Prof. Jeff Volek - 'The Art and Science of Low Carb Living: Cardio-Metabolic Benefits and Beyond'

Professor Jeff Volek is a Professor at The Ohio State University, USA where he teaches and leads a research team that explores the physiological impact of various dietary and exercise regimens and nutritional supplements.
Dr Volek has published over 250 scientific manuscripts and is the co-author of 'The New Atkins for a New You', 'The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living' and 'The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance'.
Prof. Volek’s most significant line of work has been a series of studies performed over the last 15 years. These have been aimed at better understanding what constitutes a well formulated low carbohydrate diet and its’ impact on obesity, body composition, adaptations to training and overall metabolic health.

[@rnbwd7741]

I doubt anyone thrives on a low fat diet. According to most doctors I would be considered extremely fit on a low fat, high carb, diet, but after switching over to low carb, my body feels sooooo much better. Keto isn’t just for people with diabetes or people who are overweight, it’s for everyone

[@treedom5094]

Yes, ...I similarly reckon that, at best, it can be said that strictly very particular subsets of the population, with particular genetic heritage, that are located in very particular corners of our world, appear to have a comparably higher tolerance than elsewhere for having any appreciable contribution to their energy from starch carbohydrates for what may appear to be durations just long enough to give a superficial impression that the strategy may suit them ... so that whether this, even in such particular contexts, is an optimal metabolic strategy still remains quite a separate matter. By the way - mitochondrial heritage and function (ancestry, haplogroups and coupling) which are discussed by researchers such Douglas Wallace are, particularly in this regard, intriguing fields especially with regard to this subject

[@xpektayshun]

Robert Mitchener describes in his novel HAWAII how the Hawaiians prepared for travel by eating less and less until they could go for weeks without eating very much. They did/could not carry much with them. Always wondered about the process. Seems so plausible now. Hope I am remembering correctly read the book about 30 years ago. Brilliant, will take it on my next holiday!

[@billyt9921]

I went LCHF in Nov 2021. Never going back. I'm a 40 year old fella. I'd slowly but surely put more and more weight on over the last few years. I was getting skin tags, had acid reflux all the time and my BP was 145 over 90. No amount of exercise made any difference. I've also done 16/8 IF for years.... but don't make the mistake i made by believing IF allows u to scoff what u want. Since I cut carbs (with the exception of the odd crazy carb binge) I have lost 22lbs in weight - I wasnt much overweight, but it was slowly getting worse. I haven't had reflux once since, bp now 115 over 75, skin tags gone, don't fatigue the same, constant steady energy all day - no matter how much physical work I do.

[@fusedchromosome9350]

Nice talk. Well done. Been on Keto for two months. Recently added 8/16 fasting. Down about 16lb but most important, feeling soooo much better. Joint pain improved. Chronic athletes foot gone. Brain fog gone. Can’t imagine eating any other way. Had bacon and eggs for breakfast and grass fed ground beef cooked in lard with guacamole for lunch. Haven’t even thought about dinner.

[@raymondbeecroft4209]

Many people, be they American or any other group this is a real study. It is not a group trying to sell you anything. This is correct information. Read it think, about it. It has such scientic information that is coming to the bottle of truth. This is not some piece of junk. It involves investigation. Take a deep breath and learn

[@billyt9921]

What you doing eating breakfast if you're intermittent fasting?

[@JackO024]

@@billyt9921 He eats for 16 hrs fasts for 8. 😆

[@ChertineP]

My favorite slide is at 33:20, showing huge numbers of people in the studies proving that dietary saturated fats do not cause heart disease.

[@sigalsmadar4547]

Look up Nina Teicholz in 2021 about red meats and saturated fats.

[@toni4729]

Absolutely brilliant talk. Thank you for getting continuing to fight the junk food market. The sugar and pastries etc.

[@joeschmo5699]

Interesting these studies done in the 1960s showing the power of ketones. The medical establishment probably just ignored it. It can almost be guaranteed that the processed/manufactured/industrialized/ food industries were well aware of it. They just made sure that such things never became common knowledge and they emphasized how important "blood glucose" is for energy. It's so frustrating that the medical establishment, time and again, appear to be lackeys for industry when they should have had our backs.

[@sharpienailart5168]

joe schmo I know are peoples Health is depleting , everyone is getting sicker , Insurances are skyrocketing . All because of the cover up !

[@666Havers]

+joe schmo 100% dude

[@anglicantian]

+joe schmo And there isn't any industry that endorses high-fat products? Of course there is. There is actually little compelling evidence that high-fat diets are superior to low-fat diets when you match protein intake. And ketogenic diets are not necessarily health. For one example, take this study. "Ketogenic low-carbohydrate diets have no metabolic advantage over nonketogenic low-carbohydrate diets" Conclusion: "KLC (ketogenic low-carbohydrate) and NLC (Non-ketogenic low-carbohydrate diets were equally effective in reducing body weight and insulin resistance, but the KLC diet was associated with several adverse metabolic and emotional effects. The use of ketogenic diets for weight loss is not warranted."

