This is what the keto diet does to your body | Professor Christopher Gardner

[@SusanBame]

Healthy keto saved my life. I've been pain-free and type-2-diabetes-free since 2017. Never going back to eating carbs, sugars and processed oils. Yes, it's a restrictive diet: it restricts the pain right out of my body and I am so grateful.

[@mandriescu]

I totally agree , healthy keto is the answer . You get more fiber from green vegetables without the sugars and starch .

[@flowers3036]

What do you eat on a typical day

[@judychancey5781]

I'm curious what your cholesterol and other metabolic numbers are? Are they good for you?

[@christinerobinson9372]

Same here! Arthritic pain gone. Acid reflux gone. Flatulance gone! Eye floaters, gone. Bunions, much improved. knee problems gone. And not only that, but the outer half of my eyebrows have come back in. Here's hoping my white hair turns brown again!

[@jdmosaics]

No you do not need to be in ketosis to get the benefits of Keto… listening to this was so frustrating as this Dr should have been on the Keto himself to really understand keto! Were these people in the trial actually Fat adapted to start with? I know many people who have been on a Keto diet for years with no problem. It is not a diet it is a lifestyle and not restrictive apart from abstaining from all the things that are not good for humans in the first place. Fibre is a furfy! Too much fibre is not good! I was never sicker than when I was eating fruit and many vegetables and whole grains….that gave me IBS! Meat is full of nutrients and fibre, Keto is high fat but also protein, if you don’t eat enough Fat or get enough protein then the Keto lifestyle will be hard to stick to. Most people I have heard of who fail with Keto are not eating enough nutrient dense food and allow themselves to get hungry. I wait to hear what the outcome of the “poo” from this study show. To the person whom said Keto was horrendous… maybe they don’t like cooking or eating luscious food? This morning I made a coffee with whipped pure cream, bacon and eggs then for lunch I had a delicious Cheese and ham Omelette. Served with 2 cups of green mixed salad. Dinner was a Pizza made on a base of minced Chicken topped with bacon and three different cheeses…and a small amount of onion and capsicum and low carb tomato and oregano sauce.. (home made)….desert was Yoghurt and blueberries with a dollop of cream. Eating this way for 6 years and dropped three dress sizes and no more aches and pains!! Oh and having a high LDL is not the problem… most of the research used when it comes to cholesterol levels and heart etc… is all done on people who are on very high carb and highly process food ways of eating… the data is not reliable…

[@robertstanton1668]

I've been keto/ketovore for 2-1/2 years and at 74 am healthier than I have been in decades. It has restored my health and my doctors just say, 'Keep doing what you're doing." I am not bored with my diet nor do I ever intend to go back to a high carb diet.

[@malcolmsargeant7818]

My story is the same, I’ve been keto for 4 years and I’m also 74 and my doc says to just continue what your doing.

[@Isaac5123]

@Anna I doubt that fact about bacon is incorrecr

[@robertphillips93]

For a purportedly "scientific" discussion, these gentlemen really like to indulge their taste (pun intended) for speculation and conjecture. Probably pure science is not a sustainable pursuit for such individuals . . . Ben Bikman of BYU and nephrologist Dr Fung have a better perspective on the nutritional approach to insulin control.

[@Isaac5123]

These guys are either paid by WHO to say this as theiy are continuing their production of fat people

[@Morningdovecamp]

@@robertphillips93 I have to agree. Keto is “clickbait”? 🤔 wow. NOT impressed with their so-called “scientific “ discussion. To quote Dr Noakes - “It’s the sugar stupid “. 😉👍. I am low carb mostly keto carnivore. It is very sustainable for me.

[@ADR-j9m]

I have been following the keto lifestyle for 3 years and love it. I lost 120 pounds and my prediabetes is resolved. At 61, I am healthier than I have been for 30 years. i can even bend over and tie my shoes without blacking out. My blood work is excellent and my body weight is where it should be. One thought, all of the major food manufacturers and Pharma hope we do not take up this lifestyle, they will go broke.

[@ERidesOn2]

Good for you. I'm off 3 of the 4 rx's I was on and my waist is back to what is was 25 years ago.

[@mariadange06]

Ditto!

[@bobadams7654]

Well done!

[@lindascanlan6317]

I'm 68 and have seen the remarkable health benefits of reduced carbs no sugar lifestyle ....they'll always be haters promulgated misconceptions..feh.

[@crunchiegirl17]

D

[@maraft]

I am 85nyears young and have been on a keto programs for the past 5 years. When I started the program I was aiming for no more than 20/30 gms a day, making up the balance with 70 % fat and 30% protein. I ate red meat once a week and the balance made up of 50% fish, 50% chicken/turkey (usually dark meat). I lost weight, I lowered my A1C from 9.0 to 5.5 and have not felt better in many years. I now eat only 2 meals a day, fasting for 16 to 18 hrs. each day. Occasionally when we go out for dinner, I will cheat a little and have some bread. One of the most important aspects of my way of eating is that I record all the food I eat and I'm honest. I try to follow the program that Dr. Eric Westman recommends. He is a professor at Duke University. I too am very happy doing Keto. Best wishes to all.

[@grahamedwards6824]

Well done. Another success story

[@alexanderthegreat7213]

I hope you don't mind me asking but out of curiosity, do you know your blood group type?

[@Myplop]

You’re an inspiration!

[@brianmarshall7214]

I agree with you 110%,. I'm 73, not fanatical about keto, I don't weigh portions but just do things sensibly, but have cut out carbs and sugar with really good results in terms of BMI and reduction in joint pain. I bake low carb bread every week, it is fantastic for toasting. You really don't have to go without on keto, this evening I made avocado chocolate ice cream!

[@wesbilly]

The key is you basically became your own Dr. That’s the key. It’s a great elimination diet. Glad you are doing well. I did the same thing with plants only. I went from 285 to 207. Good for us!

[@LarryFournillier]

Sauerkraut, Kemchi, Natto, whole fat yogurt and Kefir are great for the gut microbiome!! You can also get fibre from cruciferous and leafy green veggies. Being on Keto and Intermittent fasting, for *_5 years_* , I've eliminated beans and whole grains from my diet and my blood markers have been consistently great. I'm 64 and it's the best I've ever felt in my life. 👍🏽

[@Photologistic]

Yes, and this entire video is rather bogus.

[@sharonquesnel2427]

The study was not done with people who wanted to change and get healthy, so of course they wouldn’t stay on a keto or Mediterranean diet

[@rasheedatwilliams2065]

1+11

[@andrewzanas9387]

Is it me or does this guy look 80 yrs old? He's 63. I'm 78 and rotate in and out of keto, I guess I agree in principle with what he says about combining a Mediterranean and keto diet. It's what works for me.

[@HeavySmoker22]

That’s great, I hate beans 😆 The take away is that strict Keto works great if you can stick with it. I’m at the eat all the meat you want while trying to reduce carbs stage myself and even that seems beneficial.

[@1welshdevil]

18 months on keto, 11 stone off and back to the gym, it's worked for me. I still cannot understand the misconceptions around it. Grains and alcohol, not sure I can see the health benefits from either. On keto, I do have vegetables and fruits, again, the misunderstandings are crazy. Keto helped me reverse pre diabetes, I no longer need to take anti inflammatory meds either.

[@SandraMcChannel]

Good points young man

[@lindascanlan6317]

It helped me reverse NAFLD...

[@mindingmybusiness6309]

Yep

[@Fancypants1973]

What fruits do you have and how much please? Well done 👏

[@1welshdevil]

@@Fancypants1973 hi Nancy, it's actually exactly two years to the day, I have blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. I use lots of lemon too, I try to buy organic. Let's say a handful a day.

[@gwynhyfer]

I was bedbound at 50 with ME/CFS for nearly ten years after a severe throat virus. Limiting my carbohydrates means that at 60 I am able to lead a relatively normal life once more - DIY, gardening, riding, etc. Somtimes I drop off the wagon and have bread or cake and within days I begin to have severe joints pains and feel the fatigue coming back. I'm not a keto devotee but low carbs/high protein definitely helps me manage my symptoms.

[@Isaac5123]

Same here

[@SunnyCarnivore]

I am bedbound from what has been diagnosed as fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue, so the same thing. I am new to keto and I am so encouraged by your comment. Thank you for giving me hope.

[@arollora800]

Age limitations on weightlifting

[@Photologistic]

Ignore this video.

[@LifeIsWonderful675]

I had CFS after EBV & Citomeglar for over 10yrs & tried lots of things, I think an alternative treatment of hot baths with a treatment called Kahuna Body work helped me. I didn't know about low carb diets then bu am looking at now for seizures

[@BeverlyJaneUnfiltered]

I've been Keto/Carnivore for 13 months and have never felt better. No longer pre-diabetic, no aches or pains even after a good cardio workout, always have energy and sleep very well. Being healthy isn't profitable, will put a whole lot of people in mainstream medicine out of work and take a serious chunk out of the pharmaceutical industry.

[@takamex]

With Med diet I lost weight but kept the cravings, with Ketovore (carnivore weekdays 20g keto weekends) no more arthrities pain, normal blood pressure, no cramps ( with electrolytes), and feeling great. Plus easy to follow!

[@ShazWag]

@@takamex What's "20g keto weekends"? Does that mean 20g of carbs at the weekends and only meat and nothing else for the rest of the week? Why about things like vitamin C - do you take supplements? I'm curious as thinking of trying keto, carnivore, or a combination of both, but I want to start slow.

[@evandegenfelder4554]

I'm going to add my two cents. I spent all of my fifties and half of my sixties gaining, gaining, gaining. Extreme stresses in my life caused me to eat too much, too often and the WRONG foods. When I finally came to realize that all this eating was my way of dealing with emotional/psychological feelings from those stresses was wrecking my life. Ended up with high blood pressure and prediabetes. Overweight by more than a hundred pounds. When I finally decided my health was more important than anything I began with Keto eating, eventually including some intermittent fasting. I've now lost 90 lbs, can finally exercise again and feel so much better. My doctor agrees. Blood sugar/AC1 is great. Blood pressure down. I DO eat carbs. However, the carbs I eat are broccoli, zucchini, greens/spinach/romaine, turnips, bell peppers, radishes. . .and so on. We eat very healthy. As far as I'm concerned I would rather do without the pasta, bread and other starches and keep my health. As are as the food pyramid is concerned, it was developed to help farmers sell their wheat, barley, corn etc, not for the good of people in this country.

[@MindsEyeVisualGuitarJourney]

Thanks for this reply this is exactly what I was going to come on here and say.

[@grahamedwards6824]

Well done…and there’s definitely no going back…!!

[@vicki4552]

I feel that I get plenty enough fiber on my own ketogenic diet journey. I eat lots of spinach salads every day I make Chia pudding I put tons of seeds in my homemade bread and an avocado a day as well as high fiber vegetables. Getting a lot of fiber, I don’t need the grains.

[@bambieyes8296]

Thanks for your response! So encouraging to see people actually learning the truth behind the lies we have been sold for decades!!

