LOW CARB DIET CAUSES INSULIN RESISTANCE?! - Dr. Westman Reacts

As keto diets become increasingly popular and more people report incredible transformations in their health from eating this way, it’s inevitable that some controversy will arise and that criticism will be levied against this approach, since it’s so different from conventional teaching about “healthy diets.” But Dr. Westman has been treating patients using the keto diet in a medical clinic for more than 20 years, helping them to lose weight and become free of long lists of chronic health issues.
So what does Dr. Westman have to say in response to other medical professionals who state that the low-carb diet causes insulin resistance find out in his latest video?
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[@jeannineenos2758]

Thank you Dr. Westman. In a nutshell, the pharmaceutical companies are not happy about this. People are healing and needing less medication.

[@roxannehale1386]

So true.

[@dougroberts3643]

Exactly what I said to my wife this morning

[@btudrus]

Not just the pharmaceutical companies. The big-sugar, big-food in general, the big agriculture bussines too. Also the 7-day-adventists are also involved for religious reasons....

[@rockstarofredondo]

@@btudrus they are also involved in a large chain of hospitals.

[@scottvaj4434]

Corporate execs need to start fearing for their lives for anything to change.

[@billmitchell1955]

All I know is that I lost 70 pounds in nine months, my blood pressure went from elevated to normal, I went from obese to normal weight, my blood work improved, and I don't need to use a cpap machine anymore. All because of the keto diet.

[@thomashilson4158]

GREAT job, sir!!!

[@jrowlove7328]

I agree. I am such a low carb snob that I cannot subject myself to videos like his. They just make me mad, they seem so uninformed. Low carb eating saved my life.

[@doddsalfa]

Still they are the most educated doctors when it comes to diabetes how come😏

[@marianne1959]

Same here! The ADA diet nearly killed me

[@doddsalfa]

How can the diet of the world nearly kill someone ?” ADA diet Plenty of non-starchy vegetables such as broccoli, green beans, kale, and salad greens Lean protein foods including meat, chicken, fish, shellfish, eggs, cheese, nuts, seeds, and plant-based protein foods like soy and beans are included in differing proportions A focus on healthy fats-including vegetable oils like olive, canola, and sunflower-and limitations on solid fats like butter, lard, and margarines

[@kayallen7603]

According to physiologists, carbs are non-essential - so why waste time and money by eating them? Metabolic health is the real issue. Sugar/Starch kills, that's about all we humans need to know.

[@rayraybutler2723]

@@doddsalfalol have you seen what the Health? Meat is what is causing diabetes and cancer.

[@merrymarthlamb3185]

I tried Dr. Barnard's method in December, for 3 weeks, and quit when my glucose reading hit 430 mg/dl after a meal. I have been eating high fat carnivore since mid-Jan and this AM my fasting glucose was 217. I expect to get under the 120 within 2 months. My BP and weight are also down dramatically, and my heartbeat is almost normal. I have energy and no longer have trouble breathing, walking, or thinking. I'm a 1=N that low carb, high fat works. And it is not hard to do. Have a great day.

[@JohnnyHughes1]

That is because low carb works. It is just chemistry. Dr Bannard was absolutely correct about what low carb does to A1C and insulin and glucose levels. It works. He then uses the cholesterol strawman argument to say not to do it even though it does work. Problem is, diabetes is a much larger problem for the heart and circulatory system than cholesterol. Hypertension is a much larger problem than cholesterol. Both of these issues are corrected on low carb. Oh well, eventually they'll learn.

[@livincincy4498]

88% of people that eat Dr. Bernard 's diet and have an enormous blood sugar response are right handed. Eat with your left hand. This is Science... This is how Science works.... 😂😂😅😅😆😆😇😇

[@nickbardan3867]

​@@JohnnyHughes1 Barnard îs just a peta prompter. Nothing to do with health

[@merrymarthlamb3185]

@@livincincy4498 🤣🤣🤣I am right handed. I might have to try that, with chopsticks.

[@merrymarthlamb3185]

@@JohnnyHughes1 I never fell for the cholesterol crap trap. I tried the diabetes meds and PB meds for less than a year and felt worse than previously. When I told my doc that I wasn't taking any of them any longer, she fired me as her patient. Haven't been to a doctor for myself since. Feeling better and better every day.

[@dougmullen899]

These react videos are critical for my peace of mind. I know low carb works but all the negative noise is so distracting and unsettling. Dr Westman always brings me back to earth.

[@oletimer5853]

Well said

[@ComeOnPeopleThink]

same here..

[@SBphd]

Not a medical doctor, but I changed to low carb a year ago. I lost a little weight (20 pounds), but I feel so much better. More energy and better quality of life.

[@AnnabellaRedwood]

That's fantastic!!! I'm so happy for you!! 😊🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@Lucky-wt6fg]

Brilliant….can you imagine the amount of money saved in the nhs by people taking responsibility for their own health……if more people did this it would be brilliant….it’s what I’ve been saying all along.

[@dawnelder9046]

12 years now. Would never return to starving myself fat and sick on 1200 low fat, high fibre calories a day. Cleared up so many health issues. I come from a family full of diabetics. Almost 66 and no diabetics. Now hunger shakes. No medication for anything. I live by the rule, vegan eyes, vegan lies.

