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"World Carnivore Month" January Challenge!
Today is the first day of January and is also the first day of World Carnivore Month. To that end, let's challenge ourselves to eat a carnivore diet for the entire month of January. The type of carnivore diet and the level of strictness you choose to do is entirely up to you. Examples of carnivore diets include the following... 1) The Lion Diet. A person eating the Lion Diet only consumes the flesh of ruminant animals, water, and salt. 2) The BBBE Diet. BBBE is an acronym for Beef, Butter, Bacon, and Eggs. 3) The Carnivore Diet. This allows for the consumption of any and all animals and animal by-products, including dairy. In any of the above examples, the object of course is to not consume any plants as part of your diet. Of course, we're not going to micromanage hoe you prepare your food, so your use of seasonings is entirely your own personal choice. IF your circumstances don't allow you to go full on carnivore in January, then you can participate in this topic by challenge yourself to do better, above and beyond what you have been doing. For example, if you have still been eating grains, seed oils, refined sugar, or drinking alcohol, challenge yourself to avoid these items and just eat a clean, single ingredient whole foods diet such as clean keto, ketovore, or animal based. We encourage you to check in daily, and share what you have eaten, perhaps a weigh-in if you're willing, and enjoy in some small talk. Participants in this topic will be entered into a drawing for a prize at the end of the month.-
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comment_12472This is a really great video and definitely something anyone should watch and understand if they’re considering trying keto or sugar fasting.
In the video, Nick Norwitz explains that both high-carb, low-protein (sugar fasting) and high-fat, low-protein (keto) diets elevate FGF21, which is the hormone responsible for increasing fat metabolism by raising energy expenditure. He also notes that genetic variants in FGF21 are extremely common—present in about 44% of people. If you have one of these variants, your FGF21 levels may not increase as expected on either diet, which means you might not experience the same rise in energy expenditure—and could even gain weight.
So why does he only offer caution about the sugar diet? That seems incredibly biased. I believe the same level of caution should be applied to keto as well, especially since, by his own explanation, the mechanism behind weight loss and increased energy expenditure is the same—FGF21. He also mentions that obesity is a state in which FGF21 resistance is likely. So, if you're obese and part of the 44% with a genetic variant, it’s very possible that neither of these diets will work as intended. Based on his interpretation of the study, the warning he gives about the sugar diet should absolutely apply to keto too.