[@gipsi2001]

maybe it was developed to help farmers, but who produces all the food that we eat? That's right: the farmers!!!!

[@amandalee-riley5293]

I've been doing keto for the last few months and feel fine, weight loss is continuing steadily. What struck me was when I go shopping, probably in a supermarket, that there is aisle after aisle of carbohydrates - breads of all sorts, cakes, crisps, pasta, rice, sweets, sweetened drinks, etc, etc. Lots of processing, to make them seem different, tasty, but basically all carbs. It's no wonder there are so many people struggling with their weight in the UK!

[@suehiggins1488]

I completely agree! I have been trying first keto and now more low carb, but letting myself have chickpeas and a few other things. We are surrounded by delicious tempting Carbs and often with loads of sugar added too! Trying to find something to eat when you're out and about is really hard! Thankfully a well known cafe chain does salmon or eggs with salad to takeaway, but without them I'd be lost!

[@jokermaan1]

I recently thought the same thing! The centre aisles of most supermarkets are just filled with crap! Crisps and soft drinks being the main offenders!

[@archanask3347]

Absolutely!! And this is everywhere, including India!! 99% of what’s available in the supermarket is unhealthy. My heart goes out to the ignorant parents who buy these food for their children 😢😢

[@Photologistic]

It’s cheap (highly profitable) addictive garbage. They put sugar in everything because people will choose the high sugar version every time.

[@DreamGirl650]

Packaged food industry is coming out hard against keto. I’m seeing a flood of misinformation and researchers stuck in dogma.

[@jo-lesley9590]

Whilst I was trying to eat well with carbs, my brain seemed to have a button with "eat" written on it that it would constantly push. Occasionally I felt I had no choice but to eat a massive meal, like being a junky on carbs, eat, eat, eat, jab, jab, jab. As soon as I switched to very low carb and full fat, that constant jabbing stopped. My body felt at rest for the first time in my life. I felt like I was giving my body what it needs. So adherence is absolutely no problem at ALL. I am reducing my carb intake more and more as I learn more, and I will never go back. Be careful of thinking that grains are such an important part of our evolution, the foundations of our body makeup happened long before they were used.

[@Isaac5123]

This interviewer is a complete knob. That's all he talks about eating bread or toast. This is one of the worst videos I have seen.

[@Kyarrix]

Exactly this. I don't maintain strict keto, I eat low carb, high healthy fats. Eggs, avocado, vegetables, pasture raised dairy and meat in moderation, limited fruit, berries if I want them (I love blueberries or blackberries on full fat Greek yogurt) I eat very limited grains, effectively none. I do eat some unprocessed carbs, for example, occasional garbanzo beans oven roasted to golden brown and crisp are great on a salad or with a meal but they're an accent, 20-30g no more. I avoid processed foods like the plague that they are. I don't use pro-inflammatory vegetable or seed oils, avoid foods with added sugar and most GMO foods. If I really want a treat I'll have it and go back to the way I eat right away. A treat would be something I bake or high quality vanilla bean gelato. I don't crave it but I do love it and I know that we can have celebratory foods if we have them rarely and if they don't trigger us to continue eating. I learned this from Dr Jason Fung; we don't have to be rigid, instead work towards consistency. If I eat healthily 98% of the time, get exercise and good sleep, in the absence of any condition that would preclude it or trigger more eating, I can have an ice cream or some bread or a dessert at a celebration. He talks about going on a cruise with his family and eating the cruise food. When he got back he had gained some weight. He stepped up the fasting and carb restriction and lost it right away before his body began to treat it as his new set point. I've lost over 100 pounds and I bike 20 miles most days. I was disabled for over ten years due to some bad things that happened to me but I'm healthy now and I want the lost career and life time back. I know I can't have that but I can do everything to be as healthy as I can into my 50s and beyond.

[@StangspringDK]

I was a huge sourdough bread and pasta lover, but I would be craving more food 1-2 hours after a carb heavy meal (potatoes, rice, flaked oats as well). Before switching to a low carb, moderate protein, high fat diet style, I would start looking at the clock at 10:00 for lunch. Not an issue anymore. Not counting calories, not peeing on test strips or checking blood glucose. I just check labels for carb content and stay away on heavily processed food and seed oils. Plenty of fatty meat, fatty fish, shellfish, cheese and eggs. A bit of greek youghurt (10% fat), berries and a fair amount of leafy greens and the occasional avocado.

[@Kyarrix]

@@StangspringDK why the occasional avocado instead of many avocados? Avocado is high in healthy fats. It's a wonderful food for low carb.

[@StangspringDK]

@@Kyarrix Good avocados are hard to find in Denmark. Often they are hard as rocks when in the store, or mushy and discolored as hell. I like avocados, but I get disappointed a lot. A nice steak topped with a good avocado is hard to beat.

[@anadomangue2732]

I have been doing Keto and IF for months now and the outcome has been nothing but positive! I’m 54 years old and my CBC blood panel is outstanding! I have lost weight and don’t miss bread at all. I will continue this lifestyle due to the excellent results I have obtained.

[@di_kid00]

Bread is refined processed foods. So it was the processed and high sugar diet that was cut out. That probably means you are no longer eating chips and junk foods. Proteins are hard on your organs. Does your diet exclude fiber from vegetables?

[@russellbaker4256]

Are you in ketosis?

[@garyjackson4054]

12 months for me and not just keto I experimented full carnivore and wow the results are dramatic. Zero fruit, zero veg, zero fibre. In the best, healthiest shape of my life. Age 65 and sprinting up and down sand dunes with no DOMS and excellent bio markers with zero arterial calcium. I'll stay with carnivore now, never going back and goodbye chronic metabolic disease. The book "The Big Fat Surprise" by Nina Teicholz explains how we got into this mental state of needing carbohydrates. If Prof. Gardner read this I am sure his well meaning views would change.

[@ShazWag]

What's "IF"?

[@ShazWag]

@@garyjackson4054 What's "DOMS"?

[@tiggy181]

I started a low carb - not strict keto - when I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes over 5 years. I am not 'high fat', I did not drastically increase fats. I still eat foods with fibre. It does not get boring or unpalatable. I actually eat many vegetables I never tried before. And my diabetes has been in remission for 5 years.

[@sandykerr60s]

My husband is on the autism spectrum and the most amazing outcome of a clean ketogenic diet (3 years) is that all his sensory issues are so dialed down that he's like an entirely different person, so much so that he calls himself 2.0 (a genuine upgrade). At 57 he experienced the emotion of "happiness" for the first time ever in his life and now he is happy most of the time and both of us have eliminated all our health issues. Eating this way is for life and we don't miss any foods, so it's not sacrifice for a 100% improved life for us both. We also won't be holding our breath waiting for so-called "nutritional science" to disentangle from big business long enough to actually care about people's health. I was a health researcher, so my cynicism comes from being an insider and seeing what actually goes on.

[@Wee162]

We’re you a “health researcher” for the food industry? Focused on nutrition? With a university? Who sponsored your research?

[@sandykerr60s]

@@Wee162 Do I detect cynicism about my right to be cynical? 😂 I'd like to know what credentials I would need for you to think I have enough inside knowledge of health research to be allowed some cynicism about the entanglement of money with research, influencing what type of research is undertaken, by whom, using what methodology, with what results, where those results are reported and publicized (if at all) and to what ultimate end.

[@niamhmckinney4027]

So happy for you!

[@sandykerr60s]

@@niamhmckinney4027 thanks - it's an insanely different world we now live it. I wish more people knew what it could be like.

[@Larimarc]

Thanks for sharing. I didn't know Keto could help with autism specifically, but that doesn't surprise me actually. High sugar diets of the past 50 years have caused a great deal of damage.

[@jmartin4886]

I have never eaten more leafy greens, broccoli, celery, asparagus, mushrooms and avocados than I do now on my healthy whole food keto diet. I also eat 3 tablespoons of chia seeds every day for even more fiber. I get way more fiber than I did before starting keto.

[@jaymers25]

I agree. I find myself eating more healthy foods and increased more of a variety of Whole Foods . Before I was eating high starch and high white flour carbs.

[@joshuamarks1129]

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[@dianasolfest7237]

Lectins in the super food chia seeds. ( Dr. Gundry) Beware, according to his KZbin info. But he also says we need to give " fruit the boot." & gives interesting reasons. Hard to believe anything for a while now.

[@don-parker]

I have moved on to Keto/Carnivore and eat almost no carbs and no fibre, I have no gut or bowel issues, I have regular bowel movement although not every day.

[@macdoug1234]

Good work

[@elainepeers9406]

I have been keto now for almost 2 years, no cravings for carbs, and I don't get any pressure from friends when I say "I say no thank you" to offers of food that I don't want to eat. I am 68 years old and healthier than I was at 58. Before I went keto I ground my own ancient grains, made sourdough bread, grew and cooked beans and ate lots of local fruit and steadily gained weight. Since keto I sleep better, have more energy and have gone from 140 lb to 115 lb. Very sustainable!

[@lynlawley8903]

So what about the liver problem how to change that is that why y do brocki and salad leaves and cellerie so leftover fat in system is broken down and not sent to liver , and if doing y er. Intermittent fasting the body wouldn't be over stretched by us eating to much which should save our liver ,, fasting and amount s sounds like where I've😂 been going wrong I need two meals a day not grazing All day

[@reinerschafer1708]

3 1/2 years of keto for me and I love the food I'm eating. At 61 I feel better and have more energy than I had at 41. Eating a combination of foods much closer to what our species evolved with, seems to be working out for me. I can guarantee that our ancestors were in ketosis the majority of every year they were alive. High amounts of carbs were simply not available most times of the year.

[@thomcarr7021]

If you're trying to get closer to earlier humans, try yak meat. And drag a club around. Earlier humans were not heathier.

[@ERidesOn2]

I think some people will just never get the point that humans never had nearly the amount of sugar and high carb processed foods we have today. We're not talking cavemen. That's why we have a rapidly increasing obese population developing type 2 diabetes at a far younger age than ever before. So put some sugar on you yak and cook it in canola oil. 🤣

[@thomcarr7021]

@@ERidesOn2 We also have better access to fresh nutritional foods and research for guidance. It's a bit more beneficial than what to club to death . People can represent the healthiest form of the human species but would rather eat for entertainment which is 95% of the problem.

[@MrRobertMacknaw]

@@ERidesOn2 Very good point

[@TeresaO-PHD-Coach]

@@thomcarr7021 Cake is entertainment, steak and eggs are not. Only a small fraction of nutrients are absorbable and that also comes with oxalate poisoning, alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, oxalic acid, anti-vitamins, volatile oils, furocoumarins...I'm sure I'm forgetting a few. So with little nutrients plant do provide, they're being counteracted by the anti-nutrients. A plants only line of defense is a chemical one since they can't flee or have claws to defend themselves. Seeds are even worse as they are the future of their species so their toxins are more concentrated. Search youtube for 'why I'm no longer vegan' and you'll see why people always come back to meat.