[@joeschmo5699]

+anglicantian I notice you didn't actually state what industry(ies) endorses high fat products (for human consumption). There are a number of possibilities. 1. You seem to think it is obvious or self-evident (I don't) 2. There actually aren't any. (possible). 3. The definition of what "high fat" is has always been undefined and unclear. (more likely than 2.). So, go ahead and define what "high fat" is, and tell me the source. Then, since I'm such a dummy, please state the "high fat" industries that endorse the consumption of high fat foods (as part of a healthy diet). The only thing I can think of as a possibility is industrialized vegetables oils ( and industrialized transfats) (other than olive oil). These are now known to be unhealthy and likely were a major contributor to heart disease along with smoking, particularly in the first half of the 20th century. Ketogenic diets are known to be healthy. They are useful for treating, controlling and reducing the incidence of cancer. They are also useful/ therapeutic for children with epilepsy that don't respond to the standard (pharmaceutical) medicines. Apparently there is something pretty special about ketone bodies. Cancer certainly doesn't like them. I practice intermittent fasting myself. I'm amazed at how good I feel, particularly the longer I go without food. I've gone as long as about 20 hours, including exercising. I'm not sure when ketone usage kicks in but I'm guessing the brain starts utilizing them more as blood glucose decreases. It's a gradual transition. Just as there is a transition from glucose predominance to fatty acid predominance in the initial stage of fasting (after about 3 to 6 hours). It's a matter of how healthy your body is and what foods you eat as to whether you will transition smoothly. People who are unfit, eat carbs predominantly (whether refined, or not) eat a low fat diet (less than 30% of daily calories) will likely find it hard to practice intermittent fasting without adapting to it.

[@edwardjones2202]

+anglicantian that doesn't support your point about high vs low fat. it's two high fat diets being compared

[@DieselBear]

Who’s watching this in 2020

[@petercallinicos]

Yep. And not much has changed.

[@eileenvaughan3134]

Yes

[@randy4711]

Yes, still very interesting!

[@grahamt5924]

13 dec 2020.

[@kajusbajus]

07feb2021

[@petercallinicos]

I just wish I would have seen this when it happened. I am now zero carb and feeling so good I can't believe it. Better late than never I guess.

[@DoctorJammer]

I got my dad to do Keto at the age of 61. He said the same thing. He felt lied to and betrayed.

[@Stovetopcookie]

How are you feeling good?

[@user-vk8dv3uw2y]

@@Stovetopcookie c'mon dude

[@fulldraws]

Great lecture! Nice to see newer studies that will slowly put to sleep some of the incessant droning of the anti LCHF folks.

[@CutTheKillerCarbs]

BEST POINT: at 26:29 Dr. Volek shows the slide of improvement in biomarkers of the Metabolic Syndrome with ketogenic diets. The question I get most often is "Won't eating large amounts of fat raise my LDL and cause heart disease?" The answer is this: LDL cholesterol is only ONE of about TWENTY THREE known risk factors. Your LDL may decrease, increase, or stay the same. However, the other modifiable risk factors (the ones mentioned in this slide and others) will all improve. Additionally, LDL sub typing (as in the slide) by NMR or VAP will show the LDL type has improved. If I could emphasize one thing to physicians it would be this: LDL is one risk factor out of about 23. Evaluating multiple, relevant risk factors might perhaps give a more comprehensive picture of a patient's health than just checking and treating one risk factor (high LDL).

[@jbreaux30]

Refer them to the talks by David Diamond.

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

Cut the Killer Carbs - International Weight Loss Seminars LDL is good for you. It’s HDL that’s bad.

[@marvinnelson5073]

Do some still consider LDL to be a risk factor? Why?

[@VirginiaFitzpatrick]

As a statistician who worked on Lipid trials, I was impressed with the presentation of the data Prof Volek used to make his point. Personally I dramatically improved my health when I went on an Atkins diet and limited carbs and consumed less than 50 grams of protein as indicated for my size by Atkins. I also increased my exercise at the same time. Dr. Volek chart of Ketones (shown at 14:46 minutes) shows a dramatic effect of exercize on Ketones, which I found interesting. He does not discuss this issue, but it may help explain the effect of exercise on appetite and weight loss. It may also explain the variability among individuals on low and high carb diets.

[@VirginiaFitzpatrick]

I am small (130 lbs) and I work at a desk, so 50 grams is plenty. However, I need more than the 20 gr of protein recommended by the Atkins diet. I eat carrots, turnips, apples and bananas but not flour and sugar.

[@YouTuber-ep5xx]

Note: at 47:49 in, when docs say 1/2 trillion Chinese are pre-diabetic, of course he meant to say 1/2 billion !!

[@CutTheKillerCarbs]

SECOND BEST POINT: at 29:34 where he details the inflammatory biomarkers that are improved on ketogenic diets. Many who have taken my course find this aspect the most fascinating of all. While on the ketogenic diet, their chronic back pain, or knee pain, or shoulder pain improves. When they "cheat" for a meal or two, the pain is back. How can just one cheat meal cause pain? It is because a high carbohydrate diet (in certain people such as these) leads to the systemic (body-wide) expression of inflammation through these biomarkers. But a low carb, high fat diet leads to the suppression of these inflammatory biomarkers. Thanks Dr. Phinney for putting the "hard science" behind what so many report as their own "anecdotal evidence!" PS - sorry for the double comment.

[@theskaton]

That's true for me. I also have shoulder issues with chronic pain and it seems to get better when I stay away from the carbs. I still eat carbs like potatoes, rice, a little bit of sugar and of course the carbs from vegetables. Sometimes I eat pizza and hamburgers on the weekends, and the pain comes back.

[@cyclingfull1018]

Late commend but I wonder: is how low to have to go a trial and error thing? Or stick to

[@jbreaux30]

I get the same results. Gut issues cease, aches and pains and misc inflammation go away

[@antonymagnier1356]

Cut the Killer Carbs - International Weight Loss Seminars i

[@mintsecurity1341]

Cut the Killer Carbs - International Weight Loss Seminars .l wonder if there is any study to prove that it is not a result of the ketones just suppressing the markers and simply mask the ongoing inflammatory condition ? Just a common sense... since the pain returns when you drop the ketones

[@MiaDV]

speakers are all so fit

[@Angel-rv1mt]

Excellent. I’m so glad I came across this video presentation.

