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> Many people talk about insulin spikes etc., when talking about high carb. That's kind a red herring: insulin spikes happen with significant amounts of protein
by beachstartup 11y ago
> Many people talk about insulin spikes etc., when talking about high carb. That's kind a red herring: insulin spikes happen with significant amounts of protein as well, and they really aren't a bad thing.
high fat != high protein
fat is not the same as protein. you can eat fat without eating protein.
it may sound obvious, but i don't know how you read an entire article about fat, write 3 paragraphs about fat, and then conclude with a fact about protein. wtf???
- wdewind 11y agoYou're right but the point about protein wasn't specifically about protein, it was about insulin and how focusing on insulin levels (with the exception of diabetics) is not really a useful thing to do when talking about weight loss and nutritional health. If your pancreas is functioning properly then insulin spikes are not something you need to be worrying about, and often they are used as the reason that high fat diets are better. My main point is that carbs and fat behave very similarly as energy sources, and that to focus on removing carbs because you can blunt your insulin spikes is idiotic. If removing carbs helps you cut calories consistently by all means go ahead. But if you think it's some magic bullet you're misreading the science.