How Much Protein - Carbs, Protein and Insulin

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Carbs, Protein and Insulin - Brad Pilon explains the surprising effect that protein and carbs have on insulin levels.
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I always find it confusing when I read things like:

"Protein slows insulin levels, which you want to keep in balance to avoid weight gain."

I find it confusing for two reasons.

1) I'm really not sure how you can 'slow' a level

2) I'm really not sure how they define balance.

Honestly I really dislike vague terms..especially when applied to science.

What I do know is that from the research conducted on sports supplements (Steenge, 2000) we know for sure that a protein/carb meal can have just as big an effect on insulin as a carb only meal. And, that as long as you are eating your insulin levels are going to go up and down...

Watch the Video for more details.

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Brad Pilon is the author of Eat Stop Eat, an easy and effective weight loss program based on the combination of flexible intermittent fasting and resistance training.

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[bradpilon]

There is limited evidence to suggest that fat causes any insulin response. It seems the two macros responsible for insulin release are protein and carbohydrates.

Fat does have the ability to suppress the GH release that is associated with exercise, however I'm not sure if this same phenomena occurs with nocturnal spikes in GH release.

BP

[younes0807]

In the video we see: 100g Carbs 50g Carbs/50g Protein 5g of sugar I was wondering what the effects are of: 100% protein 90% protein/10% fat 50% protein / 50% fat Would be great to know, because is it not the science to keep your levels low all day for optimal fat loss? Another question is: We know now that GH response is the highest on a fasted meal, but what about post-meal nutrition, should that be a carb/protein/fat? Is any of this mentioned in your e-book?

[schrodingersplatte]

I think you're misunderstanding; protein does have an insulin response, it just doesn't (directly) increase blood sugar. He's only arguing that it increases blood insulin. The chart is easy to misunderstand (some think the y-axis is blood sugar).

The reason your blood sugar goes up after eating protein is because of the release of glucagon, I believe, which is released at the same time as insulin. It has the opposite effect of insulin; to encourage cells to release glucose.

peace, sp

[mikecazzx]

Thanks for offering no solutions.

[WoWkiddymage]

@bradpilon im srry im confused .. . what exactly is insulin and what does it do for the body?

[TheLaughterFarm]

If your saying protein causes basically the same insulin response that carbohydrates do, then why isn't there a line that represents the insulin response of only eating protein? It would make more sense to have it more constant. There is a reason that people that eat carbs on the paleo diet don't want more than 50 grams of carbs per meal, because it spikes you insulin.

[niniraymond]

really interresting! thanks!



[adityajuneja7]

are you talking about simple or complex carbs?

[bigbobabc123]

what source was the 50 grams of protein? 50g of whey is VERY insulingenic.

[PsychopathInFoil]

This is why 3 large meals a deal seems more logical than 6 small meals a day.

[julesmarsh1]

Of course the insulin levels are different. Glucagon levels are wildly different in those two scenarios. Glucagon blocks the actions of insulin except in skeletal muscle. The reason the body releases insulin and glucagon in response to a protein meal is that the net effect of those two hormones is to facilitate amino acid uptake by skeletal muscle without altering carbohydrate metabolism.

[Pelonetillo]

please see my comment below. studies have shown protein stimulates insulin response to carbs. this is not what you want if you are trying to lose or maintain weight.

[Pelonetillo]

From a scientific study:

Prediction of Glucose and Insulin Responses of Normal Subjects after Consuming Mixed Meals...

Adding 16g protein to a liquid test meal containing no protein and 58 g carbohydrate from sugars reduced the glucose response by 40% and DOUBLED the insulin response. When protein was increased to 50 g, the glucose response was reduced by a further 40%, but the insulin response was no greater than after the meal containing 16 g protein (Spiller et al. 1987)