy for everyone but the science itself works.

[@karenreallyrespondspugnann415]

Why doesn't anyone talk about gaining weight. I'm 70 and struggling to get over 100#. Always.. I take in 2000+ calories a day. 5ft2 tall and was hoping to gain since I am quite inactive at this point, so don't think it's because of exercise 😢

[@andrewwood3597]

Maybe more dairy.

[@robyn3349]

There’s more to consider than calories. Nutrients.

[@mikecar52]

You haven't said what you eat, how much you exercise, what you do. Impossible to give a reasonable answer with so little info. Go to gemini or co pilot give them all that info and they may write a program for you that will usefully help you gain weight. That is a healthy recommendation.

[@mariad1151]

Did your calorie intake go down automatically? Did you lose your appetite? Fish tales!! 👿 Are you stll waiting?

[@TorBoy9]

Dr Morris represents the pro-carb world that I live in, which includes my personal GP, Diabetes Canada and Health Canada. Even with intermittent fasting 18-6, daily gym workouts and calorie cutting, I could not lose weight. It was only after I tried low carb (

[@pdxoregon1]

Shocking that the person being reviewed by Dr Westman published such incorrect and harmful information without shame or seemingly any forethought or research.

[@dr.timothypatitsas7889]

What is the source of confusion here? If you have ever read Jane Jacobs' classic work The Death and Life of Great American Cities, go back to Chapter 22. Jacobs describes there the three kinds of problems - and there are only three kinds - that science is able to handle. The young man on this video is insisting that the body is nothing more than a "problem in simplicity." Dr. Westman says, no, the body is also a "problem in organized complexity." Therefore, Westman is actually curious about human metabolism at multiple scales. These "problems in simplicity" people, when they look at living systems, are insufferably incurious about the complexity of the organisms they study. It's a sort of willful stupidity, dressed up as being scientific. But since your body is not merely a machine, listen to these reductionists at your own peril. Stick with Westman, and Lustig, and real biologists like them. The auto mechanics are not your best guide to a living system.

[@razorgg]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZavaJJme8ymnLM, so this med Cram looks like there are some significant questions about low carb and mostly meat diet, 11:50 reviewing the chart increase in getting DMII on Low carb diet on animal sources

[@zebonautsmith1541]

why would anyone want to release glucose into the blood stream at ANY rate; exogenously? Especially when; if the body needs it; it will make it on it's own.

[@RebekahBavryCPHC]

This is great!

[@finagill]

Calories don't matter because we don't burn our food to release the thermal energy in it. Calories are only thermal energy. We extract energy from food in a very different way. This is why some people can increase their caloric load and lose weight and others can decrease their calories and gain weight. Macros matter but not calories.

[@ambrosiofamily6902]

I pray to get through to my four extremely diabetic sisters to the fact that they can indeed change their health. So far, they won’t listen. 😢

[@marismannik464]

🤷‍♀️have been carnivore since 2023 Jan, haven’t lost a # yet😅

[@MrAlpacabreeder]

If ketosis literally means abnormal ketones, we need to coin a new word for keto normal.How about Euketotic

[@falevisbona1900]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us

[@victoriaburgess700]

Totally respect your work, but there are many people who are not overweight and are insulin resistant. What do you say about that. Is there anyone who addresses the fact that just because one is slim doesn’t mean they are healthy? I was diagnosed with pre diabetes and I’m 128#. Levels are better now on low carb, but I absolutely can’t loose more weight. I eat more healthy fats

[@marywiggins7411]

There are other mechanisms, your pancreas might be so damaged. There are other versions of diabetes, like type 1.5, and gallstones can plug ducts and cause this. Maybe ask for a contrast CT of your pancreas and surrounding organs. Complain about pain in that area enough and you will likely get a scan ordered, it could reveal issues.

[@victoriaburgess700]

@@marywiggins7411 thanks but no thanks. I’m a registered dietitian and there are slim people with metabolic issues and/or pre-diabetes; and overweight people with no metabolic issues. There is absolutely nothing wrong with my pancreas. It was about the carbs and sweets. My levels are fine now…so it was high carb and stress that did it. And I work with many people…slim and overweight, like that.

