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RE: The People's Diet: The Ketogenic Diet (Update)
Let's say you try it out for a few days and don't like it or cannot continue. Will it be easy for your body to return to its previously carb-burning state? What are the long-term effects of this?
Yes, your body goes back into sugar burning mode (glucose-adapted) very quickly. Pretty much the moment you start consuming anything more than a tiny bit of carbs, your body will revert to using glucose. This is why it's so important to maintain the ketogenic diet. Think of glucose as the body's "go to" energy source, the moment it senses any is available it leaves fat-burning mode so that it can use the glucose and save the fat for use at a later time. You can't really store glucose, so your body prefers to use that and store fat basically in case of emergencies.
There is little evidence of long-terms effects, though there are early indications that it will help fight cancer and age-related degenerative brain diseases. As far as downsides, there are risks associated with doing this improperly. If you are healthy and consume a healthy diet (providing all the vital nutrients humans require) that is ketogenic, the potential for long term harm seems negligible. If you are ill then the diet can be dangerous, so obviously one should always consult with a medical or health professional before embarking on something like this, whether you're healthy or not. I am not licensed professional and I am not giving medical advice.
for the most people it isnt the best decision to run their body on a pure ketongenic diet concering their personal goals. Nontheless it is really interesting to follow you through your experience.
Your documentation is detailed and reflected. this is a very rare experience.
Do you also count and document your actual convertion and timing of energy in terms of calories and the balance of your nutritional supply ?
I can answer that one. Yes. I was on it for over a year. It does work well and you do feel healthy, but gradually I just couldn't face the food any more. And I have unfortunately regained all my weight as carbs are addictive. Your body adjusts back very quickly.
because the human body likes to use carbs !!!
the ketogenic diet isnt very usually useful to to reach long term better body constitution or to run your body on top performances.
It really have some advantages because of high level body fat processing !
But the usecases for a diet like this are very individual and preferably medically supervised !
Agreed. I learned that low carb is healthier than no carb. At the moment I haven't been watching my diet though. :(
it is about the right balance ! but this can be very individual.
like most things in life :)