[@missmarielyne6697]

You dont need to be a doctor to know what is good for you your body will tell you ! I wont let anyone else tell me what is good anymore

[@suzannedextraze3521]

It's really sad that uneducated doctors are making false comments about a diet that could really help a lot of people. Bad info spreads like wild fire, just like bad news but the correct info or positive news you don't hear about. Thank you for all you do Dr Westman, so glad I found you and AYLA

[@aina2165]

There's no money in it, that`s why.

[@alexsaraceno6144]

@@aina2165 Exactly what my response was going to be.

[@alexsaraceno6144]

Since Aina impressively said what I was going to write to you, I'll say that these Doctors aren't "uneducated." They know ! They're not stupid ! It's actually way more sinister. These people purposefully MISLEAD YOU because they're peddlers for Pharmaceutical Corporations and want their bonuses at the end of the year Suzanne. Quick story that is very true that happened to me just before the pandemic as a recent graduate, a new Chiropractor. And if you care, I'll tell you why I became a Chiro. But, I worked on a 16-year-old girl in Atlanta (now live in New Jersey for Mom & Dad). Her Mother told me she had bad asthma. So I said, "Well, I'll open up her thoracic spine where the nerves that go to the Lungs originate." So I give her an adjustment to her spine. Comes in again a couple days later, same thing. Comes back the following week and the Mother says to me, "Oh my God ! My daughter is using her inhaler almost 90% less and sees a huge difference in her condition. " And the daughter is smiling and confirms. Ok great. What happens next ? I get a phone call and get REAMED OUT, by her nutjob of a Pediatrician. She goes on to scream at me ! End result, the Mother saw that her pediatrician did not have the best interest of her daughter in mind, and changed Doctors immediately. I told the Mother, "I thought at the end of the day, as a Pediatrician, it's about the health of the children" with my hands up. The Mother was so pissed. Why ? Back to Aina's comment below. I took away her bonus from the pharmaceutical company. So they know, trust me. They want you sick. It's been at the forefront now these past 3 years. They don't even hide it anymore.

[@suzannedextraze3521]

@@alexsaraceno6144 I understand that. But doctors are supposed to be helping patients not padding their pockets. First do no harm right?? Btw I love my chiro and have seen him for many years.

[@alexsaraceno6144]

@@suzannedextraze3521 You’re absolutely correct. In a perfect world that’s how it’s supposed to be. Or in any world. Just not this one.

[@mystatinfreelife]

I was developing insulin resistance on a Standard American Diet. When I went low carb it improved tremendously. So these guys can theorize all they want, we need to do what works for us as individuals.

[@lanceevans1689]

Glad to hear you found something that works for you. But you are incorrect in your statement. Dr. Barnard is NOT recommending or defending a "Standard American Diet" (SAD). To the contrary, he is talking about a whole foods diet. Which is about as far from a SAD as keto is. Just in the other direction. Pretty much any diet out there is better than SAD, so you will get improvements. That isn't the question to ask. Instead ask, "which diet will be healthiest 3, 5 and 10 years into it?" We haven't had the answers to that. But those studies have been coming out in the last couple of years. Interesting reads.

[@mystatinfreelife]

@Lance Evans i didn't say he was. I simply said i had been on it

[@lanceevans1689]

@@mystatinfreelife Gotcha. Best to you and your health!

[@whydontyoujustwatchagiallo1639]

Low Carb Diets do work effectively. However what really matters when it Comes to Insulin resistance, is your body fat level. The More you carry with you, the higher the level of Insulin resistance. So in turn, we have to lose body fat. If your lean and regularly work out There is nothing wrong with eating high carb. Moreover, fat- coming from food or as Body fat- does induce Insulin Resistance. But IR is not caused by carbs.

[@philmcrackinnow]

@@whydontyoujustwatchagiallo1639 Why is my morning glucose prediabetes level when I am a natural bodybuilder who is healthy and eats a 45% carb, 30% fat, 25% protein diet?

[@enidcronin9704]

I have been low carb for 20 months and lost 112lbs my health has improved immeasurably. Ironically my cholesterol has dropped despite the high fat and that is because without the bread/toast and cereals I have do not use as much fat as I used to so if I put cream into my homemade soup it's fine because I'm not having bread or carbs with it. Combining the fat and the carbs you may as well eat a doughnut.

[@deepzepp4176]

What kind of carbs do you keep in your diet?

[@enidcronin9704]

I keep vegetables not potato or sweet potato. I don't get to hung up on it I avoid processed food and vegetable oil also no bread/cereal cakes chocolate etc. I do thicken my veggie soup with tablespoon of white flour. Some days I'm below 20 grams some days I'm nearer 30 grams.

[@deepzepp4176]

@@enidcronin9704 Thank you 👍🏻

[@virginiamueller267]

Instead of cream try using olive oil in your coffee. I’ve been doing it for years. I find it takes any bitterness out of the coffee.

[@virginiamueller267]

@@deepzepp4176 try thickening with olive oil.

[@georgeholman6745]

"Dr. Westman Reacts" is one of the best formats on KZbin. This format helps mere mortals like me to navigate all the 'Cooks' and their crazy ideas i.e., Dr. Barnard.

[@nancy9478]

Low carb kept me from going over the edge to full blown diabetes. Losing 3 siblings and my dad to diabetes is awful. I wont give up low carb, I wish they had this info years ago. My Dad died in 84, there were no meters then, insulin was a guessing game.

[@hikedayley9309]

Thanks to Dr Barnard for re-confirming what Dr Westman has been telling us for years. Stay low carb by avoiding all the processed junk foods.Dr Westman never said eating some greens is bad for you. A salad of lettuce and spinach with Olive Oil is fine with me.