[@marywiggins7411]

@victoriaburgess700 I wasn't refuting what you said about carbs. Of course there are unhealthy skinny people. There are food restricting vegetarians eating oreos and dorritos.

[@DrJuliusGreenbaum]

The irony of juicer gym bros denying the role of hormones in body composition.

[@eclexian]

Side note: I _detest_ listening to podcasts and videos where the producer has cut out all the breaths (like this one you’re reviewing). It’s a stupid notion, and it makes listening to it very disturbing. When I come across a podcast or video produced that way, I immediately shut it off and move on to one I can listen to without feeling hypoxic! Thanks for not doing this with yours. This would be irrelevant, but I think it speaks to his trying to raise the energy level by hitting you with supposed “facts” so fast that you don’t have time to consider them, and just swallow them whole (uncritically)!

[@jasonwheat5242]

He said you shouldn't cut your protein, so if your cutting calories on an high carb diet, are you not cutting your carbs. Therefore your lowering your insulin response.

[@RavenMacGowan]

Calories in, calories out is bad science. It is a physics problem for a physiological problem. For people who are obese, all this really means is eating the proper amount of calories for your ideal weight. Most people who are obese are eating more than 5,000 calories a day of sugar and garbage. 2000 calories of carbs are not the same as 2000 calories of fat and protein, and we can see in the carnivore community that people eat a lot af calories, until the meat no longer tastes good, but are still losing weight and hitting equilibrium.

[@Andrea-u2f]

This guy makes sense. I am relieved to hear someone, reliable say that protein is important. Also, I appreciate having had a clear explanation of what and how insulin does with protein. Thank you.

[@fredsmit3481]

Being a good doctor requires knowledge of medicine and an ability to communicate. Dr. Westman, please learn to communicate the state of ketosis. How can someone be on a keto diet and not be in ketosis? Only someone with a complete lack of knowledge of the English language can call a diet "keto" without ketosis.

[@donnahalstead531]

Some influencers say that dietary fat goes directly into fat cells leading to insulin resistance ? Can u talk about this ?? Makes me nervous eating keto that I’m making myself gain weight or insulin resistance from the high fat intake??

[@orekhovnikolay675]

That "doctor" is circling around of an elephant and trying to explain that if you don't want to be stomped by it, it's not necessary to stand up and move away from running towards you elephant.

[@robinq5511]

Is this the conclusion I am supposed to draw? That those who eat less higher nutrient dense, higher caloric food is more conducive to weight loss than those who eat more lower nutrient dense, lower caloric food because the former is more satiating than the latter and those people will thus eat fewer calories in the long run? People claim that a vegan diet will cause fat loss as will a carnivore diet. But are the health benefits the same? Are both equally sustainable? I would answer NO. I mean how can any amount of fruits and veggies, etc. that you would have to eat to equal the nutritional value of one steak be considered equal? Both diets being equal cannot be true...so where is the tautology?

[@vickymyprayergarden6846]

Should a B complex vitamin be taken per day when on a very low carb ,no sugar diet ???

[@jasonwheat5242]

It more mass in mass out than it is calorie in calorie out. No where in the laws of thermal dynamics does it mention excess calories will be stored as fat.

[@mariad1151]

That is one bogus line...who can eat 5000 ?calories per day?! Why isn't W ashamed to reference 1 man's experience that is .... questionable to say the least, that has no relevance to the rest of us? Anyone here naive enough to believe you can eat as much as you want on keto & not gain weight?

[@Ronlawhouston]

What do you think about alpha cell dysfunction and high levels of glucagon in diabetics?

[@michaelcariello6233]

Not everyone who eats a low carb diet eats less. Even if they are losing weight

[@jimmyhvy2277]

is he a Vegan ?

[@drmarcmethod]

Thanks for highlighting my work. I haven't had a chance to review your full video yet, but look forward to it.

