Low Carb Diets: Mortality and Diabetes Long Term Data

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• AR

  @archaurore3323 · 2 years ago · pinned

  From the comments under this video, I feel strongly as if people did not actually watch it fully or completely missed the point. I see people indicating one study, whereas several studies were covered. They also came to the conclusion the video was bashing low carb diets, it was not. It was saying that not all low carb diets are created equal for the prevention of certain kinds of diseases and a person&apos;s mortality once they develop Type 2 diabetes.<br><br>In fact, the conclusion I understood is that low carb diets based on plant-based proteins are good (in the context of the diseases mentioned) and if you eat carbs, you should probably eat fresh fruit. I am interpreting the very last part because our dear doctor discussed that particular study of Chinese participants towards the end of the video. It did not say that all low carb diets are terrible, just that ones based mainly on meat-based proteins open you up to stronger risk factors. If you do follow a meat-based low carb diet, you might get Type 2 diabetes, but you also might not. So if you are xx+ years old and somehow you feel great after y amount of time on a meat-based keto diet, great for you! Your experience does not invalidate the results of this study.

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• CA

  @CaptainSteve777 · 3 years ago (edited)

  This is a topic near and dear to my heart. &nbsp;Very low-carb clean keto allowed me to reverse several &quot;irreversible&quot; conditions. &nbsp;While being on a &quot;healthful&quot; FDA food pyramid diet for many years, 5 years ago, I was diagnosed with heart failure (diastolic dysfunction, inverted T wave, 35%EF, and mitral regurgitation), drug-resistant high blood pressure, tachycardia, and stage 3 kidney failure (estimated 3 years from dialysis). &nbsp;Knowing all those are connected via diet (high glucose, insulin, and inflammation similar to diabetes and obesity (I was neither)), I started studying on Medcram and self-treating with an anti-diabetic diet that became a full clean keto diet (not hotdogs). &nbsp;For the last 3 years, I&apos;ve been in ketosis on a very low carb clean keto, moderate protein, high-fat diet, and intermittent fasting. &nbsp;I eat whole foods and avoid processed foods and inflammatory seed oils. &nbsp;Doing that my heart is 100% normal without medications, EF55%, T-wave normal, BP normal with no meds, tachycardia resolved, my GERD problem disappeared, and now eGFR 84. &nbsp;Yes, I&apos;m one case N=1, but no one will ever convince me that the FDA food pyramid diet isn&apos;t poisoning people. &nbsp;Cheers

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• MA

  @mavr1215 · 3 years ago

  10 years ago I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes, high blood pressure, fatty liver disease - all while following a low fat diet as advised by a dietician. I realised that my doctor, dietician and the food industry were not helping so I have followed a low carb/ Keto diet since that time and all these diseases have disappeared, I feel like I did when I was in my 20’s, all my blood results have consistently stayed within the normal parameters , that’s all the proof I need!

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• RO

  @roncaldwell699 · 2 years ago

  I am a 77 year old male started a low carb diet 4 months ago. &nbsp;I have diabetes for 30 years and a heart bypass 16 years ago along with an increasing calcium score for one of my heart valves. 4 months ago I had a A1C of 7.3 today 6.4. &nbsp;I reduced my diabetes drugs: 15 units of long acting insulin to 10 units. &nbsp;eliminated Glucontrol, reduced metromin from two 1000MG per day to one. &nbsp;My BMI was 25.5 now its 23.5 lost about 12-15 lbs. &nbsp;Most interesting and unexpected results are &nbsp;no large up or down spikes in my sugar readings. &nbsp;I use to carry sugar pills as my blood sugar could drop at any time night or day. &nbsp;My angina has disappeared. &nbsp;I was always very active and continue to work out 3 days a week and do extensive garden chores.