[@elizabethlavet7528]

Interesting and helpful presentation Prof. Jeff Volek.

[@robertbeggs477]

love this channel has the best speakers for lchf

[@Iamtamstar]

Interesting and informative. Another eye opener. Thank you!

[@arejetko]

says "Well put! and thank you for your insight."

[@giselnelson7339]

That was awesome, thank you for sharing.

[@Am5634]

Great talk

[@motomatta1]

Excellent information 🙂

[@Scalpaxos]

Very interesting, thanks!

[@robrae14]

Excellent!!!! Too bad people still deny the scientific proof.

[@HelmetBlissta]

Thank you

[@lencsezoltan]

Great presentation. Yet, it is very difficult to shop or eat out if you follow a strict keto-diet (I am doing it). The more evidence comes out the more I wonder why society as a whole is refusing to change. Just like the case of eating a lot of meat or producing plastics everywhere, which will never go away. We are clearly ignorant to reality.

[@dombarton2483]

I agree..but its because sugar and its analogues are very very addictive!! Sugar..carbs.and seed oils are the real disease causing foodstuffs in our world. Stop worrying about covid19...it should be all about nutrition!!! The governments of the world have got it all wrong.

[@videnz2664]

to change a herd you have to finde the leader and change the leader in democracy thats really difficult but democracy or not every herd has a leader

[@deborahhopper1070]

Interesting thank you!!!!

[@backfru]

the man!

[@zanniebythesea770]

useful information

[@annetcell-ly4571]

Saying “ over consumption of carbs” is just as frustrating as “ eat in moderation”. What is the measure to aim for? Define over consumption. Define moderation.

[@rajibsarker4424]

thank u very much

[@jimjones6246]

At around 33.00 re: Saturated Fat. I have to give credit to Dr Malcolm Kendrick 2007 BMA meeting in Leeds. (Still on KZbin) Who showed there was no correlation between saturated fat intake and heart disease. His talk was mainly about 'The Cholesterol Con' Stopped looking at low fat products as a healthy choice as a result. With knowledge from here and Dr. Stephen Phinney will be attempting to go low carb now.

[@hineko_]

As i understand from other videos its not even LDL that is the problem but its oxidation by glucose.

[@Mark-mj4kq]

Yep! Macadamia Nuts are tops!! :)

[@joeblow9564]

So damn expensive though! They're like $30/lb

[@Mark-mj4kq]

+Benji Organ yeh, $20 lb, walmart

[@susankoch1319]

Better and less, BiMart, but can be a little broken. Who cares yum.

[@rosemarybaxter9120]

He hasn’t mentioned that a very high fat diet cures epilepsy. I mentioned this to a friend who had a young son with epilepsy, but he thought it sounded too far fetched, and didn’t even bother to investigate further. It’s a hard diet to follow, especially for a child. They have to eat butter, cream, etc, and no carbs whatsoever.

[@jcfleisch]

Great lecture, enjoyed it all. Is it just me or circa 47:47 did he say that "half a trillion" of Chinese could have pre-diabetes? I think he meant half a Billion.

[@jonnydoe85]

JCST Yeah, obviously that was a slip of the tongue. Still, even at half a billion, that's a lot of diabetes.

[@TheAdamdobrowolski]

+JCST in America the use trillion instead of billion

[@briantw]

No they don't; pffft. 1000 million is a billion in America. 1000 billion is a trillion in America. He meant half a billion, not half a trillion.

[@robyneframe275]

Can anyone recommend a good book on the Keto diet that will help me transition into this way of eating?

[@lindamcneil711]

GREAT presentation!

[@micaonyx5301]

It's sad what doctors consider healthy. I have an acquaintance who is in her mid-40s, 6ft tall at least 650 pounds or more. She told me her doctor said her insulin and blood pressure levels were good. Let's just say I was beyond disbelief. She can barely walk and the scary part is she thinks she's healthy it's so sad 😭

[@dawnstroud7879]

I am a 6ft tall woman, also mid 40s. I started strict keto when my weight hit 240lbs. I was miserable. My BMI was 32. So far I have lost 26 lbs and I feel amazing. I can only imagine what it would feel like to weigh 650lbs. There’s no way that’s healthy.

[@vinitkumar-ms1qk]

Can anyone explain any 5 key points regarding the benefits of a low-carbohydrate diet for a person suffering from metabolic syndrome from this video lecture ?

[@aaronsmith454]

Great presentation, the only part I didn't agree with was when he said half a trillion Chinese I think he meant half a billion ha

[@TheMystery51]

Good luck telling people to eat low carb. Everybody loves their carbs even if they know it's not good for them. I have been a nutritionist and personal trainer for a long time and I usually recommend the ketogenic or LCHF approach, but the compliance is very low amongst my clients. I feel like I should add psychiatrist to my resume as well.

[@carrollhoagland1053]

If you do not care about life and health ... and NO not everyone is addicted to carbs .. 70 Going On 100

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

Rommel V they won’t like it when their leg or foot gets amputated.

[@kimberlycooper4170]

When a professional tells me to switch from a HCLF (high carb, low fat) diet to a LCHHF (low carb, high healthy fat) diet, it's very hard because me body is stuck on craving carbs. However, I easily switch if I do a 2 or 3-day fast of drinking only water, green tea, or white tea before starting the LCHHF diet. To fast, I start the prior day by eating breakfast and lunch. After lunch I drink only water, green tea, or white tea with no sweetener. Instead of supper, I go to bed early. I sleep through the worst of the hunger. When I awake, continuing the fast is easier because the hunger period is almost over. Maybe you can use the above steps to help your clients move to LCHHF. If I don't do a 2 to 3-day fast, my craving for carbs is like a drug addict craving drugs.

