The Beginner's Guide to Metabolism

With one of the world's largest population of people with diabetes and potentially an even more massive at-risk population of prediabetic people, it is particularly important for everyone to understand the absolute basics of what happens to food inside your body. How do you go from having 5g of glucose in your blood to a state of progressive bad health caused by not paying attention to your diet and lifestyle.
What doesn't help is large scale misinformation from influencers and quacks, very complex and dense communication by doctors and a complete lack of acknowledgement of the elephant in the room - the average Indian urban diet is very high in carbohydrates and we are not getting enough physical activity.
This video is largely inspired by one of the chapters in ‪@PeterAttiaMD‬Peter Attia's book: Outlive where he explains metabolism in what I felt was one of the most elegantly simple and accessible ways. Do check out the book, it's superb.
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[@sirishasriram1930]

Iam a biochemist, and i find ur video mind blowing, it's simple in a way balanced diet, exercise , manage stress . Influencers scare you without science

[@krishashok]

Thanks and welcome

[@rashidaahmed7054]

Ashok, too good...simple and mind blasting...keep it up...God bless

[@lemedico]

A doctor like myself couldn't have explained it better. Well done

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@himanshupanday2852]

"Eat less than what you think you should eat" is a real gamechanger here. Please realise and apply. I myself is having almost obese multiple times and with exercise and diet I controlled it. Now I'm following the above eat less but eat good.

[@natsmukherjee]

Thank you for explaining this. I am not very fat in but still pre diabetes. I live in Europe and when I told my endocrinologist she was how that could be you don’t look fat. I has to eat more protein and very low carb. And give up all sugar to keep my insulin in check. Now I know it’s my genetics because everyone in my father’s family is diabetic.

[@karthiksridhar4618]

You’re doing a fantastic work Mr. Ashok! With so much noise around topics like metabolism, you’re the perfect noise cancelling headphones I needed 😊

[@thaisstone5192]

(131) Very well presented, Mr. Krish. Since I live in America, a lot of the population have a bad habit of blaming their health woes on everyone but themselves. They are just over indulging themselves, but don't want to admit it. Daft as a brush, some people.

[@donabellefernandes6884]

Superb!! In this age of misinformation your content is a ray of sunshine focusing on educating people without the usual nonsense that comes with social media.

[@Lazypanda_vks]

I work in the sphere of Public Health nutrition, and my work revolve mostoy around under nutrition. But as per my role i have to give lot of trainings on human nutrition, and i fond this the simplest and most clear video on metabolism. Please keep making such content.

[@itsplantbasedliving]

Every time I watch your videos and start thinking makes sense but I knew this already, you throw your punchline. I had no idea Asian genetics and Caucasian genetics could contribute so differently to diabetic risk! My husband is Caucasian and this is mind blowing information for us to be aware of. thankyou for keeping us sane in this world of 'mis'-information overload. would love to get more book recommendations from you.

[@krishashok]

thank you!

[@najacobra83]

Love the detailed yet clear and succinct scientific explanation of glucose metabolism. It is so helpful to understand the effect of climate/environment on our genetic/epigenetic changes that in turn modify our glucose metabolism. Our diet is suited for the times when people used physical labour in the fields and now we eat so much rice with a sedentary lifestyle. That’s why the metabolic syndromes are called lifestyle diseases. So common in every house hold.

[@AmarjeetPanda]

Very well explained. absolutely amazing

[@radhuma1]

Honest confession I have seen your shorts on insta n didn't really want to listen to all.of you.... but I m so glad I listened now.....freak it all makes sense now 😊

[@NitinSinghempirenitin]

One of the finest informational video I have ever seen. Great job 💯💯

[@ravi311rb]

I am in the health service,you have given a superb explanation.The biochemistry of our body is clearly explained.

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@QueenD75]

Really loved this … non gimmicky, straightforward metabolism info tailored for Indians around the world!❤

[@gayatrivenky511]

Awesome explanation. Thankyou so nuch Krishji

[@snehapandey2810]

The explanation... simply wow

[@utkarshpathak8566]

Great…your enthusiasm for biology is fascinating ❤

[@NB_nobody]

So glad i finally found the best straight to the point explanation! Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge.

[@shivaniagarwal2445]

The best explanation with an example, I have heard about epigenetics. Wonderful work! Keep it going.