[@kennixox262]

Recently, I went into a "large chain" supermarket to pick up some white wine vinegar. Had not been into one of those places in years and was pretty turned off by the amount of garbage on the shelves. Purchased the vinegar, and left and my attitude about these large supermarket chains was reconfirmed. Even the shoppers looked miserable.

[@jamiem3115]

Dr Barnard is a charlatan and should be put in prison for malpractice. Low Carb- High Fat Diets with high quality animal Proteins are the healthiest way of eating for humans. Before the agricultural revolution around 10,000 years ago humans had been evolved to be hyper-carnivore. We, as a species had been hunting, killing and successfully thriving by consuming almost all animal products for hundreds of thousands of years. The proof of this is in the fact that there is no such thing as essential carbohydrates. There is only essential fats and essential proteins.

[@dr.robertjohnson6953]

But there is a problem with eating most plants. Most plants contain toxins. Especially the ones we think of as being good for you. For instance, spinach has an extreme amount of oxalates in it. Oxalates cause a lot of problems. Kidney stones, tarter on teeth, even building up as atherosclerotic particles, before the build up of cholesterol gets there. Not the cholesterol causing the problem. Its trying to heal the underlying issue. Damaged caused by oxalates in the diet. Plaques formed in the mouth and in the arteries. So avoid plants. You can get every nutrient needed in meat. You can not say that for plants.

[@kennixox262]

@@dr.robertjohnson6953 Lectins, in certain plants can cause havoc to the body if consumed too much. Few people know this fact and many suffer because of it.

[@hikedayley9309]

Thanks for the advice!

[@Lgarell60]

Our World Needs More of You Dr. Westman, Truth Speakers and Love of Mankind ❤️🥩🥩🥩🥩 Thank You Doc for What You Do For Us That Struggle With Our Health

[@russellcollins8148]

I don't know about everyone but for me low carb high fat worked for me 12.5 a1c down to 5.7 in three mo.

[@bradje12]

Thx Dr Westman for analysing the root of the problem and not just treating the symptoms.

[@adrianlw2750]

Thank you for reacting on this topic. Your own approach of low carb makes more sense to me than low fat. And through your clinical practice you have found it works. It might not suit a plant based agenda though, or industries built around medications and processed foods, so could explain why we hear these messages (still) coming out.

[@valeriegriner5644]

You hit the nail on the head! Bill Gates is promoting this type of agenda...meatless burgers, etc. UGH! Even if you eat Lean Cuisines, just NOTE how much sugar they contain...sickening.

[@NuLiForm]

Low fat is bad, as is the "Lower cholesterol' hype...because the Brain Needs cholesterol to function properly..just as it needs a certain amount of carbs for balanced hormonal production......take these things Away & you upset the entire apple cart, creating Havoc in the body...and a flood of people on medications...we can see where this is going can't we..because this is how Mainstream medicine Survives.

[@lenblack1462]

The meat and dairy industry love the low-carb diet. Dr. B doesn't recommend processed foods and gets people off their medications. Also, why are all these Keto Docs. pushing so many supplements that they want you to take if keto gives you everything that a body needs.

[@missmarielyne6697]

BIG FARMA !!!

[@angelarefford7215]

Over a billion dollar Industry! They aren't going to give that up, so let's keep us on the hamster wheel until the meds no longer help and turn against you.

[@tremondino6465]

appreciate your intelligent calm approach … let the results speak for themselves but its always good to stand up to ignorance as well!

[@doddsalfa]

So science are ignorance according to mono meal meat eaters

[@debbiemalina]

Funny how each side sees things totally opposite of each other ! That is why it can be so confusing for most people !im not an expert on the subject so I trust in my results . he was talking about the eyes .I’ve noticed since I’ve cut out my carbs for the most part that my vision does not bother me like it did when I was eating very high carb, depending on what I ate, I would have blurrier vision and I have not had that issue in a while.. I was never diagnosed with type two, but I’m pretty sure I probably was for a period of time.

[@tanyasydney2235]

Well for me it's the opposite. High fat (not so much meat) makes my vision blurry. Complex carbs do not. Simple carbs can be a problem, however.

[@beckysandstrom6954]

Low carb works 💕 Thank you for your dedication to the low carb lifestyle and your patience with the rest of your medical peers. 🥰

[@fredsmit3481]

Great comments. Thank-you for this video! I'm In ketosis for 6 years, feeling great, 14% body fat with great bloodwork. Plant-based thinking is like a religion - it ignores science. I have a fat, type 2 friend who follows the "managing diabetes" doctor in the interview. He tells me how great the plant-based diet is for him, but he does not get better. It's amazing to me how wrong doctors can be.

[@mikelaurie3850]

Not disagreeing with you, and in fact I'm currently on a Keto diet which is working well for me, however what does one say on this research kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZavaJJme8ymnLM which indicates this diet increases mortality and incidence of diabetes, a study done involving 5 000 000 people, and is scientific as far as I can tell.

[@Youngvo44]

Keto the way to go , I got rid of all my medication my doctor gave me lost 40bls from high-fat low-carb, thanks Dr Westman....

[@user-lq3dj3eo8k]

Thank you Dr. Westman, I followed Dr Barnard's advice for years. I switched to carnivore and it has made all the difference in my health. For me a vegan diet is a death sentence. I am so grateful for the internet where we can begin to educate ourselves and to wonderful doctors like yourself by posting helpful information.