[@katiewoodfield7768]

Give the scare mongering a rest! I tried Mediterranean for 18 months and was hungry ALL the time and had to fight cravings day and night. Lost a whopping 0.5-1.0 pd/mo. A friend told me about keto and all of that went away along with 84 pounds of fat. Like many others here in the comment section I have been on keto 8years now. It is a LIFESTYLE (even if you’re too biased to acknowledge it). And I eat over 2 cups of raw vegetables every day, some berries, chia and flax seeds and include oat fiber in my homemade KETO baked goods. As for my lipid profile: triglycerides dropped hugely, HDL went up, LDL went up too, but further tests showed it was an increase in the fluffy LDL, not the sticky old LDL. My glucose is now in the low 80´s, from 100 on the Mediterranean. Tired of arguing about LDL with my doc i self payed for a CAC scan 2 years ago, results 1. Pretty exemplary for someone in their mid-60s. Who had been on keto for 6 years. I wish every biased researcher had a weight problem. It would teach them a lot about the shortcomings of the dietary status quo.

[@wickstorm_records]

I cycle keto and a ”normal” diet. I never get sick on keto, i never get depressed on keto, i never get brainfog or inflammation on keto. On thr normal diet I get all of the above.

[@lynlawley8903]

How can you do that ,, as if you are doing keto how can you,, get into ketosis ,,,is it important to be in ketosis and how to get into it and maintain it

[@noddyandbigears2]

Reading the comments suggests a huge number of people have benefited from keto and are adhering to it in one form or another because they can really feel the health benefits. These comments are in stark contrast to the suggestion from the prof’s study of 40 people for a short period that Keto didn’t do much compared with a Med diet. I’ve just started Keto (2 weeks in) and am already feeling much better - esp reduced pain from inflammation. Not something I have experienced when eating my extremely “healthy” Med diet. The lack of craving is brilliant.

[@Percyfaith7]

One reason Keto works is because after an adjusting period blood sugar stabilizes, hunger and cravings go away and it starts working on weight loss right away. To do it right listen to every one of Dr. Eric Berg DC many video's on Keto his version is Healthy Keto. He clearly explains the science and the details of why Keto works. Carbs especially fructose can trigger people to struggle and fail. I had 50 years of painful diet failures lost over 100 lbs twice, gained back the first 100 within a year, but this last time low carb with intermittent fasting has kept it off 13 years. God led me to this help and I am very grateful to Him.

[@BooshyBrows]

The science says keto is good/great in the first year or so

[@Struwwel2]

At this writing, I've been eating a high fat/low carb diet for about two months. When I started I was at or near 260 lbs. Within ONE WEEK I lost 5 lbs. Two months in, I'm down 35 lbs to 225. I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing and see where it leads me. So far I like what I'm seeing.

[@mrofnocnon]

Yes I felt the same, I gave the vegetarian diet a really good try and it did very little for my cholesterol, it also made me feel weak. The biggest improvements were from 2000 mg of niacin a day. I don't believe Cholesterol when high is anywhere near the problem it is portrayed to be by drug companies looking for profit. The true problem is systemic inflammation caused by our appalling foods. I am giving keto a try at the moment, see what happens so far I feel good.

[@leykimayri]

@@BooshyBrows Care to give us that science?

[@mikecarrato9253]

5 years now, hardcore meat-and-seafood heavy keto and long term fasting. I am healthier than I've ever been, I don't miss a thing. Zero desserts, zero fruits (other than avocados and olives), zero bread, zero pasta, zero rice, very low fiber. My idea of cheating is an ONION on my steak. I am healthier than I've ever been eating this diet for 5 years. I LOVE the foods I eat and I don't miss any of that garbage. I reversed diabetes, arthritis, allergies, and various autoimmune issues, mostly within weeks of starting this, and I never looked back. Gardner is still stuck in the school that this is "extreme". He is a vegetarian ideologue, though not as bad as some. Meat heavy diets are sustainable and the healthiest way to eat for the vast majority of us.

[@luckyhanger1326]

Healthier or you feel better? What is your lipid panel? Protein in your urine? No fiber in your diet...it really does not sound too healthy. I've lost 110 lbs on a whole food plant based diet, I had it all, high BP, heart disease, stage III kidney failure, blind in one eye and going blind in the other....now I am clear of all of those, not just diabetes and high blood pressure. I can see enough to pass an FAA eye test and can fly my plane again. My BP is 110/55 (new born baby BP), total cholesterol 110, LDL 55, triglycerides 57, BMI 22.5. That is both hard (death dialysis, blindness...) and soft end points low BP, no insulin, and I feel better. As a previous insulin dependent diabetic I get a yearly physical with blood work 3x a year. Congrats on feeling better....how are your health numbers? Everybody says they are healthier on this type of diet but nobody shows their blood work...

[@zhuhaibaker7816]

@@luckyhanger1326 Great to hear your success on WFPB, I see that your have listed all your blood works except your fasting Blood glucose and Hba1c ? Are you still on any medications ?

[@barbarakissler6417]

Oh, Mike, nutritional science indicates the exact opposite of your statements. Consumption of animal protein is not sustainable nor is it healthy for you or your planet. You are much more healthy after abandoning sugar and processed foods, but your intestinal health is deteriorating. Check out your TMAO count, your C-reactive protei. Levels

[@davidcottrell1308]

@@zhuhaibaker7816 (i hear crickets...)

[@mikecarrato9253]

@@barbarakissler6417 Everything you believe is corporate propaganda. Animal foods are healthy and can be sustainably sourced. I eat grass fed butter by the stick and my blood numbers are fine. I'm due for another yearly test, I'll let you know how they are but they are usually exactly where I want them to be.

[@dagg65]

I’ve lost a fair amount of weight on Keto, I have a lot more energy than I had on a carb based diet. However my main reason for starting the diet and one I never see mentioned is to control asthma., ie, it isn’t an issue when I’m on this diet. I haven’t used inhalers for five months and I can exercise without triggering an attack. I would love to see more research into this

[@mikecarrato9253]

There was a documentary (maybe on KZbin) on fasting/keto for asthma in Russia, I think they had a fasting retreat or something in Siberia where they treated asthma. My allergies have completely disappeared since fasting/keto

[@Scuffed_Andy]

Asthma is inflammation and that's caused by inflammatory foods like carbs and sugar.

[@Isaac5123]

No need for research. Your proof is good enough for me

[@Photologistic]

Definitely ignore this biased video.

[@RockoMyler]

@@mikecarrato9253 That's a doc called "The Science of Fasting" directed by Sylvie Gilman. It used to be on KZbin but it was copyright claimed, although I managed to download it before it was taken down. Great documentary.

[@herbertholland924]

I was on Keto for about 2 years prior to the pandemic, and lost 100 pounds. Once we had all the shortages at the grocery stores, it became difficult for me to stay on it. I went off Keto and gained all my weight back plus some. A couple months ago I went back on it and am down 30 pounds.

[@Larimarc]

Now you know...

[@Ryan-so3un]

@herbertholland924 can I just clarify you put on over 100 pounds in what amount of time?

[@robhingston]

@@Larimarc youtube.com/@NowYouKnowChannel?si=krIQc4das95s2NbL

[@johnh3611]

Keeping that kind of weight off is tricky. Most people gain it all back, slowly but surely. Your body really wants to go back to the way it was, metabolism lowers and hunger increases. So you really have to stay on top of things while you adjust. Keep watching sugar and carbs, don't let your cravings get out of control. Get plenty of exercise. It didn't happen just because you went off keto. You obviously slid back into a poor diet. You can gain 20 lbs without realizing it, but 100? Come on.

[@wesbilly]

This is usually what happens. People gain back more. So now that you know, why don’t you plan for it. When you reach your goal weight, why not eat keto Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, plant only Monday, Wednesday, and then pick one day a weekend to eat normal- which is crap food. Just a suggestion. Or, just eat and go on kept keto when you are 5 pounds above your desired weight. I wish you success.

[@karenwilson5330]

I am age 69. I was pre-diabetic and sedentary until one year ago. I started exercising and lost a little bit of weight, a few pounds. I started “healthy keto” five months ago and have lost 28 pounds, I am at my ideal weight with a normal bmi. I have had two short breaks from the plan, two days at Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. I gained four pounds at Thanksgiving and eight pounds at Christmas. Both times I continued to exercise, aerobics, strength training, balance and stretching, I exercise in some form every day. I felt bad, bloated and grumpy when back on carbs. It was the holidays and the food was rich and sugary, it wasn’t healthy. I will continue my “healthy keto” and exercise for life.

[@lynlawley8903]

Could you explain what you ate as I'm finding it a trial to get on ketoish diet and ketosis how do I know I'm there ,, it's so hard

[@karenwilson5330]

@@lynlawley8903 I educated myself on the ketogenic diet and cut out most processed food, white flour, sugar, bread, rice and potatoes. I eat meat, broccoli, cauliflower, salad, cabbage, eggs and cheese. There are many keto friendly foods and recipes out there, but I find most aren’t really that good or that healthy. Learn to check labels at the grocery store. I try to live a ketogenic lifestyle. I exercise and try to get enough sleep along with cutting out carbs. Also, I practice intermittent fasting. I restrict the amount of time I eat each day, I eat 4-6 hours and fast the remainder of the day. I am not a health coach, dietician or doctor. You should get professional nutrition advice. Health Coach Kate, Dr Ken Berry, Serious Keto and Thomas DeLauer all have channels on KZbin dealing with these topics. I have learned so much from them.

[@ShazWag]

@@lynlawley8903 Following

[@pamelapollin3761]

Fibre from nuts, berries, green vegetables on my low carb, high fat diet. I feel so much healthier, my blood numbers improved, three stone down (in seven months five years ago, and maintaining). I'm nearly seventy-four.

[@lindascanlan6317]

Exactly ...fiber is found in healthy vegetables....

[@brigitflower1821]

Yes, I like including loads of green leafy salads with each daily meal to ensure plenty of fibre too 🌱🌿 - delicious w olive oil & apple cider vinegar 😀

[@mockturtle1402]

There is no such thing as "I am hungry, but not for that" If you are genuinely hungry, you will eat what is available. What you are describing is not hunger, but a craving. On Keto, I no longer crave foods, so I eat less. I am confused how this is somehow a negative.

[@saradillon2252]

Exactly - I'm never hungry on keto anyway, and I never crave carbs - I just look on carbs as sugar, and who wants that in their body? I eat so much more healthily on keto, and I was able to get out of a pre-diabetic state. Carb pushers are working for the carb companies, in my view. In England the govt some time back held a conference on food and health - who sponsored it? Tate and Lyle - the sugar company. Nuff said.

[@suehiggins1488]

@@saradillon2252 Even tinned veg soup has sugar, sometimes listed as the second ingredient. This keeps the general population hooked on sugar! There's no other reason for it!!

