>From: kelly baggett <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Paleolithic Eating Support List <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [P-F] paleo fitness
>Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 17:37:55 -0500
>
>Low carb diets can have either a positive or a negative effect on insulin
>sensitivity.  In general a very low carb ketogenic type diet dramatically
>hinders insulin sensitivity and leads to rebound hyperinsulinemia when one
>goes back to eating carbs. This does give credence to the cyclical
>ketogenic
>diet or Natural Hormonal Enhancement type of diet where one alternates
>periods of low carbs with a day or 2 of periodic carb-ups as the carb up
>period prevents this and prevents thyroid decline.   A carb intake of
>100-150  quality carb grams per day would, for most people, probably
>improve
>the insulin sensitivity of more than it hinders although this is just a
>guess. However, it's also variable.  In my own case I went through a 2
>month
>period where i averaged 100-150 grams of carbs per day and this intake had
>a
>negative effect on adrenal, thyroid, and insulin sensitivity functions as
>measured by blood tests.  But I'm also an athlete and probably handle carbs
>and thus need more of them than most.  For people who've been on ketogenic
>or low carb diets for very long periods of time the recommendations I gave
>earlier work well for coming off.

It's a very interesting point. I just wonder how anybody can figure out if
the low carb diet works well for him or just masks the symptoms.
Well being is probably a good indicator. But what else, any specific tests ?

BTW I just remember 1-2 years ago I tried for a while eat only saturated
fats (no fish oils, flax, etc). When I had my cholesterol checked it was
high (250) but the LDL/HDL ratio and triglycerides were perfect.
When I eat mixed fats my cholesterol gets below 200 but the ratios are
worse. So the question which situation is better ?


Paul Sand
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