[@stony2494]

I reversed my type two diabetes and even pre diabetes to normal A1C getting off carbs and vegan diet which a nutritionist recommended and became a carnivore losing over 60 lbs in the process

[@joetrolo7076]

You are correct, Dr! LoCarb is the way to go. I started intermittent fasting about 2 years ago. Low-carb, pretty much Keto. I lost 40 lbs in a few months and have maintained it. 6' tall 170 lbs, A1C 5.2 now. I truly believe that fat does not make you fat, sugar and high carbs make you fat!

[@davidkea1607]

I appreciate the fact that you do not necessarily "disrespect" low fat diets per se. For some people they work well. But for me, at least, low carb is the only diet that has worked. Thanks for the level headed reaction to this video.

[@lilofee27772]

Insulin resistence is a kind of defense mechanism of a cell by shutting out glucose if its energy needs has been met. It is called Randle cycle and a natural, physiological reaction of cells...If there is fat in the cell, it doesn't need glucose as a cell cannot oxidize fat and glucose at the same time. Too much glucose is toxic in the cell which guards itself from it (Randle cycle).

[@tanyasydney2235]

Exactly. But if you eliminate fat, then there's no fat clogging up the insulin receptors and glucose is allowed into the cell. The answer is not to avoid fat or glucose, but to not eat anymore than one needs for sustenance. Overeating of any kind can lead to fatty liver and eventually possibly also to diabetes.

[@daviddrake8742]

Thank you Dr. Westman for all your good science. I see Ancel Keys may have died but his bad science lives on. The fat and cholesterol heart theory was taught (brain washed) to me and other doctors (and especially dietitians). I majored in nutrition as undergrad and drank the Kool aid in medical school. Then I became an obese, diabetic with fatty infiltration of the liver. I felt like an over corn feed beef cow…well marbled and ready for slaughter. The studies that tested low fat diets such as the women’s health initiative failed to show benefit with a low fat diet. The “scientists” then dismissed the multimillion dollar study saying it was flawed because it did not prove their preconceived bias. 10 years ago I went lo carb and have maintained a 50-60 pound weight loss. With this and exercise and proper medical care including appropriate medications my lab and health parameters are perfect. Not being a corn feed and dead beef cow is wonderful.

[@cornstar1253]

Well ancel made it to 100 years old

[@VIKINGFLYING]

@@cornstar1253 Ancel is well known for going for big omelets at breakfast at the medical conventions he chaired. He probably ate a French diet at home to live to a hundred, a diet he conveniently edited out of his biased studies because the French ate a high saturated fat diet and lived longer..

[@VIKINGFLYING]

Dr. Bernard does not know that homo sapiens is an omnivore, i.e primarily eats meats but can also eat carbs to temporarily fatten up for winter or starvation like a bear.

[@daviddrake8742]

@@cornstar1253 A study of one person is not science. Nathan pritikin another ultra low carb guru died at the young age 70 but still only a study of one. Keys collected sparse data from countries and then deleted the countries that did not prove his point. They hid a whole study in MN that did not agree with their bias theory….they found the data years latter in the second scientist’s basement. That was the classic case of bad science research.

[@nanettetredoux7613]

Dr Westman you are so polite!

[@tatiana91706]

Dr, ur patience with these vegan drs is amazing, thank u for putting them in their place

[@swanee9414]

Thank you, Dr. Westman. I went low carb (no grains, sugars, or seed oils) in July of 2017. I eat a lot of eggs, fish, and meat, salads, and olive oil. At this point my weight is in the 160s, and over 4 years my labs are the following: my HOMA-IR (homeostatic measure of insulin resistance) stays between 0.3 and 0.7 (very low...insulin sensitive), C-reactive protein (measure of systemic inflammation) is 0.2 (excellent), triglycerides stay between 63 and 79 (excellent), HDL is between 67 and 76 (excellent). aortic calcium score (vis CAT scan) is 6 (on a range of 0 - 400) -also excellent, and fasting insulin is between 1.4 and 2.8...not what you would call insulin resistant. So, at age 72, I think I'll just stick with my 20 - 40 carb grams per day.

[@timetreasures557]

Thank you Dr. Westman. We did a simple exercise at home. We cut out the snacks that are primarily carbs and chips, biscuits and such. Our Triglycerides value dropped in 8 weeks or so. And we chose our fats carefully, to monounsaturated ones, taking good proteins... our overall cholesterol health (not just LDLs or HDLs but vLDL and RC calculations) all improved. It's more than 18months now, we are leaner, more energy, crossing overhead bridges with no effort... I do believe our metabolic health has improved and we have no belly protrusions. Thank you for your science based teachings.

[@reevinriggin3570]

Dr. Barnard is based out of Washington DC? He would not be part of any lobby, would he? What angle does he approach life from. It is long understood that to give a mammal fatty liver and lots of intermuscular fat, is to feed them grain. Any farmer for the last 2000 years could tell you that. He is ignoring history and facts, and basic physiology. Why? I would be willing to bet it has something to do with money.

[@bellagirl1055]

We are so lucky to have you, Dr. Westman! Thank you!