[@velikijoxotnik]

@Mock Turtle, +1. I am keto and couple that with IF and periodic extended fasts. I never eat because I'm hungry. I eat when I decide that it's time to eat. Sure, I can see a food and desire it, but that's not real hunger. I call it head hunger. I am in absolute control of when I eat. It's friggin' amazing to have this control over my body. Many days, I'll wake up and will ask myself the question, "Am I gong to eat today?" Quite often, I decide to skip eating that day. While fasting, I can even cook for my wife, and not eat any of it. After breaking the sugar addiction and getting past the withdrawals (keto flu, which I never experienced myself), hunger is almost nonexistent. Keto, coupled with restricted eating, is amazingly effective for becoming metabolically healthy.

[@velikijoxotnik]

@@suehiggins1488, gotta read the labels. American food is unnecessarily loaded with sugar. If sugar is added, put it back on the shelf. Healthy food can be found, but you've gotta look for it, and probably pay a bit more for it.

[@Isaac5123]

@@saradillon2252 do you mind telling me what you eat on Keto because vegetables just seem to stay in my stomach. Then I'm sure too much even clean protein causes joint pain

[@teresaramos6189]

Been on keto for a year. Was pre diabetic then crossed line over to diabetic. Was put on meds. 3 months into diet, no meds, ac1 at 4-5. Lipids were very good as per dr. And weight loss so far over 50lbs. No sugar cravings at all. I get fiber from keto breads and veggies. I do take a multivitamin. Dr said keep doing it.

[@daniT55]

I come from a family that hated vegetable and eat mostly meat. My father at 99 has no health issues, my mum has only a slightly raised blood pressure at 95. They both walk about 5 km per day , are very active and enjoy life. We started having some health issues once my husband and I decided to try a plant base diet. Back to ketogenic and all our health problems are nearly gone.

[@flutterbuyz]

The most interesting, honest video I think I've ever watched, comparing Keto and Mediteranean diets or indeed any studies on diets and nutrition. Absolutely NO bias shown by Professor Christopher Gardner, simply wonderful. Thank you.

[@miskokinoo]

Been experimenting with keto since march 2014, ketovore since about 2019 and carnivore for maybe 6 months. Not missing carbs at all. Resistance training consistently for about 12 years. Best shape of my life at now 55.

[@anakamhi7097]

Keto took away my anxiety and depression. I have always been thin but being skinny doesn’t bother. Also got rid of eczema brain fog and hair loss. It’s also relevant in the field of psychiatry and oncology. Why does that not get mentioned?

[@lyndawallace8741]

I like the satiety factor of Keto you're just not hungry between meals. Which is good for me as a diabetic type 2. I was always so hungry on high carb. Also I have found that on this life program, there is endless variety on Keto, I don't understand those who say it's boring and Limited . You can make your own bread and lots of other recipes that you miss. The desire for sweets diminishes overtime as well. You can definitely stay on this diet for a lifetime.♥️

[@defenderoftheadverb]

Bread? That's carbs.

[@terry2346]

@@defenderoftheadverb There are low carb breads you can make from ingredients other than wheat flour. And you can make muffins from almond flour to snack on if you need a snack. Again lo Carb.

[@leykimayri]

@@terry2346 Almond flour is processed food, it should be avoided by diabetics

[@rolandshapiro5265]

I agree with the comments above. Ive tried for years various eating patterns as a triathlete now at 61yrs . I find keto with 30 to 50g of carbs a day easy to maintain . I eat once a day ...train 2hrs a day and have a huge green salad or big bowl of caciferous veggies a day ...adequate fibre for the gut .....this is the best eating pattern i have been on for energy and well being

[@lyndawallace8741]

@@defenderoftheadverb low carb bread - u can find heaps of recipes internet or buy already baked in the supermarket♥️

[@ralphkassing6821]

KETO! If you’ve never tried it personally, you really don’t have a good frame of reference. I can only say that it basically saved my life. I’m 63 and I’m healthier than I’ve ever been in my life. My gut biome has never been healthier and I have boundless energy. I was afraid at first to even try it because I could not understand how this could be good for you, but it truly is and it’s life changing even beyond the weight loss and getting off prescription drugs.

[@Heliumisleaving]

Interesting to hear this. I’ve found Mediterranean incredibly difficult to stick to. Keto, though, takes away cravings for sugar and carbs. I eat less on keto, and have sustained it for years. I also feel better. I’ve intermittently tried other eating habits and inevitably end up back with keto.

[@IntegralTriangle]

try self-control and fastening, history shows that those who eat less, live longer :)

[@valerie4975]

I was in your camp for many years. I know have a more balanced view of food and have lost 8 lbs out of the blue. Only ting I have cut out is most highly processed foods. And when I eat bread it is organic sourdough, 3 ingredients, non bromated flour and previously frozen which makes it more like a resistant starch. I didn't have to skip my beloved peaches this season 😍

[@Heliumisleaving]

@@valerie4975 the reality is everyone is different and can tolerate or not tolerate different foods. Some people have underlying conditions that make carbs feel like poison. Some people can’t handle fat. Some people get to the point where they can’t eat most foods without having reactions. My hunch is gut health issues play a major role in people’s individual experiences. The main thing I promote is awareness of these differences, and encouragement to anyone to understand their health more. For me, I cannot tolerate even a small amount of many foods, most of which are higher carb. It hasn’t always been this way, and hopefully it won’t remain like this forever.

[@Ponchy-1]

Why would keto work o. Someone with epilepsy?

[@Heliumisleaving]

@@Ponchy-1 just curious what you are referring to?

[@meggarstang6761]

I changed my health for the better with keto - I don’t miss bread, cake, pasta, or snacks. It’s easy to follow when you’re motivated and the dietary changes provide such tangible benefits for me. Keto has been around for way more than 50 year. It was rediscovered as a therapy for epilepsy.

[@margaretsinclair8211]

5 SZ

[@eileenfb1948]

@meggarstang6761 The problem with the treatment of epilepsy is that they give them seed oil to drink - large amounts and it is known that these people are prone to have heart attacks - surprise, surprise.

[@StephonFitness]

I personally lost 66 lbs (30 kg) in 8 months with a high fat - low carb diet. Best diet I ever followed for weight loss 🙂

[@toms8879]

the keto diet for epilepsy ..is totally different from the so-called keto diet people eat now.

[@cakesinthecity]

Well said

[@CREATED4HISGLORY]

I've been on a Keto diet for 10 months and lost 40 pounds! I am at the weight I was when I was a teenager. I have no cravings at all! This is the easiest diet I have ever been on.

[@fact769]

I suffered from psoriasis for more than 15 YEARS and all forms of medication failed. I went on Keto and IF and my psoriasis healed in 4 months. Plus I became much healthier overall as keto + IF got rid of chronic inflammation

[@aubreyvandyne5284]

Well, counter to what the professor said, you can get plenty of fiber from vegetables. Also don't forget that lettuce, collards, chard, cucumbers, peppers are carbs too.

[@Snowsea-gs4wu]

At 31:40 clearly shows the anti keto bias of Dr Gardner. Thank you for the video!

[@annrhodes3544]

The fiber issue is easily solved. I add acacia fiber to every meal every day. I find no problem fasting 23 hours out of every 24 and eating one keto meal per day. I am in remission from chronic lymphocytic leukemia, I have lost 47 pounds, my A1c is 4.9, I am 79 years old and my health and my labs are excellent.

[@soma9x9]

From Brave "Summarizer Acacia fiber is an excellent prebiotic that ferments in the intestines, increasing the intestinal population of Bifidobacteria and Bacteroidetes, known as commensal healthy bacteria, and more specifically the anti-inflammatory bacterium, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii.1 It is like fertilizer for the microbiome and promotes gut health.0 Acacia gum is one of the most well-tolerated forms of prebiotic fiber available at health food stores, and it seems to be much better tolerated than other forms like fructose oligosaccharides and inulin". I concur with the statement about toleration versus FOS and Inulin.

[@AS--999]

Just wanted to wish you all the best in your recovery and I hope you always stay in remission. Wishing the the best of health random internet friend. :)

[@UrsaBella]

wishing you a very very very long remission. stay well.

[@salanzaldi4551]

My waistline is the best indicator of what works for me and what doesn't. Doing keto I went from a 46 waistline to a 40 waist. But as soon as I go back to eating carbs, next thing I know I'm back up to a 42 waist. Eating carbs makes me fat! Plain and simple.

[@justocruz7479]

Been keto for over 2yrs now. Lost about 50lbs, blood sugar came down, blood pressure came way down, inflammation markers all went back to normal, still working out and in my opinion my body looks better than when I was a young man. Love the food and will not go back to eating standard american diet.

[@malvessidrums]

Male 38yo: It's the best thing I've ever done. Never felt better and look better. 6 weeks in. Always been healthy, never overweight, dont suffer from anything, but still eating no carbs made every aspect of my life improve. Sleep, energy, strengh, calmness, focus, vision. It's pretty incredible.

[@normhanson981]

Plant based all the way , I’ve not eaten meat in 40 years , still carrying a ton of muscle. 6’2 and 190 , I’m 60 . Never felt better .

[@fibber2u]

OK are you saying you are a vegan? No criticism I've done it and found it very satisfying. Typically I got hungry at meal times (no snacking between them) but a meal with at least 40 plant ingredients satisfied hunger. Obviously I lost a huge amount of fat and put on muscle due to increased exercise. When I went back to old habits I found myself unable to satisfy hunger with just a large meal. I had to snack. I'm moving away from poultry and mammal meat but still eat fish and dairy do you? I'm focused on microbiome and eat mostly what is recommended for that. I eat a healthy diet now and am a very fit 70 year old but I'm thinking of going vegan again problem is I love cheese and fish.

[@normhanson981]

@@fibber2u fantastic that you are in great shape at 70 , brilliant. Keep doing what you’re doing , not many can say they are properly mobile at 70 . I don’t take any dairy and no meat but I wear leather shoes so can’t call myself vegan . I have lots of energy , I do a min of 250 push ups daily and in the gym this morning bench pressed three x 10 reps at 80 kg. Park run every week and a long 15-20km run on a Sunday , all the while working full time and walking 4km to work each way . No meat and dairy working for me so far at 60 . Thanks.

[@brettcarroll-n2m]

Keep being vegan. you're a legend

[@PeaceIsJesusChrist]

@@normhanson981 I’m glad you’re doing so well! You don’t eat meat but do you eat other animal proteins? If not, what plant proteins do you focus on?

[@naldebol]

@@PeaceIsJesusChrist don't believe a word he says. Read my response to him. Lots of shills trying to save the money interest of meat industry.