[@subhashinireddy4867]

Arati pandu olichi natlu simple ga baga artham ayyetatlu chepparu

[@AP-eb8hd]

What I dreamt of doing, after having a similar career & social path as yours, I see you are doing far better than what I could imagine. Keep the great work.

[@venkateshkumarbellala]

Precise and everything you need in under 12min. Awesome

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@kuldipvalera229]

Simply Thank you ❤

[@Aditi.A]

So much knowledge in a single video. Mind is blown 🤯

[@user-cv3jf3xp7q]

Brilliant insights ! Thank you...

[@user-lm2rx7np9g]

Thank you for the excellent video

[@suhrtInsights]

Real eye opener. Now i could connect the dots with the various health issues which i am grappling with off late. Would do a world of good if you can bring all experts together who can provide genuine & correct information regarding practical dietary intakes

[@pruthvirajkatkar7909]

The video was really helpful. Understanding science is useful than just following multiple diet suggestions. Please create more videos luke this which clears basic.

[@kcloyindie]

thank you ....incredible!

[@Fraser463]

Brilliant work

[@Whatever20237]

Amazing work !

[@reshmavastani9935]

Thank u Sir. U are Simple & best🎉

[@olilahiri9486]

High voltage scientific information in a small and compact logical.package..I am a teacher teaching these facts to students but there could not have been a more beautiful and better explanation..hats off to you for debunking so many myths

[@syedjunaidahmed4555]

Thank you so much for the insight!

[@krishashok]

You are so welcome!

[@chbhagawanrao7283]

Thanks for wisdom

[@wellnesssecrets2014]

Excellent presentation. Seven essentials for good must be part of our Dinacharya. The secret lies in fine-tuning these 7 essentials

[@sonalisain6820]

So informative... Very simply explained... Thank you ❤

[@Misa-lt4wq]

Such an amazing video, as always. Very informative. 😊😊😊😊

[@varchana-il4xl]

Once again krish! You're simply superb!!

[@ajitc6102]

Very nice video, so simple to understand yet significantly informative

[@bishwajitjha8923]

This is so well explained and articulated. Great job!

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@jaihind6515]

Lovely .... impeccable. Bravo.

[@SattvikNick]

Damn, only you can compress so much high quality gyan in ~11 mins🎉..most others make 11 vids out of this stuff and fail to complete the thread on the topic, kudos to your research Mr Ashok😊

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@jjayaraman3191]

Top Class! One of the best deliveries ever on fat formation. No sentence is wasted words. Demands revisits! Thank you. When fat goes from being organic to survival to being Yama. In muscle fibre Subcuraneous. In Organ and proneness to fat by epigenetics of historic famine load. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppDMfnmteZ1lgc0si=byWkUkzrFzfkvkvk .

[@vgupta]

Just excellent. You bring so much truth and respite in days plagued by a holocaust of misinformation from so-called influencers.

[@gnprashi]

To the point sir. Eagerly wait for your vlogs nowdays.

[@praveenbharathb]

Hi Krish. Firstly Thankq for making these amazingly informative videos. I have your book Masala Lab and reading slowly to digest the vast amount of facts in it. Glad I have it as I can read it whenever I can and don’t need internet. 😂. I see these smaller versions of videos help understand these easy. Please keep up the great work. Wish to hear from you.

[@sathi123]

Good one KA, thank you. ❤

[@malligahsellapan7929]

Really really fabulous 👌👌👌🙏🙏🙏💖

[@girishankarjayaraman]

Excellent video and great. Concept broken into multiple parts and easily understandable. Kudos and expect more videos in future.🎉

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@MishkaTia]

Thank you for all the important information you share 🙏🏼

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@Aruna_Tayi]

Amazing, wonderful, excellent video ,.... I am falling short of adjectives. I wish you make it in telugu language so that I can share it with my mum 😊and she would repeatedly watch it to understand insulin resistance

[@shanishantony601]

Great sir.

[@rajeshbmore]

Your clarity of thoughts and genuine care reflects throughout your content. One minor suggestion to add some music: add intro and outro, flashes between chapters etc

[@krishashok]

Noted

[@34kanna34]

Just Amazing!!! Everything was so superbly explained!! Thanks Krish...Keep Educating us more!