[@booyaka870]

I believe many people know intellectually that it's bad but at the same time that it somehow doesn't apply to them. But most of all there's a bad overall overconsumption of carbs in society overall that makes people disbelieve a low-carb diet. After all, it's easier to think that because most modern foods and most restaurants contain a lot of carbs then those foods and meals must be good for you.

[@paulbresnan5799]

Charles Poliquin puts it into perspective by saying love is more effective than willpower. Ask your clients what do they love more: looking and feeling a certain way or their momentary mouth pleasure from carbs? If its the latter, it doesn't make them a bad person but tell them don't go complaining to you. With our society's fat-phobia, foods lost their savoriness. To make food more hyper-palatable, food industry added in sweet and/or salty flavors. I'd help your clients appreciate the savoriness of LCHF.

[@argentum3919]

Palmitoleic acid is a biomarker for lots of bad things happening in your body but it is created from Palmitic acid which is found in animal fat. How are carbohydrates responsible for the increase in palmitoleic acid?

[@richardmiddleton7770]

Low carb, medium fat, high protein is the most beneficial especially in older people (50+).

[@bgregg55]

So I'm wondering if eating keto also benefits kids being "diagnosed" with adhd. Though I suspect the answer is yes.

[@ffmdotcom]

maybe keto for kids is a little difficult to implement but reducing sugar (yes we all know kids love sweet stuff but at the end of the day its not good and should be very limited) and high activity levels sure should help

[@conjuringwitch101]

Yes. I know from personal experience.

[@prashanthb6521]

@@conjuringwitch101 Is your adhd fully solved now ?

[@SkepticalTeacher]

I am an adult with ADHD, and started medication a year ago at a low dose, Concerta. However, I can confirm that being in ketosis really, really helps me, I feel more focused. It makes sense, because people with ADHD have 20% less glucose uptake in the frontal lobes than normal people as per one of the first neuroimaging studies in the early 90s. Not being on that rollercoaster makes a big difference. ..

[@SkepticalTeacher]

Oh, and let me be clear: ADHD is very real, it's a neurodevelopmental disorder clearly visible in the brain. Children have a 2-3 year developmental lag with regard to their peers in executive function. It's awful, I wouldn't wish it upon anyone!

[@gregnixon1296]

Veggies with no animal proteins work best for me, but it’s not for everyone. Eating this way with 12-hour fasting daily, I can lose weight and keep it off without hunger. I continue to study and learn, but avoiding animal proteins is a good thing for me.

[@sueharrison1029]

I love the low carb diet am doing it now and lost 10 pounds in 4 weeks and I’m hardly ever hungry. I am pre diabetic and so hoping to reverse it, my blood sugar has reduced since I have been on this diet.

[@TheRawfoodgardener]

Well done!

[@fionaaleksoska]

So how much carbs should we be eating? For someone who avoids junk foods, exercises, is healthy with a low BMI, does this still apply? Should healthy people cut out carbs?

[@zoncolan7328]

Carbs < Calories/13 -1.5 * (your weight)

[@sigalsmadar4547]

Yes it does still apply. Look at the topics of the other videos on this channel that will tell you just how drastic affect carbs have on us. Less than 50g is moderately low carb. I think this channel is 30 or less. Diabetics 20 or less.

[@waynerogers5485]

Should healthy people cut carbs? Nah, only if they want to stay healthy.

[@gaypreator8547]

....ahh but the meds do not normalize anything. When someone comes up with: is it sustainable-that’s a cue that they’ll put it on a back burner. A scape goat to not going to change. Love your dedication- great presentation.

[@kanaalnobbi]

I really would like to see some good studies on ketogenic diet and weight training. Real SKD not TKD or CKD. Muscle gain possible? Loss of strength...

[@CrossPlaneCraze]

pool for youtube channels Apartan fitNess. thad dude does ketogenic diet and lift weights. says never had so much energy, hit ppersonal records all the time and he's lean throughout whole year eating tons of food.

[@CrossPlaneCraze]

+German 87 Spartan fitness.

[@martarico186]

how much protein is allowed

[@eleggs]

How to test if one thrives better on carbs or better on fats?

[@BlissLovePeace]

it's called science ...

[@bm-rf4bc]

You could always try it and report back after 6 weeks of adaption to either/both....

[@herenkapsalon]

watch triatlon runners which have their youtube channel about switching from carb loading to using fat as their energy source, how much better they do now. Listen to the speaches of food expert who wrote books about how good carbs are, they now make their excuses they were wrong and now promote fat diet for far better results.

[@eleggs]

I meant more like how to test it without being in a laboratory. I mean are there some simple things that tell you you are in ketosis or do you always have to measure it in the blood?

[@herenkapsalon]

El Eggs yeah, you need to buy some keto sticks (and hold it in your urine) to see if you'r in keto. (Or blood testing). Signals are, bad breath, night sweating, acetone smell of sweat/breath.

[@TheRosa63]

do they have people who follow low carb diets and follow them for say 10 years? or 15 years to see how they bodies react and are doing in regards to cancer rates, and falling off the wagon of low carb diets and weight regain and other things?