[@tanyasydney2235]

Yes, a low carb diet most definitely causes insulin resistance. At lest, it does for me. After being on a keto diet for about two years, even a tiny bit of carbs would spike my blood sugar very high. After very slowly adding a bit more carbs to my diet and lowering the saturated fat, insulin sensitivity was restored to pre keto days. So I guess we can decide which fuel we prefer to burn...ketones or glucose. Since the body turns protein into glucose to burn as fuel, one has to assume that both glucose and ketones can be used. We have a hybrid system. For me what works is eating primarily carbs with very little fat, or eating primarily protein and fat with very little, if any, carbs. But eating high carbs and high fat most certainly doesn't work. My insulin sensitivity improves if I'm moderate in both fat and glucose. I don't do well with extremes, and both high carb diets as well as keto or carnivore diets feel extreme to me. So far, I've tried just about every dietary protocol on the planet, and what seems to work best is the DASH or the Mediterranean diet. However, I do have some friends who do well with Keto and even Carnivore. I also have life long friends (I'm 74) who've been vegan all their lives and are thriving. To my point...whatever works for you is the right diet.

[@ecwestman]

See my video on this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hH_KhoWvaqumhsk

[@jamesalles139]

What is wrong with the cells in insulin resistance? nothing. They are too full of fat / glucose and refuse the signal from insulin. enough is enough.

[@ElleCoyote]

My "enthusiasm" for low carb has never waned since I started eating that way in the 1960s, before Atkins. However, my addiction to carbohydrates pulled me off this way of eating periodically.

[@fatbomb7832]

Dr. Westman, I actually started to feel my blood boil watching that video. I have coronary artery disease. 19 years ago I had CABGX5 aka quintuple bypass surgery. A cardiologist strongly suggested I go plant based. In 6 months I lost 7 pounds. I was ALWAYS hungry. My triglycerides were through the roof. A new cardiologist told me to cut back on carbs. I watched videos by you, Dr. Sten Ekberg, Dr. Jason Fung, Low Carb Down Under, etc.. I went on a 20g carbs daily ketogenic diet. In 6 months my A1c went from prediabetic to low normal. My triglycerides went down to 70. After 18 months my weight has gone from 240 to 185. It was most difficult to get off beta blockers but I did and no longer take any prescription medications. I'm 68 and feel 25. I have truly been blessed finding keto.

[@briantrout7051]

Dr. Westman, you are a gentleman and kind in your responses. I've sat through countless hours of lectures by many of these plant-based vegan advocates who are determined for me to find optimal health in their high starch diets. I was there for far too many years and did not find that health that they refer to. I found a keto / low-carb diet to be way better for my own health. I also find it interesting that the body image projected by many of these plant-based proponents do not look healthy at all. Dr. Barnard almost looks anorexic and displays a severe lacking of muscle mass. He is not alone in his attributes among his peers.

[@Kernoe]

love those react videos. keep them coming

[@diggas1972]

Thank you Dr. Westman for all you do. Hopefully one day people will get some common sense back.

[@marywalker9583]

Thank you for this great information. My husband has lowered his A1C from around 10.0 to 5.7 with a ketogenic diet.

[@teslah2997]

everyone watching this should check out Dr. Sten Ekberg videos. He explains all the physiology of food in our bodies and he explains it so well and thoroughly and yet interestingly

[@PaulaHenry]

For over 5 years I believed Whole food, plant based was the very best way to care for my body. How wrong I was! Thank you Dr Westman for a better way!

[@davidyarian]

As a retina specialist, Half of my patients are diabetic. For the type II Diabetics I recommend Dr. Westman's book "The New Atkins". Recent patient remarks returning to office 6 months after that recommendation: " I got the book and after two weeks I had lost 15 pounds and my blood sugar was the best it had ever been. I went to my endocrinologist she said that I had to discontinue that diet and start Insulin or I was going to die. She repeated incessantly that I would die. She eventually increase my insulin to 100 units per day. I gained 60 pounds and my blood sugar is really 400 to 500. I had to stop the insulin two weeks ago because I thought I would die." Sadly, welcome to the state of American medicine today. Dr. Westman's breed are far and few between. Unfortunately, as physicist Max Planck stated "science advances one funeral at a time." Doctors like Barnard speak expressing unproven, platitudes, and no data. Probably 10% of the population can remain metabolically healthy on their recommended diet.

[@ketolomics]

Following Atkins, do you see many patients who struggle when they start upping the carbs per the book (phase 3 and phase 4)? Virta showed strong 1 yr results that tapered at 2 yrs. As I understand their protocol, they follow the New Atkins book. Phinney later said, "getting the carb level right is hard." Is it? Or are there simply individuals for whom phase 1 or maybe phase 2 is the "maintenance" level? As a clinician, you get to see this in real time on a patient-by-patient basis. Mainly, I'm curious about the degree of variability across individuals and whether this is a small percentage phenomenon or a substantial percentage.

[@Trivia_Geek_]

You are so kind and non judgmental.

[@IonTrone]

I love the "Reacts" videos, especially the "Debunking the Debunkers" :)

[@marilynaderson6568]

What a refreshing view, Thank you so much.

[@utpalchattopadhyay]

Thanks a lot for guiding us to avoid distractions! I have lost 16 pounds from a low carb diet in 8 weeks or so. This has also addressed my hba1c issue even with a half dose of medicine for my diabetes. Undoubtedly I feel much better now. I don't know anything about a long term effect but I really agree with what some Economists say "in the long run we are all dead"! Please continue to guide us !

