@FatHeadMovie Don't you think there's a little more to the government bias against fat? I was thinking along the lines of how hard it would be to sustain such a large population on a keto or Paleo-based diet. Look at Norway's butter shortage, for example. Carbs are cheap and accessible. Without carbs, it would be expensive to keep the populace well-fed. Although low carb diets are what nature intended, they do not scale with civilization well. Fantastic talk, by the way.
@supercell42 The starch in grains is rapidly converted to blood glucose. Table sugar is half fructose, which is processed in the liver and doesn't immediately spike blood glucose. That doesn't mean it's good for you, though. The liver can and will turn fructose into fat, leading to fatty liver.
I've heard that cancer is not really a disease and that cancercells feed itself with sugar. Would cancer also be just a symptom of something else going wrong in the body and more like a survival mechanism to store the overload on sugar somewhere? Have you done research on whats the real deal with cancer?
@dromycatcher I definitely consider cancer a disease. I don't think anyone knows the cause with absolute certainty, but recent research indicates that 1) cells may go rogue and become cancerous in part because of low vitamin D levels, and 2) cancer feeds on glucose and fructose. So keep your vitamin D up and avoid the sugars and refined starhes.
@FatHeadMovie I think an acidic environment is a major reason for cells becoming damaged and turning cancerous. In response to your second point, yes, cancerous cells feed on sugar, THAT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE CELLS! ALL CELLS RUN ON SUGARS! If you promote a low carb diet, what do you suggest people eat instead!? Staple foods from around the world are carbohydrate rich foods.
@gymgymgymgym Cells CAN run on sugar. Most can also happily run on fatty acids and ketones -- that's why your body stores energy as fat. For the cells that must have glucose, your body can and will convert protein to glucose as needed. But if you're sticking more glucose and fructose in your body than it needs, you're providing excess fuel for cancer cells. Google this term: cancer warburg effect
@FatHeadMovie Totally false, cells WILL ALWAYS use sugars; mainly glucose; first when they are available because they are essential in energy production. Cells do not "happily run on fatty acids and ketones", cells will only use these as an energy source when glucose is not available - such as a period of fasting. The burning of proteins for energy is VERY inefficient and the body will only break them down AS A LAST RESORT, when even fat is not available... otherwise known as STARVATION!
@gymgymgymgym Cells use glucose first because high blood sugar is toxic, same reason we burn alcohol before glucose. You burn fatty acids and ketones all the time -- certainly during your overnight "fast" before breakfast. Switching between glucose and fatty acids for fuel is how your body keeps your blood sugar stable. I'm sorry the biochemistry confuses you, but if you prefer to remain ignorant, be my guest. I don't have time to argue with ignoramuses.
So at the moment i'm basing my calories(on a ketogenic diet) on my BMR of my lean body mass percentage and not overall body mass - I might as well pluck any number from 1500kcal a day or 3000kcal. Calories in vs calories out aren't as important?
@njpfitness calories in vs calories out almost never = the amount of weight gain or loss. so clearly there is more to it then just that, if your insulin is up your body will store the energy, if it is down it won't store it.
I doubt the 70 on wholewheat bread. I have seen tables were it was around 40-50!!! What is missing here about the growing weight problem are the come up of plastic bottles. Plastic bottles contain bisphenol a which is a plasticizer but also a syntetic hormone/estrogen And what does estrogen? It give the tendency to gain more fat!
@MelkorHimself. No, Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition. It cannot be reversed by diet. It is more likely that your friend had Type 2 diabetes which needed insulin.
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I'm going to just throw this out there: I'm a pesco vegetarian- (I eat fish, eggs, dairy) - I don't restrict my fat intake, but I also don't restrict my carb intake. I probably get about 10-15% of my calories from protein each day and 40-45% of each of the other groups. I have Type 1 diabetes. My blood sugars are perfectly well controlled (A1c <6%). I have actually LOST 30 pounds in 1.5 years - eating a diet with 100% whole wheat bread included in abundance. I am this guy's "Black Swan".