[@Xycopixie]

TheRosa63 The Eskimos

[@Jefferdaughter]

Dr. Stephen Phinney has been in nuritional ketosis for about 13 years. Jeff Volek, PhD and nutrition researcher has also been on a keto type diet for over a decade, if I remember correctly. There are others. - Phinney gives a talk on 'The Case for Nutritional Ketosis' that is posted here on YT that gives information about many other groups of people who lived on a very LCHF keto-type diet: Artic peoples, Masai herders, and Indians of the American plains, who- like the Masai - considered it beneath them to eat plants (reportedly, especially the men). 'Paleopathology and the Origins of the Paleo Diet' is another interesting talk about what the study of mummies and ancient skeletons reveal about the diet and health of people who lived on a starch based diet and those groups who lived on LCHF diet. - Phinney has decades of clinical experience working with people on LCHF and "well formulated ketogenic diets'. According to what he shares in his talks, counseling on the right types of fats, the right percentages, and helping people to find the right level of carb intake for them are all keys to success. Minerals, particularly salt and magnesium, are also important, he says. - Most of us have to figure out these details ourselves... but in Phinney's personal and clinical experience, once fully adapted, people feel so bad when they 'fall off the wagon' and it takes so long (a couple weeks or more for most people) to re-adapt to a ketosis that people tend to not have trouble staying on the diet. That said, sugar and starch are pushed at American consumers 24/7... - Hope this info helps you to find the answers you were looking for.

[@argentum3919]

What happens if you were eating animal fat but not in ketosis and not eating to many carbs?

[@margarettrebing54]

So he said palmitoleic acid is bad, and then he said that avocados and macadamia nuts are high in pamitoleic acid - so should we stop eating them? I'm confused, I eat a LOT of avocados (and a good amount of macadamias, too). I though they were great for the LCHF diet.

[@fredpauser6228]

I noticed that too. *sigh*... I'm going to continue my reading of Keto Clarity by Jimmy Moore.

[@SF-ow5ru]

He is talking about carbs in the diet that turn into this bad fat not the dietry intake of this particulatlr fat, does that make sense?

[@Jan96106]

No, he did not say that Palmitoleic acid in itself is bad. He said that it is a fatty acid that can be measured in the body to determine how much of the carbohydrate we are ingesting is being converted into new fat in our body because we are consuming more carbs than our particular genetic make up is able to handle. He said that the idea is wrong that we have high saturated fat levels in our blood stream and in our tissues because we are consuming saturated fat. If we are eating low carb, we are more likely to burn the saturated fat we eat as fuel. He said body/blood levels of Palmitoleic acid consistently go down on a ketogenic diet, and that is evidence that eating saturated fat does not cause us to store fat. Palmitoleic acid levels in the body go up with a high carbohydrate diet, and that is evidence that a high carbohydrate diet is causing an individual to create and store new fat in adipose tissue and as plaque in the arteries. In other words, it's the carbs you eat that create heart disease and type 2 diabetes not the saturated fat you eat. He also says we don't get a lot of Palmitoleic acid in our diet except when we eat a lot of avocadoes and macadamia nuts (which he says he does, so he obviously does not consider this a bad thing to do, but remember, too many nuts and the carbs pile up). For this reason, he thinks that high levels of Palmitoleic acid in the blood are a good measure/marker of how poorly we are burning carbs and are instead converting them into fat. He didn't continue with this, but I would imagine since he eats a lot of Palmitoleic acid, then it might not be as reliable a measure in him for how much new fat he is creating by carbohydrate consumption. But maybe even a high consumption of Palmitoleic acid from those sources is so miniscule that it wouldn't skew the results.

[@GarryBurgess]

dietary intake of fat does not increase heart problems. It was a myth.

[@BRBWaffles]

There is a difference between palmitoleic acid taken in by the diet and palmitoleic acid you have circulating around in your blood. If you assay your blood triglycerides on a high carb diet, you'll typically find high levels of palmitoleic acid and palmitic acid. However, if you assay blood on a ketogenic diet high in palmitoleic acid or palmitic acid, you won't find much in the blood at all.

[@emh8861]

Fasting is best

[@kicknadeadcat]

Fasting is great. You have to remember if you’re eating a lot of carbs your insulin is still on the roller coaster ride. Its about the insulin. That’s exactly what fasting does. Gets your insulin low. But then if you go ahead and just eat carbs you’re causing it to go up again. You’re hitting yourself in the head with a hammer one day but not the other.

[@markelagonzalez4339]

Profesor Jeff wht is your view on the role of fruits in a ketogenic diet

[@shieh.4743]

Dexter Morgan You can still find wild fruits and berries that are low in fructose.

[@bobbritt5904]

Both my M.D. and my N.D. started me out on a ketogenic diet as follows: 1. 3-day fast (only water and vitamins, and prescriptions) 2. 80% fat 20% protein (caloric intake). Zero grains, zero fruit 3. After a few months, blood-glucose numbers improved, I can eat blackberries or grapefruit 10-minutes before I exercise (like a 30+ minute swim or bike ride) so that I burn the glucose before it can get converted to something bad. So for me, there's really not much fruit right now, until glucose/triglycerides further improve.

[@bgrobbins]

I am open to following a low-carb vegan diet, but i just don't understand how the okinawans did so well when the main component of their diets was sweet potato, which is extremely high-carb and low-fat.

[@TheMystery51]

It is probably because they do not eat junk food.

[@TheRosa63]

well I think they ate more than that, I would doubt they ate them by themselves, the islands they ate alot of sea food which is high in sulfates which help you to cope with high carbs, and sweet potatoe is a whole food, and they probably at it with fat and protein sources too. and they loved the sauces and many sauces were high acids that reduced glucose absorbing rate. And no doubt getting enough sun helped so they produced enough vitad3 as well.

[@nhily4757]

they just eat less

[@bgrobbins]

dr. greger on nutritionfacts.org has reported their diet was 85% carbs, 9% protein and 6% fat (2% sat.fat). Purple sweet potatoes were around 70% of their calories.

