Four part true/false #poll, with an open question at the end…
1/ True or False
If someone said they get 35% or less of their fat calories from saturated fat, you would consider them on a “low saturated fat diet”
2/ True or False
If someone said they get 10% or less of their fat calories from saturated fat, you would consider them on a “low saturated fat diet”
3/ True or False
If someone said they get 35% or less of their total calories from carbohydrates, you would consider them on a “low carb diet”
4/ True or False
If someone said they get 10% or less of their total calories from carbohydrates, you would consider them on a “low carb diet”
5/ If you answered 35% or less *should not* be considered “low” for saturated fat, but 35% or less *should* be considered “low” for a low carb diet — comment why you make this distinction… 🤔
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1/ Yes, the topic of a "hyper-response" with high #LDL#Cholesterol (LDLc) on #keto has been coming up a lot this summer, particularly for #LMHRs -- and that's a good thing. More discussion and research desired!
I'll try to unpack the key differences in 3 standing hypotheses...
I’m incredibly thankful for that day back in March 2015 when I got an A1c of 6.1 for the second year in a row.
Why?
It led to my finding #lowcarb as a possible means to prevent the onset diabetes…
2/ Shortly after starting, I had immediate family members with health issues be inspired to do likewise.
One of those immediate family members had an A1c of 8.1 at the time. Two were hypertensive, and taking medication for it. And these are just the immediate family members…
3/ off the top of my head, I think there are roughly 2 dozen people between both close friends and family who are sustained lower carb now than they were before For weight loss, or other reasons of health gain.
To be sure, it hasn’t worked for everyone, nor would I expect that.
2/ naturally, you’re discussing a topic that’s very near and dear to my research, @NutritionMadeS3. I’m certainly very interested in metabolic health as it relates to lipid profiles — particularly the “triad” of high LDLc, high HDLc, and low TG. (See mdpi.com/2218-1989/12/5…)
3/ But we should agree to recognizing a common problem. Rather than take several tweets in this thread to explain it, let me open with our conversation from last month where I posed this question for you regarding #LMHRs and #ASCVD at several points:
1/3 Okay, here's my daily breakdown for the #IsItSaturatedFat Experiment.
I'm going to consume 1,000 calories for @KerrygoldUSA! 🧈🧈🧈
That's 140g of butter per day!
2/3 However, I'll be likewise supplementing 728 calories from dextrose, thus consuming much of my remaining dietary energy from carbs.
Per the #LEM, I believe this will have a substantial lowering impact on my LDL-C relative to the increasing influence via ⬇️LDLr of butter
3/3 Note I'm performing this experiment in the spirit of both learning and keeping it fun. ☮️
While I'll concede I might have been caught off guard for a moment yesterday, I'm now thankful this can provide us a new opportunity for discovery and furthering the discussion. 🔬🔬🔬