[@krishashok]

My pleasure 😊

[@vinitavaidya690]

Man so precious,detailed yet concise n precise info,thx dear

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@drnikhilkhattar]

Mind blowing I never knew during my medical days that biochemistry was such a great subject Thank you for the refresher

[@divyajami5458]

Thanks for this informative video 🙌

[@mohitshenoy2136]

Brilliant. Just too Brilliant. 👍👍 Thanks.

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@NetiNaik]

Thank you explaining so well! Until now, this always seemed to go over my head! ☺

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@ShahidKhan-qw8yk]

I love your videos, One of the best explanations, You are so good, Thank you so much. God Bless.

[@krishashok]

You are very welcome

[@angelinapontes5889]

THANKS for a clear explanation.

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@semicharmedkindofguy3088]

I really like your style of presentation. Straight to the point but engaging as well, with a breadth of information no doubt formed by a good amount of research. Keep it up!

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@pradnyaptipendse894]

Amazingly Fabulous Video. Eagerly waiting for the Fructose one.

[@homely6616]

Krish sir.. Very happy to see your subscribers crossed 1 lakh..

[@Man-ch2et]

Hey krish, great work as usual. I've always wondered if you could make such videos in Tamil , it will help in curbing the WhatsApp university treatment of soaking vendhayam in water and curing cancer. The reach would be faster and wider

[@dinagarana7381]

Wow, It's a fantastic video sir! #Myth Buster#

[@kalyanimookherji8834]

Was waiting for this !!

[@pratimakhanna9324]

Such a simplified and wonderful information. Easy to understand and knowledgeable to listen . I think many people like me will stop giving attention to the influencers and diet gurus now onwards . As the only thing that matters is how the presentation is touching you.. thank you Ashok for this useful information

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@og.dunkfest]

Most relevant and all encompassing video. Thanks Krish.

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@murlidharprabhu3088]

Very lucid explanation of very complicated subject, Thanks Ashok

[@krishashok]

You are most welcome

[@meenadeshpande4411]

Thank you. Knowledge being holistic, today Biologists, Microbiologist, Nutritionists etc are reducing the space for Doctors by spreading preventive medicine related Knowledge . Would like to listen to you on other topics too.

[@tejaswineegore5261]

As usual... Very simple to understand metabolism here. Thank you so much

[@krishashok]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ozshankar]

Hi Ashok. Loved your video. It really connected the dots and the process map you make clear of food to glucose to glucogen to subcutaneous fat to viseral fat to diabetes is so useful to understand. Keep up the good work.

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@rajukanta]

Bro, now you have began to speak and speaking sense... in fact this video clip is quite informative.... Or else in most of your previous episodes you were seen speaking shit and were controversial on topics like air friers, bread etc etc... you have been blessed with very extraordinary abilities for story telling with unmatchable communication skills... use it by making videos of this type and not controversial ones...

[@nitinkapoor7438]

Thanks for making my article so simple for everyone to understand 👍

[@krishashok]

Any time!

[@prasannakumar3226]

Yet another stellar video sir. Very informative and simple at the same time.

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@ashishdubey7273]

Your content is incredibly valuable and explained in a straightforward manner. Keep up the great work! Having subscribed to your channel, I noticed that you refrain from beginning your videos with the usual like, subscribe, and share requests, which can often be irritating.

[@dyandsa798]

Thanks a lot for this video Krish! Really helps clarify the distinction between glycogen and fats.

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@SUPERVISHAL2012]

Great content as always. Your camera angle had a slight tilt though, noticed it on a large screen.

[@robinranabhat3125]

I like how you looked at this from evolutionary perspective ! Every human is different. Best thing i know is - eat seasonal and regional - try sticking to habit of recent ansectors.

[@hamloki2717]

Spoken like a true youtuber , we will keep FRUCTOSE to a separate video, which most probably will never come out and see the light of the day 😅

[@drmaheshwadhwani]

Well done Krish, you really made it sound simple. I think only a nonmedical person can truly make it so simple, we doctors are held back by years of information drilled into our system. Incidentally, I have recently recorded a video on similar lines(yet to be released) but with slightly different take. My channel is Cardiac Second Opinion