@dancincoug You're not a black swan, because my hypothesis doesn't state that everyone who eats carbs will become fat and diabetic. (If you're type I, I presume you're taking insulin, which of course keeps your blood sugar down.) My son used to live on chips and soda and never gained weight. Some people don't become insulin resistant no matter what they eat. But many do, and that's the problem.
@dancincoug I had a friend eating a similar diet as you have, and he lost weight doing it, and he was also Type 1 diabetic while still injecting insulin. Afterwards, however, he decided to take a leap of faith on the diet that Tom Naughton suggests, and it resulted in him losing more weight while regulating his blood sugar, and more importantly he no longer needs insulin because is no longer Type 1 diabetic.
@dancincoug I don't think you understand the whole idea. Thermodynamics is still true (calories in/calories out), plenty of people lose weight this way. You can lose weight only eat grains and carbs, but that doesn't make it good for you.
@dancincoug You are making the mistake of thinking that because you are not eating low-carb that it wouldn't improve your health. You don't have anything to compare you current diet to. Do a Low-carb diet for a month or two and contrast it.
preheat the oven to 350* degrees F.Crush seeds in food processer, put in large bowl. Melt butter on stove and pour in as you stir slowly. Break in egg and add in the salt. Mix together until it forms a semi solid mass. Pour into ungreased baking sheet. Bake in oven for 30 min or until brown.
@rockstarofredondo Sugar is bad for you, period. Artificial sweeteners, I'd say it depends. I don't consume aspartame, but I use Truvia (stevia) now and then.
@rockstarofredondo It would depend on the sweetener. I know some people experience negative effects from aspartame. Truvia, however, is made from the stevia plant and I'm not aware of any reports of negative effects. The negative effects of sugar, of course, are well known.
@FatHeadMovie Unfortunately, the brand known as Truvia does have dextrose added. It's a small amount of calories, but could be detrimental to diabetics if they use a lot. There are other brands of stevia that have no dextrose or sugars added. Truvia also contains Erythritol, a sugar alcohol which some people have reactions to and blame the stevia. I will only buy sweeteners where "stevia" is listed as the only ingredient. I hope to try raising my own stevia and making extract.
@TheAmericanWaySeries Yeah, there are a few calories in there. It's rare that I use more than one or two packets in a day, so I don't worry about it. I definitely had negative reactions to maltitol, but the erythritol doesn't seem to bother me.
@FatHeadMovie I figured you're a pretty healthy person and would have no ill effects, but I just thought I'd put the info out there for diabetics to use it in moderation. Also people who suffer from IBS or IBD (Crohns, Ulcerative colitis) could experience some issues with the erythritol. But, it's not the stevia itself causing the problems some may encounter. I haven't heard of any negative reactions to pure stevia. Thanks for the reply.
This is a wonderful presentation, but it needs better audio. If you give this presentation again, could you pleasy try to record it from your PA-system, and not from the room.
@gugenet I managed to process some of the echo out when I made a DVD. I realized later I own a wireless microphone and pretty much slapped myself in the head for not thinking of using it.
@arborealguy German and Austrian researchers, written in German, which is partly why the research was never picked up in the U.S. Their work is described in detail in the book "Good Calories, Bad Calories."
Awesome video! I am a huge fan of yours. Loved the movie, loved this presentation, and love your blog! Very informative and entertaining. You always crack me up! I've been doing low carb since January and down 70 lbs so far but people still think my "diet" is crazy! Thanks for everything and keep doing what you do. One day people might actually start using their brain! Lol
@FatHeadMovie I have watched a lot of low carb advocates explain the relationship between fat, glucose, and insulin and have also read their books which do the same. Having been exposed to the work of Dr. Atkins, Gary Taubes, Dr. Loren Cordain, Mark Sisson, Robb Wolf, and Drs Michael and Mary Eades, I would have to say your explanation, along with your colorful slide presentation in this segment, is probably the easiest and most engrossing. I know I sound like a broken record but, great job!