[@ashleyjenkins4182]

Thank you for this. So well done

[@Mrs.TJTaylor]

So, I’ve been anywhere between low carb and carnivore, primarily ketogenic, for five years this month. I’m 70. I was pre-diabetic with ALL of the metabolic syndrome issues and very, very ill and bedridden with neurological conditions when I started. I have NOT become insulin resistant. When I eat higher carbs at a meal, my blood sugar level takes a big dip, meaning insulin has come to do its work. All my blood markers are very good, better than they’ve been in 40 years. But now my doctor thinks my diet is going to damage me in some way. SMH.

[@AdaptYourLife]

Incredible, all your markers improve but the doctor says it’s damaging you 🙈

[@KRose-jz7fj]

Thanks great review as usual!

[@yakoobyasseen2539]

Dr Westman is straight to the point . Thank you please keep up the great low carb diet plan from Johannesburg South Africa 🇿🇦

[@rajeshtanwar2445]

Doctor Westman, Thank you so much for sharing this insightful and valuable video analysis covering various aspects of low carb,high fat diet in type II diabetes management. Really objective and rational.

[@MrBDezno]

TY Dr. Westman. I appreciate your rational response to differing opinions.

[@plflaherty1]

I luv these vids. Thanks Doc.

[@Isaac5123]

Thank you so much Dr Westman. Even my endocrinologist specialist I saw last week could not understand that I don't have diabetes its because I don't eat carbohydrates and I'm 18 stones. I don't eat carbs because I cant. But one thing I'm not sure about. My blood sugar reading after 14 hrs fast is 7.4 mml however my ketone are going up slowly and is 0.7

[@vaska1999]

Fasting raises blood sugar levels.

[@Isaac5123]

@@vaska1999 only temporarily but thank you

[@lindabridges445]

The stress of living in these times is not helping. A lot of us are eating our emotions. Excess sugar and starches don't help as much as we would like them to be the resolve. My experience is that low carb is the the resolve.

[@hikedayley9309]

Is living stress better than dying stress?

[@debrasaints3809]

Great video Dr. I’m a new Carnivore since January and am on this diet for healing. I have Systemic Lupus, Arthritis, Hypertension, Sjogrens, asthma, etc. around the middle of last year my rheumatologist told me I had high cholesterol and put me on a statin. I wasn’t having any improvements in the cholesterol levels until one month after being on a Carnivore diet. I’m doing BBBE and plan on continuing.

[@krisjustin3884]

It seems that the big pharma group is staking it’s last bid on the cholesterol controversy. Like the straw grasped by a drowning man.

[@Moonstargypsy]

Within a week of going low carb, my blood sugar dropped from 139 to 99. I am no longer wanting to constantly eat and things like aches and pains are much less. I feel really tired but am told it will pass as my body goes through the healing process. I have also dropped 5 pounds this week.

[@unitedintraditions]

I was on Atkins for 5 years...loss some weight and decide to try keto last year...this year I developed Hyperinsulinemia. My fasting insulin was 316 pmol/L. I also had a bad gout attack I never had and had to take Allopurinol...I stopped keto and high fat high protein diet. I've started to eat foods with higher fibre, and legumes no white pasta, white bread, etc... fish and chicken...my fasting Insulin is down now to 103 pmol/L and hopefully will continue. Find what works for you and stick to it...ignore what works for others and be grateful they found what works for them.

[@maralene1411]

All I know is that the first time I did Atkins to get into ketosis, my cholesterol went from 240 to 175 and my sugar went from 147 to 88

[@maralene1411]

I wish I had stayed on maintenance

[@bscsmscs1578]

First thing people should know is this: LDL has HR of 1.3, Trig/HDL HR is 1.8, so Trg/HDL is the main cause of CAD (LDL is wayy down in the list, it is 13th most imp). I eat mostly complex carbs (may be 70%). 30% comes from mostly from DAIRY & NUT. NEVER EATEN MEAT (can't do keto). My numbers from last 20 years is almost consistent: LDL :115 to 125, Trig-6os, HDL-45 to 53, Trig/HDL

[@tanyasydney2235]

Right. people need to find what works for them, and you have. Good job!

[@lianas3593]

Fabulous informational Dr Westman. Which brings us to the topic of statins. Could you please provide an informational on this topic?

[@auctionmusic]

this guy is coauthor of The New Atkins Diet. Easy read and very informative at least it was for me.And I've read many books on IR

[@Michael-4]

It's such as shame. I have some Vegan friends and they eat the worst processed foods going, but they are 'plant based'. They think they are being healthy and I'm the one who will be in an early grave.

[@marilynnishimura6999]

Healthy vegan diets are Whole Food plant based and do not include ultra processed food, refined carbs or added sugars.

[@LetoAtreides82]

11:30 Barnard says "You don't want cholesterol in your diet at all." That's not true studies have shown dietary cholesterol (the cholesterol you eat) has little to no effect on your body cholesterol levels.

[@robyn3349]

Thank you!

[@seanlevoy9446]

"Because the public has failed to follow our recommendations for the last 50 years is why there is so much disease. Here's my reductionist argument why I'm right." His argument is right up there with "NO! That wasn't real communism, they did it wrong." GO Dr. Westman!

[@melissaandrews1603]

Well, I don’t know about anyone else, but my kidney function is improving. I don’t wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom anymore!

[@alansawesomeketoworld4612]

Great information and interest take on the keto lifestyle. I saw this past week a new study about keto causing heart attacks,will you be addressing this study?

[@AdaptYourLife]

We sure will 👌

[@MBHacres]

Thank you. I am so sick of the liers killing people and keeping them sick to make money.