[@nhily4757]

I mean they eat less for a portion size of every meal. Normal people have a huge dish but their meal are smaller, and they work out a lot too

[@PJSweeneyAdventures]

If you want some good insight from one of the low-carb high fat's biggest supporters check out this video with the producer from Run on Fat: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4GohadqaKiafs0

[@jmikegreg]

but what about Low Carb/High Fat diets?

[@sigalsmadar4547]

Not recommended! Look at the other topics on this channel.

[@cootiekente8619]

47:48 "Half a trillion people with pre-diabetes in China." ???? hahahhaha!!! He killed the presentation in the end.

[@rajeshwarsharma1716]

Was this presentation slowed down? I still find it slow at 1.5. i wonder how many were still awake at the live presentation.

[@murrynathan]

This guy sounds like Gary Shandling!

[@robertkacala]

i wanna be on keto diet to gain muscles not to loose weight like others...any advise how to improve ?

[@robertkacala]

calories from fat or protein ? that might be important

[@TheMystery51]

Keep the fat calories high. Protein should remain moderate because some amino acids are glucogenic. I noticed this when I drank BCAA during my endurance workout and it kicked me out of ketosis. I noticed my energy level went down.

[@robertkacala]

i think iv got too much protein chese eggs etc...need a calculator ;)

[@Jefferdaughter]

You may want to check out the gadgets that measure ketones in the breath. That, and/or using a blood glucose meter can help you track your individual response to particular foods. Which, I hear, can also change over time. - Generally speaking, cheese made from whole milk and eggs have a good ratio of fat to protein. Some say eggs have the ideal ratio. There is a difference between 'real' eggs from hens with access to pasture and the crap sold in egg cartons in the supermarkets. Ditto for cheese from cows on pasture, preferably 100% grassfed. Among the advantages of both are higher levels of Omega 3 fatty acids. - Getting everything just right does seem a bit tricky, until we get the hang of it, eh?

[@darkshadow7282]

Robstar look up Jason Wittrock. He is the reason I started Keto diet and am now healthier than ever.

[@markelagonzalez4339]

Also Do think a kid with ADHD should do a ketogenic diet

[@Trthsker24]

Keto diet was used for epilepsy, ADHD is not sezuire disorder.

[@coolhand5855]

My wife works with Title I kids, many of whom are ADHD, PTSD or on the autism spectrum. She seems to think that when the kids are sugared up, they have a harder time focusing and exhibit more behavioral problems. I don't know about fully ketogenic, but she has seen marked behavioral improvements in some kids who were taken off of refined sugar and fruit juice in all forms. I believe the kids were still getting grains and whole fresh fruit, though.

[@SkepticalTeacher]

I have ADHD, I started medication as an adult. Being in ketosis definitely helps me to concentrate better, not having the ups and downs. The regions of our brain involved in executive function are underdeveloped compared to normal people, we have less glucose uptake according to some PET studies done in the 90s, I think it is an area for research because I would posit that ketones are a more reliable and constant source of fuel for the brain and thus maximize the little functioning that we have.

[@sinsaman88]

Of course over consumption of carb can't be healthy.. but what if two groups consuming same amount of calories with different diet ? The study he showed at 40:31 is misleading because he is increasing the total calories consumption as he increases carb proportion. This talk is somewhat informative, but also misleading as he only compares "well planned Ketogenic diet vs over eating carb diet" I might have misunderstood his talk, so if someone can give me some feedback, I would appreciate it. Posting...Public

[@jonnydoe85]

Brian J I think there's a misunderstanding on your part. If you look up and read the full study you'll note that the participants were placed on a 300/kcal deficit based on each individual's resting metabolic rate. *The total caloric and protein intake for each individual did not change throughout the study*. As carbs were increased, fats were decreased to maintain the balance.

[@goodredherring]

Does anyone know what "___electrogenesis" he's taliking about? Thanks in advance.

[@joaquinkline3191]

goodredherring he said gluconeogenesis which is our body's ability to manufacture our own glucose.

[@goodredherring]

Thank you!

[@user-vk8dv3uw2y]

@@goodredherring protein converting to glucose

[@pilgrimlady8196]

I hate that people like this have to raise a dime to get these studies done!

[@rdf7777]

Why are they not changing the Dietary guidelines ?? Is it because the drug companies wants sick people, inorder to thrive.? Are they in cahoots withe FDA or big food companies?

[@markbeiser]

Because the profits of multiple multi billion dollar corporations, in both the food and pharmaceutical industries, would plummet if we had sensible actual science based dietary guidelines. Then there is the vegan cult agenda...

[@kicknadeadcat]

We’re sorry America that we killed 100 million people in this country on a failed experiment. That’s what they be saying if they reversed course now.

[@robert12345678912312]

Low carb diet

[@McCoder21]

I’m watching this in 2023

[@petercallinicos]

2020 and not much has changed. Sad

[@MediumRareOpinions]

Of relevance though, the same ideological biases and political backroom deals in 'official science' is happening right now with regards to viral outbreaks. If theres one thing other than a better diet this has all taught me is that just because an official makes it policy, doesn't mean it's true.

[@nyreekrikorian]

at the end, did he say "half a trillion people"??

[@andrewmalcolm3209]

Yeah lol. He must have miss-spoke because obviously that's not possible.

[@jimcameron9848]

i love eating beluga whale. sometimes i eat it with a can of mushroom sauce

[@honkytonk4465]

Coool

[@terriallen7058]

Low carb is great but needs moderate good fat and higher protien for weightloss. Can still be in ketosis.