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gymgymgymgym 4 weeks ago
@FatHeadMovie Don't you think there's a little more to the government bias against fat? I was thinking along the lines of how hard it would be to sustain such a large population on a keto or Paleo-based diet. Look at Norway's butter shortage, for example. Carbs are cheap and accessible. Without carbs, it would be expensive to keep the populace well-fed. Although low carb diets are what nature intended, they do not scale with civilization well. Fantastic talk, by the way.
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@roguehearts That could be part of it as well. The USDA subsidizes grains, so obviously they want to push grain-based diets.
FatHeadMovie 1 month ago 2
I'we read that the fiber in whole wheat slows the metabolism so you blood sugar isn't as high as compared to refined carbs
Pdrum2 1 month ago
@Pdrum2 Whole grains don't spike blood sugar as quickly. They may not be as bad, but that doesn't make them good.
FatHeadMovie 1 month ago
How can wholemeal bread be higher in the GI than table sugar?? Oo
supercell42 1 month ago
@supercell42 The starch in grains is rapidly converted to blood glucose. Table sugar is half fructose, which is processed in the liver and doesn't immediately spike blood glucose. That doesn't mean it's good for you, though. The liver can and will turn fructose into fat, leading to fatty liver.
FatHeadMovie 1 month ago
I've heard that cancer is not really a disease and that cancercells feed itself with sugar. Would cancer also be just a symptom of something else going wrong in the body and more like a survival mechanism to store the overload on sugar somewhere? Have you done research on whats the real deal with cancer?
dromycatcher 1 month ago
@dromycatcher I definitely consider cancer a disease. I don't think anyone knows the cause with absolute certainty, but recent research indicates that 1) cells may go rogue and become cancerous in part because of low vitamin D levels, and 2) cancer feeds on glucose and fructose. So keep your vitamin D up and avoid the sugars and refined starhes.
FatHeadMovie 1 month ago
@FatHeadMovie I think an acidic environment is a major reason for cells becoming damaged and turning cancerous. In response to your second point, yes, cancerous cells feed on sugar, THAT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE CELLS! ALL CELLS RUN ON SUGARS! If you promote a low carb diet, what do you suggest people eat instead!? Staple foods from around the world are carbohydrate rich foods.
gymgymgymgym 1 month ago
@gymgymgymgym Cells CAN run on sugar. Most can also happily run on fatty acids and ketones -- that's why your body stores energy as fat. For the cells that must have glucose, your body can and will convert protein to glucose as needed. But if you're sticking more glucose and fructose in your body than it needs, you're providing excess fuel for cancer cells. Google this term: cancer warburg effect
FatHeadMovie 1 month ago
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gymgymgymgym 4 weeks ago
@FatHeadMovie Totally false, cells WILL ALWAYS use sugars; mainly glucose; first when they are available because they are essential in energy production. Cells do not "happily run on fatty acids and ketones", cells will only use these as an energy source when glucose is not available - such as a period of fasting. The burning of proteins for energy is VERY inefficient and the body will only break them down AS A LAST RESORT, when even fat is not available... otherwise known as STARVATION!
gymgymgymgym 4 weeks ago
@gymgymgymgym Cells use glucose first because high blood sugar is toxic, same reason we burn alcohol before glucose. You burn fatty acids and ketones all the time -- certainly during your overnight "fast" before breakfast. Switching between glucose and fatty acids for fuel is how your body keeps your blood sugar stable. I'm sorry the biochemistry confuses you, but if you prefer to remain ignorant, be my guest. I don't have time to argue with ignoramuses.
FatHeadMovie 4 weeks ago
@dromycatcher "Cancer" is damaged cells that stop functioning properly, and start to grow unnaturally. All cells in the body feed on sugar.
gymgymgymgym 1 month ago
So at the moment i'm basing my calories(on a ketogenic diet) on my BMR of my lean body mass percentage and not overall body mass - I might as well pluck any number from 1500kcal a day or 3000kcal. Calories in vs calories out aren't as important?
njpfitness 2 months ago
@njpfitness calories in vs calories out almost never = the amount of weight gain or loss. so clearly there is more to it then just that, if your insulin is up your body will store the energy, if it is down it won't store it.
usrevenge 2 months ago
I doubt the 70 on wholewheat bread. I have seen tables were it was around 40-50!!! What is missing here about the growing weight problem are the come up of plastic bottles. Plastic bottles contain bisphenol a which is a plasticizer but also a syntetic hormone/estrogen And what does estrogen? It give the tendency to gain more fat!
