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I'm surprised this video links lack of sugar intake with ketone excretion. I did keto for about a year a long time ago and just cutting sugar was definitely not
by drakonka 3y ago
I'm surprised this video links lack of sugar intake with ketone excretion. I did keto for about a year a long time ago and just cutting sugar was definitely not enough - I had to cut carbs in general to get keto readings or keto breath.
I dropped keto after some time, but my sugar consumption never went back up to pre-keto levels. Checking nutrition labels for sugar content is just second nature at this point. If craving dessert, I usually make something like Greek yogurt with blueberries. If baking, most recipes end up tasting way too sweet now so I generally cut the sugar by at least half the amount listed.
I do sometimes have a larger "dose": For example, if I'm at a new restaurant and want to try a unique dessert. Or my boyfriend's mom drops off some delicious pastry she made.
But that leads me to the skin part of the video, which really resonated. Every time I do have a day or two of eating more sugar than usual, it shows up very quickly in my skin - I break out like crazy within days.
- ijustlovemath 3y agoCarbs are sugars! Ketosis involves cutting as many short- and long-chain sugars from your diet as is feasible
- drakonka 3y agoTrue! But this video from what I saw did not mention it (or maybe I missed it?). It came off as something that was intended to be approachable for the general population, and I don't think the general population sees illustrations of traditional granulated sugar and sugary drinks and thinks "Oh they're actually talking about carbs in general".
- ijustlovemath 3y agoYeah, there's a lot of bad information around dieting and blood sugar more generally! It's important to call it out when you see it!