Re:The Sugar Addiction Taboo
by a8da6b0c91d on Thursday January 02, 2014 @04:03PM
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People go on low carbohydrate or ketogenic diets and feel better because cortisol and adrenaline levels are boosted. It's like getting a cortisone shot. This affect can last a year or two. But then eventually stress hormone resistance develops and the whole thing falls apart with some ugly health consequences. People get crashed testosterone and thyroid levels and brain fog.
Sustained low carb is a bad idea. You are mimicking the metabolism of starvation. For the most part you want to be operating with glycogen topped up.
Re:The Sugar Addiction Taboo
by penguindev on Thursday January 02, 2014 @04:25PM
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>You are mimicking the metabolism of starvation
Really? Because I feel a heck of a lot less hungry, and sometimes need to remind myself that it's past time to eat breakfast or lunch.
You are limited to essentially 20g of carbs a day total. This is enough to get a healthy dose of vegetables (not fruit of any kind - leafy greens) and that is about it. Maybe a dollup of sriracha.
Either way, after being on the diet for a couple months I had one bite of a chocolate bar and let me tell you, the flavor was 1000x more intense and I felt no need for more after the first bite.
Of course this is one person's experience, YMMV.