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In reply to the discussion: What Drives Obesity - Diets High in Fat? Carbohydrates? Actually, It's Everything - and Fructose Is at the Center [View all]Happy Hoosier
(7,626 posts)46. When I had been on Keto for a while...
My first moderate-carb meal resulted in some discomfort. I have decided to "carb-cycle" going forward. My body seems to be able to handle a moderate amount of carbs now, so I mainly eat VLC, but every 6 weeks or so, I do 2-3 weeks of moderate carbs. I can enjoy some of my old favorites and maintain some metabolic flexibility without making my average blood glucose go nuts. It seems sustainable. And it's especially useful when I visit my M-I-L who, despite many briefings has no idea of how to accommodate a Keto diet!
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What Drives Obesity - Diets High in Fat? Carbohydrates? Actually, It's Everything - and Fructose Is at the Center [View all]
redqueen
Oct 2023
OP
Yup, Veggies have fiber that also make it "slow carbs" that don't spike your blood sugar. nt
mitch96
Oct 2023
#59
Not exactly. The culprit is mostly simple carbs that get metabolized too quickly.
tinrobot
Oct 2023
#21
"They are in the addiction business.", yup. High fructos corn syrup, salt and fat is their combo...Want lo fat?
mitch96
Oct 2023
#60
I know from years of personal experience, that eliminating wheat and sugar leaves me happier
lindysalsagal
Oct 2023
#7
A profound lack of exercise by far too Americans is endemic as well. I was gobsmacked at utter disdain for simply walking a bit more that was present in many places.
Celerity
Oct 2023
#15
I worked for a beverage distributor in the 80s and questioned fructose. It was in New York Seltzer that
brewens
Oct 2023
#27
HFCS is the sputum of the industrial GMO & glyphosate corporate cornholing of the planet
Windicator
Oct 2023
#37