[@peanut2046]

I have done many diets in my life. I in the last 15 years after menopause I started with dash diet and lost 25 pounds and got rid of intense sugar cravings. Then got lazy and gained a few pounds even though I was not eating sugar and processed foods. I like routine so I tried keto because I really felt terrible ,tired and lazy. I got maybe 8-10 pounds but I had energy and felt good. I tried plant based and started eating grain and a bit of bread,started to feel bad again,developed low iron as well. I have hasimotos ,ibs and gerd. I went off grains and bread and follow Atkins loosely. I eat lots of fresh vegetables, some meat and little fruit. Fruit can fire up the gerd sometimes. I am 64,5’2” and right now 126 lbs.most of all feeling good. I work 3 am to7 am 5 days a week and look after my Granddaughter 9 hours a day for a 5 days. So conclusion for me is that I do not do well on grains and bread. Just my experience!

[@annewebster4919]

I've been ketogenic for just over a year and love it! No craving for sugary foods....and no diabetes. I feared getting diabetes. As a nurse I see that people with diabetes usually end up having a cascade of numerous other diseases and in a sad state of suffering every day. So very sad. I will stay keto thanks. We'll who doesn't love a good juicy rib-eye, bacon, eggs, avocado! I eat sumptuously each day if I'm hungry enough! All my blood markers are great except the LDL is a little high. My blood pressure at 64yo is pretty good at 125/80. My height is 1.56m and weight 54.5kg. I feel fantastic! And I think keto and running on ketones mostly is good to prevent alzheimers. Keto works great for me. I'll stay keto the rest of my life 🥑🥩❤

[@spkt1001]

There are two types of LDLs, large fluffy ones and small dense ones. Only the small dense ones are bad. As long as the triglyceride is low, you probably have lower small and dense LDLs and you have nothing to worry about.

[@elfischuster5727]

@@spkt1001 She probably has the large fluffy LDL particles, which is what you want. The small dense particles are the problematic ones. Watch Diet Doctor with Brett Scherr.

[@elfischuster5727]

I am also a nurse who has seen how diabetes and other chronic ailments can take over your life and how our diet is so important in improving our health and how a low carb/keto lifestyle can actually be the answer for millions of people. Unfortunately big pharma and big food will have researchers in their pockets in order for information, like what was presented here, to get published and out to the public. Unless you listen to this with some skepticism you will not discover the real truth. Follow the money. It will open your eyes to the corruption in these industries that are trying to keep us sick and fat so they can continue to profit$$$$. Watch documentaries on the science of sugar and see how addictive and dangerous it is and how it ruins our health. I'm sure I don't have to tell you that, but maybe someone on the fence between Keto and continuing with the SAD will benefit.

[@wejam57]

Nurse as well, 23 years at the bedside. Keto is the schitt!!! Its doable, its healthy, it creates results, and is so much better for you. Keto for the rest of my days!!

[@leopoldoesquibeljr428]

LDL is a hoax.

[@EvolverWellness]

I'm keto 4 mo's, and my anxiety has reduced my 80%, LIFE CHANGING.. and I'm up 8 lbs of muscle, first time in my life, probably because my hormones are balancing out. Also my skin is super soft, the inflammation in my feet is mostly gone, and I can literally go without eating for hours now. And these are common keto results... the science shows us that the brain runs better on fat than carbs, and that grains (even whole grains) have minimal nutrition, and turn into glucose (sugar) in your body. So if you want to age fast... eat grains. If you want to reach a new level of health...eat fat. If you're still not convinced, see the movie Fat Fiction, then give it a go for 30 days.

[@eugeniebreida]

Hi Yogi - please help me by sharing what you eat in an average day (proportionally/by weight). This would help me know what a keto diet means to you. (And, did you/do you measure ketosis level) Thanks so much!

[@paradiseview]

@@eugeniebreida I will share my diet meals 3 boiled eggs, 300 gram of greek yogurt, 2 TB of chia or flax seeds, stevia to add to tea but I'm going to switch to monk fruit soon, and cheese. if you don't have greek yogurt, add 2 TB spoons of olive oil to your non greek full-fat yogurt. forget from time to time I eat meat, salmon.

[@niamhmckinney4027]

Did it for my anxiety, not weight loss, and it has helped unbelievably!!

[@bambieyes8296]

Yes!! Keto is the reason I was able to get off my anxiety medication🎉🎉🎉 So happy you found it❤

[@DougBrowning-r5y]

But the Keto dieters who couldn’t stick to it maybe didn’t want to, you can see from the comments that there are people who can stick to it and are thriving on it!

[@Rosiereal1967]

5 years of eating a clean low carb/high fat diet reversed my pre-diabetes. My blood pressure is 120/72. I've lost 12 pounds and my A1c went from 6.3 to 5.7 without medication or much exercise. I am 55, I eat beef, bacon, eggs and butter all the time (grass fed and pasture raised) I enjoy a wide variety of delicious foods and never have to go hungry. My cholesterol panel just came back and all of the numbers and ratios are ideal. My liver enzymes (ALT/AST ) went from being chronically elevated for the last 12 years to a reading of 23 which is in the ideal range. Results don't lie people. I am only one of tens of thousands of folks like me who have reclaimed their health by eating low carb.

[@tracyroweauthor]

My health has improved since I started Keto. My blood glucose has gone way down, and my A1C is now normal. And for the first time in my life I've lost weight. It's also not a restrictive diet, and grains are not healthy, I eat fruits and I'm satisfied with what I get to eat.

[@SuzanneU]

Gardner said clearly that keto is a good regime for people with blood sugar control problems.

[@juliamarsh2077]

Which fruits do you eat?

[@MsTony1402]

I just wish experts wouldn‘t always say keto is unsustainable long term. I‘ve been eating about 50g carbs for nearly 3 years yet and find it very easy to stick with...

[@thalesnemo2841]

Hear, Hear!

[@tombirney7276]

@ChrisW. I aim for 20g /day, rarely go above 50g (Except Thanksgiving, Christmas). I am mentally prepared on the day after, for the day after full on "keto flu". Those symptoms subside within 48 hrs. It has turned me from feeling helpless to in charge.

[@MsTony1402]

@Know1 might be my turn next to die then! Oh no wait, keto reversed my T2 diabetes, normalised my blood pressure, resolved psoriasis, cured bile acid malabsorption and got me off all my meds... People who haven‘t seen me in a while say I look 15 years younger and I sure have the energy of someone much younger. What‘s there not to love?

[@tombirney7276]

@Know1 People keep dying with Standard American Diet food pyramid. Yes even vegans and vegetarians are dying. I really don't understand your point! Physicians like Dr. Berry, Dr. Westman (Duke Univ) swore an oath at their Medical School Graduation to FIRST DO NO HARM. R U a man who has ever sworn an oath (military service or even testimony Ct of Law)? If not, then shut the _ _ _ _ up and let the scientists do their live's work. This is America, you must give your informed consent to follow any treatment plan. Ignore Keto/Carnivore: at your own peril.

[@thalesnemo2841]

@Know1 Keto/ Banting / Akins /LCHF etc since at least 1863!

[@monicaambs]

The major reason people use a Ketogenic diet is for obesity and Diabetes. I tried all kinds of diets and could never mantain them and always gained the weight back. I started Keto 6 years ago and lost 70 pounds and have maintained that loss for 6 years. The longest time that I have been slim. Many issues I had in my health are gone. And my triglycerides dropped to 37. My LDL rose about 20. Never felt so energetic or well in my life. My pre-diabetes is gone. My HbA1c is now 5.2 for the last 4 years. My CRP went from 55 to 7. My joints no longer swell or have pain. I had a low level of depression but that is gone and my emotions are very stable. I have zero vitamin deficiency. I did try increasing carbs that are healthy but started to gain weight and my blood sugar started to rise. So no, sorry, not going back to beans (gas) and grain, which caused a huge weight gain. I don’t limit my vegetables and do have some below ground vegetables. I have seen these studies before and Keto takes the hunger away and more carbs increases hunger. Hunger is significant and I cannot do a diet that keeps me hungry. You do you and I’ll do me.

[@hilkkahirvonen4831]

That’s tremendous I’m on the verge of low carbs have issues with obesity iron deficiency pre diabetes inflammation severe tiredness leg & feet pain the list goes on , but I’m confused with the advice from my doctors???

[@PlantBasedPrimary]

Sounds good to me. All the best to you! 💚

[@fiona4731]

@@hilkkahirvonen4831 Dr Jason Fung and Dr Ken Berry both have good books and You Tube channels. Lots of good stuff on Low Carb Downunder YT channel too. I went low carb in 2021 and then animal based and it changed everything about my health. You can be your own doctor. Good luck on your journey.

[@200Nora]

Same here the body knows best regardless of the opinions of drs and scientist.

[@grahamedwards6824]

@@hilkkahirvonen4831 Many doctors don't really understand the importance of having a normal Insulin response curve. And only 10% of Americans had a normal response. cf., Diabetes and You, by Dr Joseph R Kraft MD, MS, FCAP.

[@angrybearduk]

Keto has enabled me to start my weight loss journey and lifestyle changes. I'm not on keto anymore but 6 months on keto gave me results that allowed me to see that the change is possible. Keto allowed me to start sheding unwanted kilos without the initial need to comit to any physical activity. Now, 1.5 years later I made massive lifestyle changes, I eat only healthy, unprocessed foods, go to the gym 3 times a week, walk every day and lost almost 40kg and my plan is to use my 40s to get the fittest I've ever been in my life.

[@MorganMcCartor]

This is a great addition to the discussion. Contrary to the opinion in this interview, I see enormous benefit in a temporary diet that enables someone to start making necessary lifestyle changes. Best wishes to you.

[@codywifi149]

Hey I'm 6'2 and was 460 pounds Blood sugar level at 400 🤯 thanks to Keto IF I'm now 380 pounds fasting blood sugar 89 🕺 I'm actually on a 72hr fast got 18hrs left on my prolong fast I feel great the secret is Electrolytes himalayan salt and lots of water 💧 I think 🤔 I'm just going for a 7 day fast let's go 🚶‍♀️

[@anniehosking2408]

I ate keto for three years and felt great. I've added back some of the lower carb pulses: whole lentils rather than big fat beans. I also eat seeds regularly plus some root veg & fruit. I do eat whole wheat berries sometimes. Eating keto taught me a lot about how I deal with refined carbs (badly) and it helped me lose my sweet tooth. So I eat higher carbs than I did on keto but still pretty low carb because no sugar, no flour of any kind, no rice. A point I would like to make is that you didn't get further around the Med than Turkey. Why is that? The whole of north Africa and the eastern end of the Med were not mentioned at all yet they have great healthy food.

[@davidangel7478]

Your point is an excellent one, ie that Keto is not as black and white as this researcher tried to paint it as. Everyone will react somewhat differently and therefore adjustments are required over time but it is clear as night follows day, that a high fat/low carb diet is species appropriate for humans.

[@anniehosking2408]

@@davidangel7478 Yeah, I felt it sounded as though keto folks didn't eat veg, nuts, seeds etc where as I know I could fit those in my 20g of carbs a day. Sure, portion size is important but it is for everyone. It's really easy to eat an awful lot of nuts for example.