Gieszkanne 2 months ago
12:08 I guess u mean 300g of carbohydrates = yarayara.
MaikSpike 3 months ago
You're a good man for sharing this
davidcarterdavidcart 6 months ago
@MelkorHimself. No, Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition. It cannot be reversed by diet. It is more likely that your friend had Type 2 diabetes which needed insulin.
lesleyj2002 8 months ago
did some1 close a hi-hat at 11:02? haha
thickpooxbox360 9 months ago
But you are not including fruits, I guess.. I think some people are getting the wrong idea...
taraniyati 10 months ago
@taraniyati I limit my fruits to the low-sugar varieties, which means mostly berries. If you're pre-diabetic, even too much fruit can be a problem.
FatHeadMovie 10 months ago 4
I cannot wait to watch your next....very educative!!
superhowtoloseweight 11 months ago
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I'm going to just throw this out there: I'm a pesco vegetarian- (I eat fish, eggs, dairy) - I don't restrict my fat intake, but I also don't restrict my carb intake. I probably get about 10-15% of my calories from protein each day and 40-45% of each of the other groups. I have Type 1 diabetes. My blood sugars are perfectly well controlled (A1c <6%). I have actually LOST 30 pounds in 1.5 years - eating a diet with 100% whole wheat bread included in abundance. I am this guy's "Black Swan".
dancincoug 1 year ago
@dancincoug You're not a black swan, because my hypothesis doesn't state that everyone who eats carbs will become fat and diabetic. (If you're type I, I presume you're taking insulin, which of course keeps your blood sugar down.) My son used to live on chips and soda and never gained weight. Some people don't become insulin resistant no matter what they eat. But many do, and that's the problem.
FatHeadMovie 1 year ago 23
@dancincoug I had a friend eating a similar diet as you have, and he lost weight doing it, and he was also Type 1 diabetic while still injecting insulin. Afterwards, however, he decided to take a leap of faith on the diet that Tom Naughton suggests, and it resulted in him losing more weight while regulating his blood sugar, and more importantly he no longer needs insulin because is no longer Type 1 diabetic.
MelkorHimself 11 months ago 8
@MelkorHimself really? He cured his type 1 diabetes? That means now he can now digest sugar without injecting insulin?
Keon994 10 months ago
@dancincoug you got pwned bitch!!!!!
bankai7100 8 months ago
@dancincoug I don't think you understand the whole idea. Thermodynamics is still true (calories in/calories out), plenty of people lose weight this way. You can lose weight only eat grains and carbs, but that doesn't make it good for you.
CaptinCaruso 6 months ago
@dancincoug You are making the mistake of thinking that because you are not eating low-carb that it wouldn't improve your health. You don't have anything to compare you current diet to. Do a Low-carb diet for a month or two and contrast it.
jtsupersized 5 months ago
I love 4:30... "Why are they craving more food??"
roberto4444 1 year ago
@axxle000 Good work. What kinds of exercise did you do?
rockstarofredondo 1 year ago
Low carb bread recipe: 2 cups organic sunflower seeds, 1 organic egg, 2 tbs organic unsalted butter, 1/4 cup organic whole milk, 1/8 tps sea salt.
preheat the oven to 350* degrees F.Crush seeds in food processer, put in large bowl. Melt butter on stove and pour in as you stir slowly. Break in egg and add in the salt. Mix together until it forms a semi solid mass. Pour into ungreased baking sheet. Bake in oven for 30 min or until brown.
cathavenfostermom1 1 year ago
What is more damaging for the body: sugars or artificial sweeteners?
rockstarofredondo 1 year ago
@rockstarofredondo Sugar is bad for you, period. Artificial sweeteners, I'd say it depends. I don't consume aspartame, but I use Truvia (stevia) now and then.
