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That’s false. Carbs are not a requirement for human body. Proof of that are native populations living far north, exclusively off of animal food sources. Human
by moltar 1mo ago
That’s false. Carbs are not a requirement for human body. Proof of that are native populations living far north, exclusively off of animal food sources.
Human body prefers ketones as a source of energy. But glycogen is faster.
My simplified mental model is like this. Ketones are normal gasoline. And glycogen is racing fuel (ethanol). If you run a stock car on racing fuel it may start and drive for a while but it’s damaging the engine and creates unnecessary wear.
- andor 1mo ago“Ketones are normal gasoline” is a very fringe view. Ketone supplements have been available for a while, and nobody was able to show any benefit of using them. 100% snake oil. If on the other hand you want to produce ketones endogenously, you basically have to put your body in a state of starvation. It’s not really gasoline then, more like burning the passenger seats as fuel so you can arrive at the destination.
- chneu 1mo agoThe carnivore diet mentality is strong here. Also not really supported by anthropology or science. The only folks who think like this are folks who choose to believe weird dietary theories to support a pre chosen stance, like the carnivore diet or some form of excess(in the form of self-care/diet)
- moltar 1mo agoI’m not advocating a carnivore diet nor eat like that. Had croissants today! But it’s true that people of the north do not eat carbs as they simply do not exist there.