[@fathmatharifa3481]

I agree. They are Mediteranean too and their food isn't low carb yet its healthier because they not only have healthy oils and fat but ancient unprocessed breads and home made pasta etc and lots of fermented pickles. Most mediteranian people eat at meal time only and do not snack all the time by the TV in cinema and in the games. Yet I am afraid this culture is being copied all over🤨🤨. Keto advocates for keeping low in the blood hormone insulin that is released from the pancreas everytime there is sugar / carb to metabolise. Due to our constant eating, food and snacks high in carbs, insulin levels are constantly elevated - hyperinsulinaemia. The cells develop insulin resistence. Insulin being high constantly is one of the elephants in the room....a leading cause for T2DM and obesity and chronic diseases.

[@Isaac5123]

@@anniehosking2408 exactly. I really don't understand these people.

[@Isaac5123]

@@fathmatharifa3481 he said please Americans eat more grains for the Love of God thats why they are so fat. This video is without doubt a political scoring video

[@sheilasanderson9681]

What a disappointment to have only one speaker discussing one paper. I would rather have several experts discussing the evidence rather than this interview. Just not helpful and, I felt misleading. The keto diet is not fundamentally low in fibre. Look at nutritional tables for leafy green veg, asparagus, broccoli, cucumber, zucchini… I could go on. I would recommend people to visit Diet Doctor for information based upon a wider field of evidence.

[@slashdotism]

Yeah this guy reeks of someone who looked at worst case scenario keto and thought, yup this is how people do it.

[@martincornwall2005]

I'm not convinced that this guy understands the difference between carbs and net carbs.

[@HubertKirchgaessner]

Given his smirky attitude, I doubt this dude ran an objective study

[@RichardFeinman-yf7lx]

I suggested to Chris that he and I do a joint program to discuss the issues. He agreed it might be a good idea and brought it to Zoe but I never heard from them. Chris and I are in some agreement in that we recognize that it is the dieter’s choice but we have some disagreements too. I brought the idea to a different venue and it was sort of put on hold.

[@nativetexan6628]

I certainly understand the Professor's resistance to Keto. It was very difficult for me and I had Keto Flu the first 2 times I tried it. I and my husband have been on it for 2 years now, his participation has helped tremendously, and we are retired I have always loved cooking so that makes is soo much easier. But you have to cook almost every little thing. I had to make my own ketchup and BBQ sauce for the first year and a half. Sola bread came along so now I have white bread, hamburger and hot dog buns. But so many things are just chocked full of sugar and high fructose corn syrup. That said, my a1c was climbing but not to the type 2 diabetes yet. I am now 45 pounds lower, he is about 50 and at his target, my triglycerides are low for the very first time, my HDL is amazing, and one nurse even called me to tell me I needed a doctor's appointment because it was way too high. But I stopped eating constantly in fact I eat 1 meal a day and am never hungry until it hits my eating window. That alone has been worth it to me! You can't imagine how hungry I was when I was eating sugar. I even saw my doctor because it was becoming socially unacceptable. He had no answers.

[@davidr1431]

Fantastic testimony. I wish the professor had been a little less negative about keto when there are so many positive experiences it undermines his validity.

[@IntegralTriangle]

Your body needs glucose to survive.

[@IntegralTriangle]

eating once a day will do wonders for any diet. do all your hard work and then reward yourself with good nutrient dense meal at dinner time.

[@DG1965]

​@@dielizzy-ts2rvsome sideffecs while your body ist trying to get keto adapted i.e. getting used to burn ketones instead of carbs. It can last from a few days to (rarely) 1-2 weeks and you may experience headaches, sleeplessnes, insomnia, constipation... symptoms usually dissapear once keto adapted

[@sugarplumk2381]

@@davidr1431He’s not being negative for the sake of it. He’s correct. I’ve heard the same. What in particular don’t you like that you’re hearing?

[@billk122]

I’ve been doing keto for awhile now. Never felt better. I’m 71 years old . Plan to eat this way til I kick.

[@jamicarpenter8760]

I have been on keto for 4 years and eat yogurt with berries flax,chia seeds and acacia fiber added to my food daily. I have gotten rid of 11 of the 12 autoimmune diseases (NAFLD had me at stage 1 fibrosis and within a year and a half completely clear), when it took both my brother and mother. And lost 100 lbs in 13 months. I always ate minimum of 25-50 carbs and rarely hit the fat levels because you are just not hungry 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@lynlawley8903]

What NAFLD please

[@martinkil50]

@@lynlawley8903 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the term for a range of conditions caused by a build-up of fat in the liver. It's usually seen in people who are overweight or obese. Early-stage NAFLD does not usually cause any harm, but it can lead to serious liver damage, including cirrhosis, if it gets worse.

[@mrjiggyk]

You know which way this is going when the interviewer says, in the 5th minute, "...the idea of giving up bread and croissants for good is a step too far...."

[@SuzanneU]

The interviewer was saying that it was a step too far for him personally.

[@saxgirlhornboy6458]

Yep, advertising his carb addiction and unsuitability for the task. 👎

[@serenashaw-q3y]

I have leukaemia, and my lymphocite and white blood counts were rising. My first decision was to try and cut out sugar, and refined carbs. I very quickly lowered counts on both blood tests. I don't adhere to a strict keto diet, I still eat fruit (local, not tropicals) and dark chocolate. I also fast for a day, sometimes 1 1/2 days a week. I am 82, swim, pole walk, do pilates and ballet training. I hope to continue to not be on any prescribed medications. I doubt I could stick with a very strict diet, but combining a level of keto with elements of mediterranean diet, suits me. I think the views expressed in this video are unnecessarily pessimistic. Commentators on here have lengthy experience that a keto based diet does work. [The only problem I have had recently, is horrid reaction (ongoing) to Pfizer vaccine..... ]

[@garykast9631]

Sadly forced vax for many.

[@Fancypants1973]

You are such an inspiration, thank you 😊.

[@RyanTaylor01]

Yea id recommend skipping all future vaccines and pump up the vitamin D

[@wejam57]

More than likely they are being paid by someone opposed to Keto. Maybe one of the sugar companies!! Follow the money!!

[@jsun3117]

They are unnecessarily pessimistic because dietitians like him are spokesmen for the chronic disease industry and want a metabolic unhealthy America and they do get kick backs $$$$$ for their efforts ranging from big pharma to big medical care directly or indirectly. It's all a sustained plan.

[@ralphboerner13]

I've been on Keto for 5 years, very successfully. In that time I've lost 360 pounds. I keep carb usually between 50 to 120 grams. My cardiologist notes that I'm no longer pre-diabetic, no longer have Cor Pulmonale (extreme reshaping of the right heart structure and shape as well as function) I no longer have moderately severe left heart failure, I no longer have alpha 1 antitripisen diffisency, liver is now pristine. The National Institute of Health has about 40 NLRP3 Inflammasome based chronic diseases all of which can be slowed, arrested, reversed or ELIMINATED. Including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, T2D, Lupus, gout, neuropathy... Who funds your research Professor?

[@critter4004]

50 to 120 gm carbs per day?? Wow you're lucky!! My blood sugar jumps if I have more than 10 gm per day!

[@jasminejones9937]

Yes it would be interesting to find out who funds his research I suspect it's Nestle and/or many of the other big sugar and empty carb industries He's from Harvard a university that's infamous for cherry picking their lab results in favour of the sugar and grain industries (who fund them)

[@rmguest]

Absolutely stunning, Ralph! 👍

[@joannarichards6245]

❤👏💪

[@seanfrank4158]

Had to drop in a comment. Way to go Ralph. Stunning results. Congratz!!

[@Coupal1]

The only thing that ever worked for me was cutting out the carbs. I never felt better in my life.

[@deckard6_634]

I would only take issue with the statement that of the participants, 12 weeks after the study ended, non were able to continue with the Keto diet; this was a study, the study ended, there was no obligation or understanding that any participant would be expected to adopt a keto diet after the study ended. So i don't feel its fair to assert that this proves that the Keto diet was unsustainable. People are free to eat how they wish. Keto is more of an actual diet than Mediterranean, which is broadly just healthy eating without junk food.

[@lightningslim]

I am appaled by this video. So completely one sided and also the presenter playing the part of someone who "Can't give up bread" therefore keto must be impossible to maintain. I love bread too. But I don't eat it any more. Why? Because my health has improved immeasurably since I started on keto, more than 5 years ago. From being overweight and Type 2 diabetic for 20 years, on 12 medications for various other issues per day, I now take no medications at all. The last time I saw my endocrinologist he asked me "Why are you here? There is nothing wrong with your tests!" This video smacks of "Poisoning the well."

[@steelcathedrals2112]

I too was appalled by this podcast and completely agree that it seemed to be an attempt to confuse.

[@christophermoorhouse8828]

Agree. Probably food industry funded.

[@Morningdovecamp]

Here here!

[@MamguSian]

My two-pennorth is that I experimented with my diet to see if I could find out what was causing my horrendous life-long migraines. I think it took me so long to realise that it was grains and sugar because I was an addict. I started eating differently and had no idea that it was a thing till a friend said I was doing keto. I'm a vegetarian (including eggs and cheese, but not milk because of lactose) and eat lots of fibre so it can be done, and I avoid processed food as much as possible. I've never felt so healthy and if I check my blood glucose it's always below 4 mmol/L. I understand the level for ketone production is 4.4 so I presume I'm in ketosis though I've never bothered with a ketone meter beause all I care about is whether I'm fit, healthy and have plenty of energy. Having an eating window of 8 hours or less also makes me feel healthier. If I do eat refined carbs (like birthday cake or a mince pie) all my aches and pains come back, and if I overdo it and have seconds it's a 3 day migraine. It's easy to stick to when I remember that.

[@michellecahill7846]

❤

[@Osoba333]

My migrains are also gone, I will never come back to carbs again!

[@kimheaton8152]

My migraines are gone as well and healthy keto is the only thing that has worked.

[@tim1398]

Reminds me of when I had gallstones... nothing like a stabbing pain in your back when have the slightest amount of fat to get you to eat a lowfat diet. Immediate and strong feedback. Gallbladder is out now. I find a CGM fills a similar role for helping eat low carb. I wish they were over-the-counter here in the US like in Canada.

[@SpiritHawk]

Lots of my clients have done really well on keto and have had no problem maintaining or continuing the diet. In fact, they seem to quite enjoy it.

[@willemvanriet7160]

Whether a keto diet is sustainable or not does not affect the science and benefits of it. I've been on it for 6months and goign strong. The benefits are so obvious that it's ongoing motivation.

[@Draanor]

This doctor doesn't seem to very well versed on keto at all, nuts are a significant source of fiber and honestly irrational against keto. Same with leafy green vegetables and peppers. I stopped taking this guy as credible after he's clearly demonstrated what appears to be a bad faith take down on keto. Lack of fiber is not one the main downfalls of keto.

[@adventurouskenniff6417]

Lost 5 stone so far in 8 months on keto and intermittent fasting. Once body adapted to fat burning I’m able to exercise and fast with no problem. Also the cravings for sugar and carbs have gone. I eat strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberry’s. I use coconut oil and eat plenty of eggs and vegetables. I use meat substitutes 😊

[@k8eekatt]

Yum!