[@sanjayyethipathi]

i started going to the gym last year and you hear a lot of things about nutrition and muscle building around the gym and naturally i had a lot of questions. every answer led me to even more questions. eventually i discovered layne norton on youtube. he's a phd in exercise nutrition and a world class powerlifter and he had the answers for everything. surprising i discovered the formula for good health. by far the two most important things are your body fat % & your cardio fitness. and they are interdependent too. 15% or lower body fat for young guys is where you can have most of the benefits of being lean. and 30m of mix of cardio everyday is all you need to keep your body up. then you can add in fiber intake and whatnot but these are mostly enough. but if you look at the popular advice its always about this food and that food. i think its very easy to change one or two things about your diet a few times and feel like you made change. but getting/staying lean and doing cardio takes real hardwork, dedication and is a long term deal. you dont ever see anyone arguing about which form of cardio is better that because we've become so lazy that doing anything at all is rare.

[@krishashok]

Love Layne Norton. Practical and science based

[@AdityaChaudhary-oo7pr]

nice and informative

[@iam_endocrinology]

Hello sir, I am an endocrinologist, currently working in a government hospital. On a daily basis, I see people either completely unaware or misinformed regarding the basics of food and it's impact on their body. It pains me, but as you know, I can hardly spare more than 10 mins to make them understand, hopefully changing their behaviour for good. All the information you have given in this video needs to be understood by people, even the less educated ones, mothers who feed their family… because probably they need it the most. I hope to impart this in other languages. I hope to collaborate with you so that both primary and secondary prevention can be dealt with. Also, you can explore the impact of food advertisements on people's food intake behaviour.

[@cybervoid8442]

You can save and share these videos with them. Assuming they understand English

[@0.618-0]

very good science based explanation , thankyou , very good.

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@et.sachin]

Great explanation! More videos like this please.

[@krishashok]

More to come!

[@prachikate545]

Awesome 🙌

[@saugatabhattacharya1921]

Another great content, Krish! I am certain people will take more informed decisions about foods after watching your debunking myths videos! Waiting to see more!!

[@krishashok]

Thank you!

[@asvenkatesh8222]

Excellent

[@Hyunx999]

Fantastic Thanks!

[@krishashok]

THank you!

[@Naga_naveen]

So informative and clear .! Going to subscribe your channel and wait for your further videos

[@natkinger144]

Brilliant job once again, Straight and simplified enough. I am sure Dr. Pal will agree & approve to this detailed explanation. Keep it up Bro. Sarcasm in the end was right from my heart lol.

[@krishashok]

Hehe

[@ashishp5867]

Lovely sir , BTW we met at the happiest health event in bangalore 🎉..

[@gaindians100]

Very well explained! Krish...

[@krishashok]

Thank you

[@MitaRajeshTolia]

Thankyou so much.

[@krishashok]

welcome

[@mrkingmakerpro]

There are so many probiotic drinks in market like yakult. Can you please explain if its advisable to consume any kind of probiotic drinks even in limitations without naming any brand? Can you please talk more about prebiotic and probiotic food, best natural ways to consume them, what kind of food to eat before and after a good workout? Thank you

[@prateekshukla9017]

Most of the problems Indians are facing is indeed caused due to over-the-top consumption of carbs, and this forms a deadly concoction when paired with our bad genetics. What I call is 'Carb Poisoning'. But as you rightly mentioned we tend to focus more on the trivial one percenter rather than the elephant in the room, that is a balanced diet and regular exercise. Kudos to you on providing vital info on this channel!!!

[@s.adams239]

I think just eating a moderate amount of carbohydrates and protein from when a child is conceived makes a big difference. Indian genetics are not necessarily bad, it's just that from when a child is conceived to when he grows up, the diet is full of carbohydrates and fat, with very little protein and for some, too little of the healthy fats. Many also nowadays have very little physical activity which makes the problem worse. Diet and lifestyle can have a huge impact on our health, very quickly. I've seen my relatives who have lived outside of India for decades compared to my relatives here.. there is a huge difference. It is unheard of for so many to get diabetes in their 30s, 40s, but here in India I have heard of so many people, at that age having diabetes.

[@prateekshukla9017]

@@s.adams239 Yes, I do agree with you on that.

[@JaagUthaHaivaan]

Hi Krish. I have a request. I have heard that too much sugar in your blood also destroys cells (like chronic diabetes results in blindness as the thin blood vessels in the eyes are the first casualty of excess blood sugar). Can you explain how blood sugar does this destruction? I know you are not a doctor or chemicals guy, but you explain things so nicely :)