Welcome on board! I check my blood ketones and glucose once a month, ketones are around 1,5-2,0 and glucose 4,8. Euro numbers. In February I had 3,0-4,0 ketone readings I've been on keto(vore)for six months now,I get max 10 g of carbs daily. I used to count macros for a while,now I just know I'm around 75-80% fat energy. If I go to strict carni I may get surprise toilet needs. Total carni also makes me lose hunger altogether, almost like losing appetite. Very little salad stuff seems to be enough to avoid toilet surprises and I enjoy food better,too. I have not been hungry in six months, I sometimes have to pay attention so that I'm eating enough. I did some fasts earlier but no more. Too little food is not good for me, even though fasting feels great. I have no reason to limit my calorie intake,rather the other way round is better in terms of weight loss and everthing. Most of meat available is lean here in Finland. Hard to keep fat % high with meat alone. I eat tuna in olive oil, feta, lots of fatty sausages. Bacon with eggs every day... Coffee is a mild toilet catalyst for me. But I have a mug or two every day, I add butter,coconut oil and cream. I did Atkins in early 2000's, then the name became Low Carb, now it's Keto(vore). I've been on and off during the years,mostly on but after heart problems (got an attack and a stent, also have a failure and cont. afib) the docs got me scared and I ate normally for a while. I gained 30 kilos and became very weak. I was suggested an open heart bypass surgery which I rejected. Now I'm off statins, cut 75 % off BP meds , lost 25 kg, can even run.... much stronger than in the last years. I can do things that make me sweat without my heart warning me now. All this progress has happened after I started keto(vore) six months ago. This is how much "salad" I had today. This small amount helps me have normal toilet practises. Oh,I have no gallbladder,that may or may not matter. I hope you can get this going in a nice and relaxed way. O
Tell me how sold you are on the quality of this study.
Full Article: Harvard.edu
Here's is how the article starts off....
And here's a quote on how they gathered their data...
And somehow this data also produced these results....
Attached to this post is the actual study. Here it is...
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Red_meat_intake_and_risk_of_type_2_diabetes_in_cohort_study.pdf
A couple things that caught my attention in that study were the following quotes....
"Red meat intakes were assessed with semiquantitative food frequency questionnaires."
"Processed red meats included... sandwiches; ... Unprocessed red meats included... a sandwich or mixed dish"
Questionnaires every 2 to 4 years? Can you remember what you ate over the last 2-4 years? And then sandwiches have bread which actually does increase diabetes risk.
And finally, in the results....
"In both females and males, those with higher total red meat intake had higher BMI and total energy intake, were less physically active, were more likely to be current smokers, and were less likely to use multivitamins."
So they were overweight, overate, sedentary, and more, but it's the red meat that was the problem?
I'm sure there is more to discuss, but I am tired.
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