[@jayde3077]

I don’t eat meat either so it looks hard - do you have a sheet. ??

[@adventurouskenniff6417]

@@jayde3077 my one meal a day is just plenty of vegetables, 2-3 eggs fried in coconut oil, vegetarian sausages fried in coconut oil and gravy😊 then some fruit after if I want some

[@jayde3077]

@@adventurouskenniff6417 thank you 🙏🏻

[@monicdavis6150]

You had me until meat substitutes.

[@360_Wanderings]

Very strange interview, admitted that both diets worked well - but showed his biases against Keto. I'm more low carb than Pure keto but didn't find it restrictive, in fact I think I eat more veg than before, just not starches

[@zhuhaibaker7816]

Yes same as me. I always asked those who claimed to manage to put their diabetes into remission by following Med diet, but when I asked them how do they handle the blood glucose spike on whole grains and fruits... I always got no answer !

[@doinamarina6616]

Same here 🙂

[@dimitriradoux]

@@zhuhaibaker7816 look at the results of cordioprev study where they say keto and med had the same result in lowering sugar but they actually removed all diabetes medications on the keto diet and kept half on the Mediterranean. And that is not how they report the study though.

[@zhuhaibaker7816]

@@dimitriradoux yes, that is the same as this Prof Christopher Gardner research too !

[@Thespinningwoman]

Exactly - cutting out the obligatory starch accompaniment means I cook far more and more varied vegetables.

[@simonround2439]

Adherence is a funny one The fact that people find it very difficult to follow a healthy diet doesn't mean that people shouldn't try to follow it as much as possible. I've been eating high-fat low carb for a while now having done a lot of reading about it and it has sorted the middle aged spread and some digestive issues that I have experienced. I'm thinner, fitter and healthier than I have ever been. Do I occasionally eat some chips or a bit of cake? Absolutely. That doesn't mean I should abandon the whole thing.

[@k.h.6991]

Actually it does: a diet isn't a good long term solution if people are fighting their own bodies.

[@simonround2439]

@@k.h.6991 no need to fight your body. Just find a healthy way of eating you can sustain.

[@lynnh4923]

simon round... your comment makes more sense to me. I do enjoy carbs and cutting them out completely would not work for me but cutting down and having a few chips or some cake periodically is doable for me.

[@eyeonit469]

Exactly. Yes, I eat some carbs but I choose where I eat them. Never with a meal and no one loves a great bread with a slab of cold butter on it like I do , but when everyone else is crawling to the couch moaning about how they ate too much I'm still at the table eating vegetables. If there's fruit pie for dessert I'll eat the pie because the benefits of the fruit outweigh the few carbs involved. We're humans. If we're told we can't have something, we crave it

[@Nemz0r]

My understanding is that high LDL is a meaningless metric on its own for a few reasons: 1) If there's no discrimination between LDL and VLDL, since VLDL is full of triglycerides (which is what makes it have the very low density) and transporting them to cells, whereas LDL is VLDL that already delivered many of its triglycerides. If you have "high LDL" on a test that doesn't discriminate between LDL/VLDL, and in fact VLDL makes up the majority of that, yes that is indeed bad, but if LDL makes up the majority of that, not so much. 2) In the absence of a test that discriminates between VLDL/LDL, concurrently high LDL and high blood triglycerides is bad and a sign that LDL is not transporting triglycerides to cells, but instead spilling them into the blood. If blood triglycerides are low but LDL is high, this is not such a concern (as was observed in Christopher's study in the keto group). 3) If LDL concentration is considered without LDL particle count (I believe this is also known as ApoE count, since an ApoE protein is associated with each LDL micelle), because if LDL concentration is low, some might assume all is well, but alongside a high LDL particle count, this indicates a high number of damaged LDL particles in circulation.

[@GodfreyMann]

23:18 - never trust a professor who doesn’t know the difference between glycosylation and glycation! The HbA1c test he’s referring to here is glycation not glycosylation! Glycosylation is a post-translational enzymatic modification of a protein with a sugar that mediates the function of the protein…i.e. the protein still works fine but it’s function is altered. Glycation is a random spontaneous non-enzymatic reaction between a reducing sugar such as glucose/fructose that permanently damages the protein by altering its structure. Thus glycation is always bad whereas glycosylation can be either.

[@mikehansell7262]

Keto cured my inflammation, I’m not overweight, never been fat, but I did have inflammation, now I’m more flexible and have very little pain.

[@itscoconutsaregood]

Correction: keto diets developed by medics for children suffering epilepsy took place in the 1920's. One hundred years ago. Clearly not a lover of the low carb world.

[@randyheinsman5007]

Let me summarize: 1) I’m super biased against keto, 2) My study demonstrated both diets are effective, 3) Here’s my list of reasons why the study wasn’t efficacious

[@ClassicJukeboxBand]

That's Gardner. This is how idiots think...

[@UndertheNeedle282]

😂😂😂

[@rg4530]

Here is my experience and wisdom I gleaned from a Keto diet. I retired at 64 weighing in at 300 pounds, type 2 diabetic and had already had a quadruple bypass. I started swimming daily which burned around 500 calories / day and started watching my food intake. I radically reduced my sugar intake as well as junk food, trying not to consume snacks. I then went strict Keto for 8 months and dropped 85 pounds. My type 2 diabetes reversed and I no longer take meds for it. Keto is hard to maintain and limited after a while. Summer came and beers with BBQs were abundant, fresh fruit as well. I didn't track all my calories for the summer or my weight as I go away for the summer and enjoying summer is critical because it is a short season here in Canada. I thought that I would have gained weight but when I checked upon my return I was down to 205 pounds. The game changers 'for me' reduce sugar no snacks be cognizant of consuming too many carbs and try to eat non processed as much as possible. Still at it and now at 190 pounds. Will hit my target of 180 within 3 months. Never felt so healthy. Not Keto / not Mediterranean / not carnivore / not vegan. health conscious choices with reasonable portions. 'COMMON SENSE DIET'

[@davidr1431]

I think there is a lot of truth to your way of thinking.

[@philmartz]

I'm 71 and have been on a Keto diet for 4 years and have gotten substantial improvements in blood panel results across the board: HbA1c, trig, LDL, HDL, liver, and kidney function. I really like the well-defined diet experiments that professor Gardner is conducting. However, here are a few points to correct some misconceptions and biases presented by Jonathan and to some extent Professor Gardner. 1) There are plenty of sources of fiber on ketogenic diets including nuts, seeds, leafy vegetables, some berries, and many Keto breads and cereals. There seems to be some thought that Keto people are only drinking oil all day. In Keto, fiber is not counted as part of one's total daily carbs, because in fact fiber is not carbs. 2) There is nothing in the Keto diet that says you can't go to a birthday party and have some cake, or for any other reason having a day or two off. 3) An important difference on Keto is that with the focus on fats there is focus on not just any fats, but high-quality fats. This results in an intentional increase in olive oil, avocado oil, coconut oil (maybe all organic) and a concomitant decrease in commercially processed seed oils and the processed foods resulting from that. 4) Possibly, most importantly, it really isn't that difficult to develop and maintain a ketogenic diet that fits one's lifestyle.

[@dailygrind9510]

I started 90 days ago on carnivore (no carbs) and I feel better at 50 than I did at 40 and 26lb's lighter. All aches and pains are gone bags more energy which is constant., It's amazing to see how quickly you realise the difference between hunger and craving. Carbs for me are a thing of the past.

[@JAspen-xe9nv]

Keto is a steppingstone to the REAL game changer and that is Carnivore!

[@RexBorderCollie]

@@JAspen-xe9nv Carnivore is keto. The recommendations say about 75% fat, 20% protein, and 5% carbs. But that is not grams but energy percentages. Fat is 9 kcal per gram, protein and carb is 4. On carnivore you cut out carbs completely. If you eat fat fish and other fat meat, you should be in ketosis.

[@uberneanderthal]

we lived off the keto diet (hypercarnivore to be specific) for over 300k years in our current speciation. "the science" says it is absolutely the diet we are best adapted to. we ate hardly any carbs prior to the agrarian revolution 8-12k years ago, and our current excessive carb intake began with refrigeration less than a century ago, right when rates of obesity and diabetes began skyrocketing.

[@peterbeyer5755]

I just can't see a hunter gathering a few wild grains, grinding them down with a rock, mixing it with water and baking it on a flat stone and hoping it didn't burn when he was surrounded by steak. The Australian First Nation people would wait by an animal track leading to a water hole and spear the kangaroo and carry it back and thrown the whole carcass on some hot coals turn it a few times and eat it!

[@alayneperrott9693]

Prehistoric archaeology is often grossly misleading, because remains of plant foods are generally much less well preserved than bone remains from food animals. Pleistocene human remains (older than 11,000 years) seldom preserve gut contents. New studies in Iran, of sites where food remains are unusually well preserved suggest that foraging for edible plants was a much more important part of Pleistocene diets (especially for women) than was previously assumed. They were using a pounded mixture of wild seeds, grains and legumes to make a kind of cooked, unleavened pancake, probably by heating it on hot rocks.

[@signalfire6691]

@@alayneperrott9693 'Foraging' implies lots of walking, bending over, just plain work. Going to the grocery store is way too easy comparatively. Go outside in the woods, see what you can find to eat. It'll be animal meat the majority of the time and they'll be lots of fasting. If you're lucky enough to be near large bodies of water, it'll be seafood, which is implicated in larger brain size (fish protein is different from land animal protein in that it encourages brain development and synapse connections).

[@alayneperrott9693]

@@signalfire6691 For the majority of human evolution, hominins were not living in Europe or North America because those areas were ice-bound most of the time. They lived mainly in the tropics and subtropics, especially in Africa, where plant foods including seeds, nuts, tubers, fruits, honey and leaves, as well as insects and eggs would have been easy to collect, as shown by modern gatherer-hunters. Their womenfolk actually bring in the majority of the diet through foraging. Carnivory can easily be identified from specialised stone tools and bone remains, but plant-food remains at archaeological sites have been greatly underestimated until very recently, when advanced microscopic, geochemical and DNA techniques have become available to identify them. Hunting, killing and butchering large animals with stone tools is also very hard - and dangerous - work. Cooking to increase palatability depended on mastery of fire and later, the development of techniques such as the use of hot stones and later pottery. The so-called palaeolithic meat-based diet is not based on sound science.

[@knockingseeker]

Most anthropologists do not agree. It’s not wise to hear a statement and believe it because you want to.

[@UndertheNeedle282]

I'm going to stick with Dr. Fung on this. But given the sugar addiction of the average American, it's hard for them to stick to any whole food eating plan. UNTIL you eliminate the hunger and cravings so they have control over their food choices. That's what keto does. It breaks the sugar addiction. If you combine it with KNOWLEDGE you increase adherence.

