Low carb improves blood sugar beyond weight loss

The headline reads that a low carb diet improves blood sugar and liver fat. But the conclusions really are that a lower-carb, higher-protein diet improve blood sugar and liver fat more than a conventional diet. And it works beyond just weight loss. This has important implications for picking a healthy weight loss diet.

Table of content:
0:00 Introduction to the study
1:50 Results from the study
3:07 Conclusion

About us:

[gmangas]

My triglycerides went from 178 to 75 on low carb arou d 50g / day.
6 months in. Lost 75 pounds

[lisabarnes]

This reminds me of David Ludwig's study where the three treatment arms were 60% carbs, 40% carbs, and 20% carbs. That study found significant weight loss benefits at 20% carbs, and the 40% carbs group was in the middle also with benefits. What I'm getting out of these studies is that there appears to be a dose dependent relationship between the benefits of low carb and the number of carbs, without having to eat ultra low carb, such as the 5 to 10% of calories for true ketogenic diets. Of course for weight loss or reversing metabolic illness, going lowrr carb may be optimal. But it's good to know that these more liberal low-carb approaches such as 20%, 30% or even 40% have significant benefits. I personally changed my diet from about 60% carbs to 25% carbs and was amazed by the differences it made.

[VoiceoverMomentum]

For six weeks and reversed my diabetes and it wasn’t the weight loss because I did not lose even 1 pound. I only stuck with the diet because of what it was doing for my blood sugar. Now my doctors and I are trying to figure out why I didn’t lose any weight.

[tinaslouise]

Thank you for your video. I believe there is one type of body composition that you failed to mention. I am 5'2" and weigh 128lbs. My BMI is normal at 23.1, skeletal muscle mass is 24.5%, fat mass is 38.4%, and my visceral adipose tissue is very normal at 0.7 liters (waist 26.5 inches). What this shows is that I have lipedema, which is subcutaneous fat in upper arms and legs. My legs are large compared to my tiny torso. I would love it if you would do a video on lipedema as this is a struggle for me.

[andrewtan]

Wish you could als address the phenomenon of having blood glucose level (and HbA1c) increasing on (long-term) ketogenic/ketovor/low-carb diet. Studies and talks on this are scarce. There is a hypothesis that this is due to glucose sparing effect, or nicely called "physiological insulin resistance" but it would be good to hear more about this.

[btudrus]

Funding: The study was funded by Arla Foods amba, The Danish Dairy Research Foundation, and Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg Frederiksberg.

[Z_D]

Just want to add that with low carb dieting South Beach/ Keto .. once you hit your weight loss fat percentage goal you really can just maintain with weightlifting two to three times a week. I think that’s the greatest thing about the Leto lifestyle since jogging and most cardio exercise can be tedious imo.

[wolfpacak]

I been eating high protein low carb IV lost 2 pants sizes in 6 months so far feel better to also take vitimins daily

[GregariousAntithesis]

Would be nice if someone would do experiments to figure out exactly what people need to be doing to get their fasting blood sugar levels in the 70s and 80s.

[camilorios]

Could you please do a "low carb & IF to treat type 1 diabetes" please?

[henrytang]

For me, it's not 'low carb' unless carbs are under 10%. 20% is moderate carb. And 30% is high carb. The 60% carbs in a standard diet is 'lunacy carb'.

[tony]

Im on LCHF/Keto and IF 18-6 Lost 16 kilos in 5 month and Ac1 down from 7, 4 to 3, 5i only eat 30g carbs per day the rest is fat and protein,

[penultimatename]

It supports the two messages the keto doctors say. Calories are not all the same and we get healthy to lose weight. Not lose weight to get healthy.

[debmary]

Why did you gloss over the increase in pancreatic fat?

[protoword]

What I discovered long time ago, all these diets can be OK, but, you just don’t eat sugar, flour, not to much starches (because some of them only degrade into glucose instead fructose like potato). You can eat everything like vegan or carnivore…I think it’s holy grail of all diets!

[Seanonyoutube]

In the study, was the high carb group eating exclusively whole carbs? Or were they eating some refined carbs?

Also, it’s really too bad they didn’t keep protein equal in both groups…my bet is that the protein played a major role here.

[DDDougall]

after 3 month with interment 16x8 low carb weigth went down, blood presure normaliced, Tryglicereis down, HDL up, LDL also went ...UP!. Can this be posible?

[plazas]

Doctor thank you so much for everything you do.

[jerrygordon]

Calories have absolutely nothing to do with weight gain/loss or nutrition at all.

[CarbageMan]

With those macros, I wouldn't confuse it with a healthy diet. 30% carbs and 40% fat sounds like serious glycation. Makes me wonder what would happen if they tracked A1c.

PS: Sounds like that Whole30 diet, which is pretty arbitrary (and for some reason, proprietary.)