FatHeadMovie 1 year ago
@FatHeadMovie But just as sugar acts as a kind of poison for your system, doesn't artificial sweetener also poison you?
rockstarofredondo 1 year ago
@rockstarofredondo It would depend on the sweetener. I know some people experience negative effects from aspartame. Truvia, however, is made from the stevia plant and I'm not aware of any reports of negative effects. The negative effects of sugar, of course, are well known.
FatHeadMovie 1 year ago
@FatHeadMovie Unfortunately, the brand known as Truvia does have dextrose added. It's a small amount of calories, but could be detrimental to diabetics if they use a lot. There are other brands of stevia that have no dextrose or sugars added. Truvia also contains Erythritol, a sugar alcohol which some people have reactions to and blame the stevia. I will only buy sweeteners where "stevia" is listed as the only ingredient. I hope to try raising my own stevia and making extract.
TheAmericanWaySeries 10 months ago
@TheAmericanWaySeries Yeah, there are a few calories in there. It's rare that I use more than one or two packets in a day, so I don't worry about it. I definitely had negative reactions to maltitol, but the erythritol doesn't seem to bother me.
FatHeadMovie 10 months ago
@FatHeadMovie I figured you're a pretty healthy person and would have no ill effects, but I just thought I'd put the info out there for diabetics to use it in moderation. Also people who suffer from IBS or IBD (Crohns, Ulcerative colitis) could experience some issues with the erythritol. But, it's not the stevia itself causing the problems some may encounter. I haven't heard of any negative reactions to pure stevia. Thanks for the reply.
TheAmericanWaySeries 10 months ago
@axxle000 Wow, that is an amazing weight loss. Did you exercise to lose that weight too?
rockstarofredondo 1 year ago
This is a wonderful presentation, but it needs better audio. If you give this presentation again, could you pleasy try to record it from your PA-system, and not from the room.
gugenet 1 year ago
@gugenet I managed to process some of the echo out when I made a DVD. I realized later I own a wireless microphone and pretty much slapped myself in the head for not thinking of using it.
FatHeadMovie 1 year ago
What's a good low carb cookbook? My problem is I don't know how to cook low carb.
rooley 1 year ago
@rooley Can't post links, but go to Amazon and look for books by Dana Carpender or Judy Barnes Baker.
FatHeadMovie 1 year ago
@FatHeadMovie I will do that. Thanks.
rooley 1 year ago
This is really amazing and also a disturbing revelation. Can you tell us who the studies in the 1930s are by? Are they written in German?
arborealguy 1 year ago
@arborealguy German and Austrian researchers, written in German, which is partly why the research was never picked up in the U.S. Their work is described in detail in the book "Good Calories, Bad Calories."
FatHeadMovie 1 year ago 2
Awesome video! I am a huge fan of yours. Loved the movie, loved this presentation, and love your blog! Very informative and entertaining. You always crack me up! I've been doing low carb since January and down 70 lbs so far but people still think my "diet" is crazy! Thanks for everything and keep doing what you do. One day people might actually start using their brain! Lol
KatrinaSO 1 year ago 2
@KatrinaSO That's an outstanding result. Congratulations and keep it up.
FatHeadMovie 1 year ago
@FatHeadMovie I have watched a lot of low carb advocates explain the relationship between fat, glucose, and insulin and have also read their books which do the same. Having been exposed to the work of Dr. Atkins, Gary Taubes, Dr. Loren Cordain, Mark Sisson, Robb Wolf, and Drs Michael and Mary Eades, I would have to say your explanation, along with your colorful slide presentation in this segment, is probably the easiest and most engrossing. I know I sound like a broken record but, great job!
alphacause 1 year ago 2
@alphacause Thank you. I appreciate the comment.
FatHeadMovie 1 year ago
Absolutely amazing. Thank you.
illepic 1 year ago
This guy sounds just like Gary Taubes. I've been doing low carb for about a year, and lost 30 pounds and lowered my blood pressure.
marksuave25 1 year ago