[@alexisy3290]

I’m epileptic and I agree that following a strict keto diet can be hard, but it has changed my life very much for the better. I have less digestive problems, skin issues, and am overall healthier. It also reduces the number of seizures I have. Honestly I prefer plant foods to meat, but I enjoy clean keto. It’s much like the Mediterranean diet.

[@hoangling4344]

Keto has saved my life. I tried to follow my doctor's advice and I was getting more obese, in more pain, and pre diabetic. I strictly followed a keto diet and one year later, I lost 60 pounds, got off my blood pressure meds, and lowered my bad cholesterol. I feel great and have no food cravings or food problems. It's not a diet at all, I eat what I want to eat and until I'm full. I no longer want junk food or sugar food, etc. When I wake up, I'm hungry for eggs, bacon, meat and feel satiated throughout the day. If you ask me, the entire medical community should be ashamed of themselves for recommending a bad diet and pumping people full of drugs.

[@golaoi]

I'm on lchf for 8.5 y. I eat c50g carbs per day. 80g on very active day. I cycle lots. Eat loads of veg and some legumes. Eat berries. Christopher should talk about stuff he knows about. Humans didn't eat grains a few thousand years ago but ate intestinal contents.

[@alisonbeer5787]

Keto has stopped my prediabetes, it's helped my mood . I can't fault it. To many carbs make me sluggish and tired . I also get IBS if I eat carbs .

[@melisand8295]

I discovered after years of misery that it was fruit triggering my IBS. Keto was a natural progression after that!

[@SuzanneU]

That's what Gardner said at the beginning: keto has been known for decades to be a good protocol for blood sugar control problems.

[@toni4729]

You know, I found that, it's a real mood stabilizer. I've been basically keto for near on twenty years and it's tends to keep me calm, I found from the start.

[@fiona4731]

A great example of why we don’t listen to so-called experts anymore

[@dylansmith9215]

Advocating for following public health recommendations is insane on a health focused podcast like this... especially when we have things like the new NIH "Food Compass" scoring hyper processed foods as better for you then whole foods such as meat.

[@hillehai]

It's a mad world.

[@Lev-t2t]

All the comments on keto being so great, how many were on totally crap diets before going on keto? A balanced whole foods diet is the best.

[@liberte.3.6.9]

Exactly 💯

[@vernaxxx8940]

After the festive season, I have to say that the major problem in staying on a restrictive diet such as keto is OTHER PEOPLE. No matter how clearly you inform people that you are staying with, or are staying with you, that you do not eat certain things, you find that they do not respect this. They even decide to pressure you to eat them, or sneak them into things that are served to you. I've even had a relative go shopping and place shop-bought cake in my fridge, as one example. She said "I thought you were losing too much weight"(my BMI is 26, she is obese). The last relly went home 4 days ago and it's going to take a while to clear my fridge of stuff he bought. Some can go in the freezer, some stay in the pantry til I have visitors again. I'm unclear whether this behaviour is a lack of understanding, or a desire to sabotage your diet, maybe because they feel you are pretending to be superior to them? Anyway, I recommend living on your own, as fortunately I do, if you want to stick to dietary restrictions.

[@ewolffe8355]

Totally agree. I do 1-2 months of true keto (20g or lower and mostly fats) each year. Some people are curious, but some friends/relatives have been relatively agressive in trying to make me eat the foods they think I should be eating, or have dismissed my discussions as a 'fad' or crazy diet. I would never push my choices on anyone else, I dont talk about it unless asked, and primarily do it as I have type 2 in my direct family and early deaths due to it. It isn't easy (mainly due to resistance from others and difficulties eating outside the home - I feel great on the diet) and I transition to a whole food/high above ground veg/high fat diet for the rest of the year. Currently not even prediabetic, well past the age it commonly appears in my family, so I will continue, but it would be nice if others would leave me in peace!

[@Jackpot12]

It's pure jealousy

[@pilgrimlady8196]

Agree! When I make them happy by eating a slice of cheesecake at Christmas or their box mix brownies or their bottle bbq sauced baked beans then I am accepted into the family It takes days to recover from the food tyranny. 🤦‍♀️🥳Thankfully I survive it with Grace. I am 90% carnivore for 2 years. 73 years young and my only regret is not having learned about this in my 20’s. 😂

[@signalfire6691]

Throw that expensive cake in the garbage right in front of them (where it belongs) and make it clear they are never to do that again if they want to be around you.

So right, people don't seem to understand, or more correctly, don't want to understand. They resist the idea and try to sabotage your way of eating.

[@ketodreamofficial]

The keto diet is life-changing 😍😍

[@lolp3191]

yes it is

[@andreg3861]

yessirrrr

[@gargamelreborn4721]

❤

[@tinalouiseking]

Yes

[@davidangel7478]

If a high-fat/low-carb diet is not our natural state, how did humans evolve over 240,000 years on exactly such a diet? Our species only developed modern agricultural methods which introduced grains into our diet approximately 10,000 years ago.

[@lightningslim]

Plus very different carbs from the "Modern diet."

[@richardcane5682]

Indeed. In fact our predecessors ate a meat heavy diet for probably 4 million years. As you say we have only grown crops for about 10K years, during which time our brain size, dental health, height etc have deteriorated.

[@annerigby4400]

So before agriculture, humans did not eat plants? grains? beans? lentils? how did they know what to grow? Did someone get up one morning, turn over the soil and then grains grew? And how evolved did humans get up until 10,000 years ago?

[@davidangel7478]

@@annerigby4400 Humans are essentially the same species as we were 10,000 years ago. Human evolution does not operate on such relatively small time increments. As far as grains, cereals, and other plants being part of our ancestral diet, no one on the Keto side of things, disputes that fact. All we are saying is that these carbohydrates were only seasonally available and we evolved without them being staples as they have become since modern agricultural methods were introduced and yes, permitted civilization to flourish (to the detriment of our overall health).

[@annerigby4400]

@@davidangel7478 I do not think that overall health deterioration is a result of eating grains. From what I have seen/read/heard, the general health decline of populations is mainly due to excesses - excessive consumption of refined/processed foods, of sugar, of animal products and a lack of enough naturally occurring nutrients in 'proper foods'. Add to that the sedentary lifestyle most westerners live. The problem of rising obesity/heart disease/diabetes is not caused by people eating too little fat and too many carbs, it is due to the quality and quantity of the food. People no longer eat what they need, they eat what they enjoy in quantities they enjoy, and there is no doubt that some foods create a need for more of the same. The introduction of agricultural methods introduced stability and the introduction of animal farming introduced pathogens and viruses. There's a book "Gun, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond that is very interesting. Perhaps you have read it?

[@palden4579]

Since I am on a Keto diet, (as a vegetarian) all my body ailments like knee pain etc. are gone. Different feelings of addiction and graving for unhealthy food etc. are also mostly gone, so that translates into a more calm and relaxed mind! Never felt better! Now, I just need to exercise more...:)!

[@tomg5405]

You mean you stop végétarien and do keto with meat?

[@palden4579]

@@tomg5405 thanks, for making me aware that my comment is indeed unclear! I'm doing Keto as a Vegetarian. Now I need to edit it...:)

[@lynlawley8903]

​@@tomg5405 please explain how you do that I'm confused now totally that's what I want

[@lynlawley8903]

Please could you send me your foods to get to that many thanks didn't know I could ,,,,, that makes me happy,, that I can but how

[@palden4579]

@@lynlawley8903 as a vegetarian on a Keto living style, I mainly substitute meat with Quorn (fungus based) or sometimes Tofu, eggs. Quorn, one can find in the deep freezer section. Milk products I have sometimes cottage cheese or some sour cream. Vegetables should be low carp, like the cruciferous ones. Avocado very healthy! Mushrooms and berries are very good, but a bit expensive sometimes for me..:) One can eat a lot of good meals with the Keto diet, even if one would be a Vegan, it should be possible. The meals should stay low in carbs and more higher in fat. No sugar. Do you have other questions, please ask...:)

[@anneh-lint8480]

For people who are faced with health challenges including leaky gut, diabetes2, heart issues and weight loss this can be a great life style. There are many keto friendly recipes and lots of foods one can eat. But you have to want to change from the addictive carb life style and processed foods we’ve become so used to eating. It’s not impossible to change, but it’s a choice and not right for everyone. Carnivore is also an option but keto is really flexible because it has a lot of food options.

[@richardstarkess7595]

I've been on a low carb diet for nearly three years, it's not keto just low carb but has changed my life at 61 I was putting on weight and feeling old, I'm now 64 I'm back to my 25 year old weight my joints feel better I'm more awake through the day and my food tastes like I remember it used to,. I keep getting flash backs as different tastes & flavours keep developing. Wish I was 25 again but this is a good compromise 😉

[@xdrowssap4456]

carbs are crazy addictive to be fair

[@markus1963nl]

Keto vs Mediterranean should be the title of this video. There was no real mention of "This is what the Keto Diet does to your body". Shame on Zoe for the clickbait. The beautiful part of keto and IF is simplicity. Mediterranean is too broad for most, leading to adhearance problems. I have been on sub 50 gm keto for 4 years and have adherence at around 9.0 mainly because of its simplicity and easy boundries. My motivation is how I feel in my late 50's on keto compared to my 30's and 40's. I only wished I started this 25 years ago. Eating keto for a year makes one totally rethink food choices, eating habits and well being. Let's fast forward 25 years and see how the Zoe host looks and feels eating cakes, croissants and the like.

[@barrypearson6096]

I switched to a Ketogenic food-style in 2017. I did so to reduce my risk of Alzheimer's; I'm ApoE3/4. (I did NOT do it to lose weight; my BMI is about 19.7). Brains love ketones! So do hearts. I feel this food-style to be enjoyable and sustainable. I eat 2 meals a day and I don't snack. I never get "hangry". I don't eat vegetables nor fruit. Certainly not bread! I don't miss them! I eat plenty of protein and even more animal-sourced fat. I feel better & stronger than before, even at age-75!

[@MargieOilPainter]

I've been doing keto for over a year and still love it. No longer do I need to take Metformin! Have lost over 20 pounds so far. Realized also that my leg cramps have vanished. It was the sugar that caused them. I eat a lot of vegetables, by the way. I find it very easy to stick with this diet.

[@anikachatziioannidou6300]

The truth of the matter is that low carb diet, and keto is one such diet, is the most beneficial diet for health and life quality. And the proof is in people’s comments, to add to that I also have my personal experience, since on low carb diet I haven’t felt better in my life, in all aspects, and I haven’t had any medical problems except feeling constantly tired and low in my mood before I went on low carb diet. All these are now thing of the past, and I’m not going back to my old diet.

[@bloochoob]

I eat low carb and keto but still get 25g of fibre a day ( female) it’s not hard at all. It’s not meant for most people, but it’s stopped me being diabetic. Low carbs doesn’t mean no carbs. Keto is still around 50g carb a day. You can still eat bread. One slice of average wholemeal bread is 14-18g carb a slice.