[@darkfieldcarnivore3928]

Barnhard pencil neck vs Westman stocky neck. Says it all!!

[@mikapeltokorpi7671]

So they found Dr Berg look-a-like (ref. Dr. Barnard)? Even sounds and gestures are similar.

[@danieledm0101]

Doctors are so funny sometimes, i did a check up and they found my ldl bit high, so doctor told to reduce saturated fats and red meat. But then went on and said “oh wow your minerals and blood results are perfect and its rare nowadays someone without a fatty liver.. you must eat a very good diet” yes i eat many fats and red meat 😂

[@Meathead-10810]

Thanks, I'm starting to understand more about how insulin resistance works after 4+ years on the carnivore diet :) I found out recently from Dr Mason that not all cells become insulin resistant at the same time/same way and it seems that the muscle cells are the first to become full and stop taking in more fat for storage while other cells like fat cells are least likely to become insulin resistant but overall you then have less cells taking up sugar/fat for storage so blood sugar and triglycerides stay higher for longer.

[@michealhall4512]

I love listening to Dr. Masom amd watch every video I can find with him. But if you want to really go down the rabbit hole of insulin resistance, fat cell mechanics, etc. I highly recommend Dr. Ben Bikman. He's a PHD professor at Brigham Young University and his entire focus of study is insulin and fat cells. His talks are fascinating and fun - he's got a great warmth and sense of humor and is a great educator. He's another doc from who I listen to everything I can find - he often covers the same topic, but at different levels of detail and I always get something new out of it.

[@Meathead-10810]

@@michealhall4512 Thanks, I have heard Dr Bikman a few times and today Dr Berry said he is having a community talk with Dr Bikman soon so I will be looking out for that :)

[@IntuitiveCoachTheresa]

I think there must be physiological mechanisms involved in insulin resistance, pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes formation that are not yet fully understood because some people get amazing results with the approach Dr. Barnard is talking about and some people get great results with the approach Dr. Westman is talking about. Since both seem to work for people, perhaps it comes down more to individual genetic variations relative to sugar or fat metabolism and since there is evidence for both working, trying both and seeing what works best could be a reasonable way to discern which way to go for each person.

[@mtran66]

Thank you Dr. Westman for this commentary for sorting out that nonsense. They deliberately misconstrue topics in a negative way so that they're not technically wrong. It's a sad world

[@deborahdoesscrap]

Dr. Westman, this is the first video of yours that I have watched. I really enjoyed the style and content of the video. I am a 69 year old woman who is a type 2 diabetic. I am 5' 7" and morbidly obese at 256 pounds. I am on two oral medications and two subqu injections. I take Metformin, Glipizide, Levemir and Victoza. I am unable to walk for any distance due to back pain. I worked as a Registered Nurse for 45 years in an acute hospital setting and lifting, pulling, turning and walking patients has taken a toll on my back. About three weeks ago, a video came up on my dash and it was a video about the carnivore diet. I don't know why I watched it but I did and then I watched a few others and very randomly decided to give it a try. I have obviously struggled with my weight and gave up a few years ago. Nothing sounded better to me than a chocolate bar! I wasn't really prepared to start a carnivore diet but made the decision to go forward. Currently I am eating BBBE with a very infrequent bit of heavy whipping cream. I have halved my insulin injections from 60 units BID, stopped my Metformin and have been feeling very good. I have not cheated. I planned to keep it up for about 90 days. Today I watched a video about the 80/50 ratio of fat to protein. It really confused me and although I am a pretty intelligent woman, measuring macros, trying to eat 80% fat which they recommend eating whole cubes of butter a day, just isn't something I see myself doing. I ask myself, did our ancient carnivore ancestors make sure that they were eating 80% fat and 20 % protein? I am pretty sure that I could continue the carnivore diet indefinitely if I choose to do so. Once I make my mind up to something I am the type of person who will die trying. I don't look forward to eating only beef, bacon, butter and eggs with occasional dairy for the rest of my life. My question is do you have a suggestion to help me with the ratio's that they say I need to reverse my diabetes, lose weight, cure my joint pain, etcetera? I am not asking you for free medical advice nor am I thinking that you are my personal physician. Overall what are your thoughts on the carnivore diet? Deborah

[@AdaptYourLife]

Hi Deborah, I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Carnivore is ok, but I prefer the protocol we have developed over the last 20 years 😊

[@deborahdoesscrap]

@@AdaptYourLife Thank you for responding. I will try and watch more of your videos and get a feeling for what your protocol is. There is so much information out there and so many Doctor's saying different things that it can get pretty confusing. In one day I saw videos saying plants are killing us and if I use pepper I am going to die. They say I need to eat this ratio, track my ketones daily, don't drink anything but water, only eat beef and no other meat. Don't take your medications and no supplements and many more such videos. So anyway, thank you again. Deborah

[@ronaldoberne4221]

After starting K E T O diet, I went from AIC of 10.5 - 11.5 to 6.0 in less than 6 months. Also most my diabetic meds to 1/2 or less and heart meds to 1/2. K E T O 4 Life is for me, and wife and feel great also on the diet. I lose over 60 lbs in less than 1 year and but the meds destroyed my ability to make my cells act properly. Thx You for tell the truth.

[@mattm1686]

I love how people talk like whole grains are good for you. They’re not they use grain to fatten up cattle. If you’re trying to get up to your highest weight, eat lots of grain look at the proper human diet. We didn’t eat grain we ate meat.