[@Patsysmiled]

And did you?

[@ding9633]

What did you think of it?

[@anitacraighead7038]

Sounds great, but I just got out of the hospital, ordered a high protein low fiber diet because I have gastroparesis. 3rd bad episode...on top of other medical conditions.

[@marywiggins7411]

I believe Dr Sean O'Mara suffered with many health issues similar to yours and he went carnivore and cleared them up. Check out his videos and website.

[@donnahalstead531]

I worry that I’m not getting enough protein because low carb makes me not as hungry so only eat like twice day and smaller portions?

[@azarialr6639]

I had that issue. Came from standard to keto, and learned the 1g of protein per pound of lean mass, and looked up the protein content of the meats, eggs etc I was eating and found out I was eating less than half of my bodies required protein. Increased my protein to reach that minimum by going back to three meals briefly, and weighing protein, then after a week and a half went back to two meals(when I could comfortably eat that amount in two meals). I ate all protein first then anything else, and wound up eating almost no carbs, but feel much better. The other thing I found was my weight loss had stalled as I was in starvation mode, once I started eating more I dropped weight easily.

[@fredsmit3481]

Doc, please debunk the influencers that talk about their fake keto diets but say that ketosis is not important and call ketosis a "medical" condition. Please teach them that calling ketosis a "medical" condition is derogatory towards the wonderful state of ketosis.

[@mariad1151]

Tautology is circular reasoning

[@mariad1151]

Tautology is circular reaaoning. I believe it was Taubes who first faulted the logic in the argument, not Ludwig.

[@mariad1151]

It is completely unacceptable that W uses that bogus calorie one-off Sam Feltham example. Usually he positions himself as research based, & he surely knows better. Glaring fault for pursuasuon purposes only. Shame, shame🤥

[@jimbrogan9835]

Amino acids are used for building things. Fatty acids are used for building things. Carbs are like gasoline/petrol in a hybrid car. They cannot be used for anything other than fuel, either now, or after they are stored in different ways, later. Left over amino acids can be used as fuel, but don't have to be, and are hard for the body to use that way. Fatty acids can be used as fuel and the body actually prefers to use them that way, and is quite good at using them in a healthy body. Again, carbs can ONLY be used for fuel. Once a cell has all the fuel it needs to operate it doesn't want any more. If you keep eating carbs and all your cells are fully fueled its like trying to put more gasoline/petrol in a full tank, it just doesn't work. But high glucose is dangerous to the blood vessels so the body has to force it into the cells. Imagine if your overfull fuel tank overflowed INTO the car. This can't be allowed, it has to be prevented, so the body makes more and more insulin trying to protect you from the high blood glucose and force more fuel into already full tanks. Just cut the carbs and and the problem is solved! Even when you run out of carbs, the body will continue to run on fat! Remember, you are a hybrid machine that can run on more than one fuel, and the better, more efficient fuel is fat. I'm not saying that no one should ever eat sugar or carbs, but if you are overweight, and insulin resistant, or type 2 diabetic you need to leave the carbs alone. It's just that simple, and anyone who denies it is either ignorant or stupid. Either way you should not be taking advice from them.

[@drmarcmethod]

Nearly 20-30% of dietary protein metabolized in the liver is oxidized for energy (not "can be used as fuel"). Likely more in low-carb (thus higher protein) situations. But hey "there is always more to the story you can't help anyone, not even yourself".

[@jimbrogan9835]

@@drmarcmethod Since I never claimed the body couldn't or wouldn't oxidize excess amino acids once all other needs were met I really don't get what you are driving at. I find the number you're stating more than a little bit excessive, though. Do you have any scientific studies to back it up, or did you just pull it out of your ***? I don't claim to be a doctor or a scientist, but I can read a study as well as anyone. So far the only thing you've proven yourself qualified to be is a troll. Bye troll.

[@mariad1151]

"Hunger is the death knoll of any diet." duhhhhh Problem is it aint carbs that drives hunger! geeez if it were only so simple....