[@frequentfalls4282]

hes right bro. hi fat

[@Chrisisms]

12:30 - "Ketones allowed us to develop big brains" A Google scholar search yields: Your search - "Ketones allowed us to develop big brains" - did not match any articles "Ketones caused big brains" Your search - "Ketones caused big brains" - did not match any articles. "Ketones caused brains" Your search - "Ketones caused brains" - did not match any articles... And without the quotation marks you find no scientific literature remotely related to the above claim...

[@jrd.9069]

Chrisisms truth is usually surrounded by body guards of lies....just try to figure out for yourself...google what is my brain made of ? number 1 is water. Number 2 is fat...hmmm if fat wasnt important i wonder why the brain is made of it??? Good luck!!

[@zoncolan7328]

"ketones and brain development"

[@markbeiser]

Well, we didn't develop big brains from staying in the trees eating fruit!

[@citiblocsMaster]

47:48 Half a trillion? Wow there are more Chinese people than I thought

[@grahamt5924]

Lmfao

[@edwardbanegas2153]

So no oatmeal??

[@allkindsofgainz6988]

There isn't half a trillion people living on this planet never mind that many chinese with pre diabetes!!!! He must've been tired......Bless! @ 47.50 mins

[@Chingus696]

Allkinds ofgainz he meant to say billion... no biggie

[@Ann-qf3lg]

All the studies apply to male genetics. What is the effect on women? I need to know this as following guidelines for men could be totally wrong for women both menstruating and post menopausal?

[@inogsus]

Half a trillion people with pre-diabetes? 7 billion people in the world so I would say that is half a billion people with pre in China

[@kicknadeadcat]

China has the highest diabetes in the world followed by India.

[@Charlie-502]

@47:45 your a doctor but you sure aren't a mathematician 🤣 China has half a trillion people???....🧐🤔

[@josephgreenwald]

Dr.atkin died at 50 so was he really healthy

[@kennethharris4431]

Pretty sure he died of a traumatic brain injury. Slipped on the ice hit his head and died at 72

[@ARNWadz]

man you make us vegans look bad af lol...low carb and vegan is totally possible :D

[@kicknadeadcat]

What a douche you are. Did you ever look up how he died. It’s better for someone to believe you’re ignorant then to open your mouth and reduce all doubt. Walt Whitman.....Possibly an end stage vegan. Like Dr. McDougall.

[@honkytonk4465]

That's a lie

[@Chrisisms]

17:00 - There is no need for dietary glucose. We can make glucose through gluconeogenesis... We see a lot of inflammatory diseases improve" "HFD-feeding altered the gut microbiota composition paralleled by increased expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and genes involved in gluconeogenesis in intestinal epithelial cells of the jejunum." Lamont, B. J., Waters, M. F., & Andrikopoulos, S. (2016). A low-carbohydrate high-fat diet increases weight gain and does not improve glucose tolerance, insulin secretion or β-cell mass in NZO mice. Nutrition & diabetes, 6(2), e194. Retrieved from www.nature.com/nutd/journal/v6/n2/abs/nutd20162a.html "HFDs promote intestinal alterations such as increased intestinal permeability [10] and an elevated inflammatory milieu [11]. Both factors are believed to contribute to the progression of insulin resistance [12]. Interestingly, gut anti-inflammatory agents have been shown to protect against HFD-induced glucose intolerance and insulin resistance despite significant weight gain" Jensen, B. A., Nielsen, T. S., Fritzen, A. M., Holm, J. B., Fjære, E., Serup, A. K., ... & Poupeau, A. (2016). Dietary fat drives whole-body insulin resistance and promotes intestinal inflammation independent of body weight gain. Metabolism, 65(12), 1706-1719. Retrieved from: ttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0026049516301081 34:00 "Why are we concerned about saturated fat, I don't know..." Most people are not, thus the globesity, cancer, and CHD epidemics. 37:20 - "If you have a marbled steak, lather it with butter, some vegetables, wine and cheese... You're not going to accumulate it, you're going to burn it as fuel" And I heard no reaction in the audience...

[@archerace7]

You obviously have never lived an Ketogenic lifestyle....I have been in Ketosis for a long time, eating tons of fat, my blood numbers are near perfect, I have lost 25 pounds, not gained an ounce. AND I feel great.

[@Chrisisms]

archerace7 "You obviously have never lived an Ketogenic lifestyle...." I used to be on the high fat deathstyle but it is not about me. Instead, this is about the research I specifically cited. Will you continue to avoid the scientific research (the topic of the post) related to compromised intestinal microbiota and inflammation? Why do you want this to be a dark secret? "I have been in Ketosis for a long time" You have compromised your health for a long time. "eating tons of fat" "Comfort food" but nothing based on a comparison between a high fat diet or a high fiber diet, just your limited "experience" based on custom, not genetic instruction. "my blood numbers are near perfect, I have lost 25 pounds" I suppose you gained 25 pounds on berries and lettuce, right? Are you suggesting you can normalize weight more effectively on high fat than high fiber? Only if you have limited experience with exclusionary diets and vigilantly shielded yourself from the available research could you imagine this. "AND I feel great." Anyone who loses 25 extra pounds would feel relatively good but it goes to show that you had no experience with a high fiber diet before that point as you would not have reached that weight to begin with, therefore you have no real reference except for your standard amerikan diet and the 2nd most unhealthy diet of high fat. If someone is accustomed to sleeping 4 hours a night, when they start to sleep 5 hours a night they subjectively feel "GREAT." No research is required for that.