[@walkermcswain-sd4nd]

It seems that the video Dr. Westman is discussing/reacting to is actually an advertisement for their plant-based program disguised as medical advice.

[@cindywilliams4287]

Thank you, Dr. Westman😊 I am monitoring my blood pressure for now,instead of taking medications. Another pill bites the dust😊

[@artistmama7]

Dr. Barnard is right. I have been diabetic for years. When I cut down fat my sugar is so good, even when I eat more carbs. I do take insulin.

[@ashovid8915]

Who are these doctors who propogated high carb, low fat diet in 2023 yet knowing this type of foods create insulin resistance which is the root cause of Diabates, Heart issues, Stroke, Kideny failure, Liver chirosis, Dementia, even various types of Cancers.

[@myopenmind527]

Loving your videos and insights. Can you do a talk on prolonged fasting >30 hours. How does this typically affect lean body mass? Can you do it occasionally to get back into ketosis? How does your cholesterol, triglycerides , LDL and HDL change during a prolonged fast? If the later go up what does this represent? What is your liver doing. I’m a type 2 diabetic and have lost 28 lb in 2.5 months following your plan.

[@southwife]

Thank you. Retired MS, RD, LDN.....The faulty education (indoctrination) of new RD's continues unabated......

[@Owner-ky3kb]

It used to be called sugar diabetes for a reason !

[@lindadunn8787]

Thank you.

[@mattm1686]

Low carb to no carb high fat low to no sugar, high protein works for me, also known as the carnivore diet/keto

[@Sungodv]

Low carb gets rid of fatty liver....triglycerides go way down and HDL rises. Fat leaves the muscle as well

[@megbeller7981]

Carbs turn into saturated fat in the body in the form of triglycerides

[@misunmoser2738]

Agreed to DR. Westman!

[@GiovanniStefani]

Thanks Dr. Westman. You, like other doctors I’ve followed have it totally correct. Doctors who have an agenda or product to sell are already suspect. I was a T2D, but not anymore. Cut out the processed foods, and fructose which we find in a lot of these processed foods, even foods advertised as "Healthy". I’ve been doing a lot of study on your Mitochondria and white vs brown fat. Also, your body needs fat (the good omega 3 kinds) and protein. It doesn’t need carbohydrates to survive. Two facts (in general): 1. Americans are over eaters and 2. Live on processed and fast-foods. Why else would we have a obesity and T2D disease in this country? Also, we eat too often and too much. T2D is a dietary disease and it’s definitely not chronic (can be reversed). I get what little carbs I eat through foods that are fiber rich and also do IF (either OMAD or 16/8). Keep up the good work. Looking forward to more videos.

[@lenblack1462]

This doc. has his agenda. Why do so many Keto docs. like Berg and Axe push so many supplements?

[@poohbear3027]

@@lenblack1462 Because they want to make money. Vegan doctos also push supplements. Keto diet does not require any supplements but the vegan diet does require at least Vit B12 if not more.

[@lenblack1462]

@@poohbear3027 Can you direct me to a vegan doc, who pushes his/her own line of supps?

[@poohbear3027]

@@lenblack1462 Not sure. Doesn't matter. They push supplements because they know you need them to survive the vegan diet, are they making money that way? Who knows? Probably. Vegan docs definetely push whatever book they have recently written. So making money that way. And who cares if Axe or Berg are trying to make money off Keto supplements. Anyone with half a brain knows you don't need supplements on the keto diet.

[@alang4193]

Thank you Dr Westman for all you do to educate and encourage us. Some time ago you critiqued a KZbin video with a cardiologist warning about dangers of keto diet -- I tried having a "conversation" with the hostess of that video who seemed to get quickly upset & combative, so my 3rd comment I asked if she is 7th day adventist. That was the end of the conversation - she never replied anymore. It makes me wonder how much of this plant based misinformation is coming from a religion, not science? Maybe more of them need to be 'outed' as following religious beliefs, not medical science?

[@ecwestman]

It explains the 'religious zeal' that some people have doesn't it? (It started with a religious belief.)

[@d3mist0clesgee12]

I'm on Carnivore all year long, I feel great with ton's of energy and maintain weight loss and all the other benefits. My foundation / starting point is the "Induction" phase of Atkins, which I stay on and never leave prior to Carnivore.

[@ivettesantana4319]

Does he not know that the body runs on 2 fuels, fat and carbs. If you are not taking in glucose to burn then eventually all you got is fat to burn and the glucose your own body makes from protein. I was vegetarian and with all these pain in my body and issues. No more. Now am keto carnivore after eliminating in one month, everything that was making me ill.

[@GMAAndy333]

I read the comments a lot. The people who go very low carb or carnivore express the overwhelming improvement or cessation of chronic health conditions. Any healthy Type I diabetic will tell you carbs shoot up their BG. Any credible doctor will attack the rows and rows of high sugar foods and drinks found in grocery stores. These foods are directly related to worsening of diabetes and pre diabetes. When all carbs turn into sugar there is still a problem. Just because you can tolerate some carb’s doesn’t mean you won’t be better off restricting carbs further. Diabetes is the biggest risk factor for heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure and the multitude of other horrible consequences of high BG.

[@divadyrdnal]

Dr BarnHard is missing the point of what came first! Insulin resistance happened, THEN a person goes on low carb, not the other way around.

[@utopiadweller]

2:55 1960s diabetes treatment. 5:30 low-carb high-fat