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• NI

  @nicolamcostello · 3 years ago (edited)

  Low carb or keto doesn&apos;t necessarily mean high saturated fat and cholesterol and low fiber. &nbsp;I get my fiber from berries and avocados, and healthy fat from avocados, salmon, and EVOO salad dressing. &nbsp;I don&apos;t eat high cholesterol and saturated fat foods but I&apos;m still on a low carb diet.

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• ST

  @StanislavMudrets · 3 years ago

  I&apos;m on Atkins. &nbsp;I eat cherries, blueberries, black currents, plus lots and lots of vegetables low starch vegetables - like tomatoes, garlick, onions, cabbage, kale, and many many other kinds of vegetables. &nbsp;It would be interesting to know what they actually mean by low carb diet.

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• FJ

  @FJBandtherest · 3 years ago

  No one size fits all. My brother has never been fat and eats 2x what I do. I have been morbid obese 30 years. I stopped all sugar and carbs, processed foods for for 35 days now and lost 31.8 lbs. I feel better than I have in 20 years. I am living great compared to the last 3 years in a hospital bed with elevated feet about 22/24 per day. Now I cut the lawn and do yard work. I could not for years. It saved my life. I never was hungry, as soon as I felt hunger I cooked real food. I ate as much as I could.

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• BO

  @bouffon1 · 3 years ago

  At age 71 I was put on blood pressure meds and &nbsp;after a year they gave me statins which I never touched. Now four years later my blood pressure and glucose levels are back to &apos;normal&apos; and my acid reflux, joint pains and migraines, disappeared. Thanks to going Keto and low carb. Ran my first marathon last year, no &apos;carb ups&apos; as advised by most people involved in training. So maybe I will die of a heart attack but that seems preferable to slowly ebbing away with diabetes.

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• ST

  @stefandebruijn6559 · 3 years ago

  My diet just limits processed foods and I consider it to be low-carb (especially compared to the standard American Diet). However my fruit intake, vegetable intake and rice and whole grains put me far over what others consider low-carb. Low-carb diets are indeed very different across the board!

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• SP

  @Spookie814 · 3 years ago

  I was diagnosed with heart failure five years ago. I’m old. Cause doesn’t matter to me at this point. &nbsp;Only issue. Good sugar levels, good blood pressure, etc. I use herbs etc to manage it. I’ve always had a very healthy whole foods diet, I’ve never liked factory processed foods. I seem to be doing OK. I eat a variety of whole foods which I love to cook from scratch. And I fast &nbsp;regularly which really helps with the issue of heart disease. I’ve always been turned off by “experts” who demonize foods or dictate how I should live out my life or values. I listen to my hunger and it guides me to my simple healthy foods. and I do not crave the addictive crap corporations have produced. I’m grateful I discovered at a young age that it has a very strange after taste in my mouth. &nbsp;Nothing like good deep hunger while I’m cooking. 😋

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• JA

  @JaegerDives · 3 years ago (edited)

  On a &quot;healthy&quot; plant-based diet, I suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, peripheral nerve hyper-excitability, pre-diabetes, IBS, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, GERD and other life-limiting conditions. On a &nbsp;meat-based &quot;zero carb&quot; diet, all of these conditions are gone or greatly improved. All my numbers are that of a very healthy person. Just yesterday, my doctor said &quot;whatever you are doing, keep it up&quot;. Low-carb has allowed me to return to the workforce and be a happy productive person.

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• BR

  @brimstonebull · 3 years ago

  7 weeks into a “keto” diet and I’ve discovered that I can exist happily on very little food. &nbsp;When I do eat, I choose healthy fats and veggies. &nbsp;I’ve noticed quite a bit of weight loss, extra energy and focus throughout my day, zero hunger cravings, and overall my mood has lifted significantly! I’m not gorging myself on animal proteins either. &nbsp;I feel my diet has evolved quite a bit from the first week to the seventh week. &nbsp;I can’t imagine this diet could lead to diabetes lol.. that’s insane . I keep my daily carb intake below 20 grams and it’s not hard to do. &nbsp;I do plan on continuing this lifestyle for as long as I see results and continue to feel really good.

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