[@TheRosa63]

if one is honest and finds their low carb diet adequate and something they can maintain and are happy with it, I say whatever you like works for you etc. for me I did low carb diets and found them unsustainable after about 6 weeks.I did many different modified low carbs and lets face it I cannot eat all that fat and meat and dairy and nuts and seeds all the time. my body craves beans, whole grains, and raw honey. first I must mention that horses and cows eat grass and get very fat onthat, so it is not the food itself but how your body processes it or decides to use it. the past 3 weeks I have been doing a low carb diet (not ketogenic by anymeans) where I keep the carbs incheck and get my carbs from whole foods only junk food (unless I find myself very hungry and desperate and I try to pick a small amount of whole grain bar with the lowest carbs to fat to protein and eat that to hold me until I can eat my better meal. I have metabolic syndrome and obesity, and so far this diet has been working good, (I dont feel the urge to binge on junk food or overeat them when I do decide I want a handful of something not necessarily that good for me) I find that carbs are the problem but only junk carbs, healthy carbs are not the problem. when we eat whole carbs we tend to eat o much if you dont eat enough fat and protein to give you the caloires you need without eating alot of carbs in one sitting. so I am going to see how this goes. for me my goal is to lighten the glucose load and to avoid the famine feast cycle. so hopfully this diet is sustainable and helps me tolose some weight (even if I dont go down to what the charts say but any amount that gets me to 200 provided the fat is lost not muscles and I can maintaine it would be way better than where I am now and if it reverses my metabolic syndrome is worth it.

[@msieweke]

Both are mouse studies. Mice do not naturally eat high-fat diets, so you shouldn't be surprised that they do poorly on one. But... Look closely at the diets they are feeding the mice. In the first study the fat in the LCHFD comes from cocoa butter and canola, and the carbs come from sucrose. That ain't natural. And did you catch this quote: "Interestingly, in these mice, a high-fat carbohydrate-free diet prevented hyperglycemia and preserved beta-cell mass."? So it wasn't the fat per-se, but the combination of fat with sugar that had the effect. And these are NZO mice, bred to develop obesity and diabetes. The most you can say from this study is that a LCHFD didn't prevent the in-bred tendency to develop obesity in NZO mice. That's not very helpful for humans. In the second study the fat comes from corn oil, and the carbs come mostly from sugar. Although they called their diets "high fat", only 46% of calories came from fat. The remainder came from mostly casein (up to 40% of calories), mostly sucrose (up to 35% of calories), or a blend of the two. The mice in this study (C57BL6/J) are specially bred to develop diabetes on a high-fat diet. The most you can say from this study is that a diet with lots of corn oil and sugar isn't healthy for C57BL6/J mice. Again, not very helpful for humans. No one should be eating that much sugar or corn oil.

[@Chrisisms]

"if one is honest and finds their low carb diet adequate and something they can maintain and are happy with it, I say whatever you like works for you" The topic is not about subjective "happiness" among those who are too closed minded to try both diets to first make an informed decision for themselves and to next provide advice for others about the contrasting diets. The specific topic of this thread regards the health risks documented for high fat diets in terms of the microbiome in the human gut. If one is happy being sick that is a different story. "my body craves beans, whole grains, and raw honey" What does your "cravings" have to do specifically with the gut microbiome promoted through fiber intake? Did you intend to post this somewhere else? "so hopfully this diet is sustainable" The same diet that promotes the most beneficial intestinal bacteria is the same diet that normalizes weight for the human species as well as the chimps. There is no need to hope, it is a choice.

[@cooperparts]

i eat like the people in the blue zones low animal plant base diet we will see how long the new atkins lives and go from there

[@Lauramagic18]

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[@videnz2664]

*CRAP* ohydrate

[@tomgoff7887]

it's hard to believe that people are still falling for this siren song. Sure, telling people what they want to hear - beef, butter, bacon and brie are health foods - is immensely profitable. Atkins became fabulously rich because of it. However, how rational is it for the rest of us to ignore the scientific evidence? 'Overall, the analysis using data from the survey found that those who consumed the least amount of carbs were 32 percent more likely to die prematurely from any cause. This was in comparison with participants who ate the most carbs. Also, low carb consumers were 51 percent more likely to die from coronary heart disease, 50 percent more likely to die from cerebrovascular disease, and 35 percent more likely to die of cancer. The associations were strongest among older, non-obese people. These results were replicated in the meta-analysis, which found that the overall risk of death from any cause was 15 percent higher in people who consumed the least amount of carbs, the risk of cardiovascular death was 13 percent higher, and that of dying of cancer was 8 percent higher.' www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322881#Why-low-carb-diets-should-be-avoided

[@kicknadeadcat]

You can show all the statistics you want for or against. I’m 68 I tried it and my doctor is amazed. No longer diabetic no longer have high blood pressure no longer have acid reflux. I am down to the weight of my 20s. So is my waist which I lost 6 inches off. Working out and playing tennis. My family on both sides have history of diabetes everyone of them. I do not any longer. If Getting healthy is bad, then I’m a very very bad boy.

[@asarcadyn2414]

You are quoting the medical reasearch equivalent of Astrology. Epidemiology is not science.

[@ethicstho7062]

If you eat even one banana your body will be like yay the dummy finally found food...in a grocery store

[@paulbenedict1289]

My body would be like ... yay, he finally found genetic hybrid sugar bomb in a grocery store

[@markbeiser]

Bananas are not real food!

[@1967davidfitness]

Autism???? Please do not claim a diet affects Autism!!! Who are these people do claim such absurdity!!! Autism is not an illness!!!! I am quite angry now!

[@1967davidfitness]

There's nothing bad about Autism, it's just Different! Quite intolerant aren't you.Sad!

[@1967davidfitness]

Wow! Now diet cures Autism..what a genius you are!

[@1967davidfitness]

Disposition? Wow! you know nothing about Autism..shame on you. Sad freak!

[@frequentfalls4282]

some people on here are paid to spread disinformation.

[@1967davidfitness]

Yes, I have lost interest in everything Keto.