Patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension have shown improvements in various health markers by following a low-carb diet, including decreased glucose levels, weight loss, reduced visceral fat, lower blood pressure, and improved HDL. However, LDL levels have increased, prompting some healthcare professionals to recommend starting statin medication. Advocates of low-carb diets emphasize the benefits on glycemia, triglycerides, fatty liver, HDL, chronic pain, migraines, seizures, and mental health without the need for calorie deficit. The diet is also noted to increase energy expenditure, challenging the conventional belief that calorie intake is the sole determinant of weight management.
Heartened to read @theproof post here 👇 Some notes: "When you restrict carbs to a very low level, in people with low body fat, the liver becomes depleted in glycogen and dials up triglyceride production." 👉 To be sure, "triglyceride production" could get confused with DNL… https://t.co/Vs6j9Hd187
When you drop your carbs you see a linear increase in energy expenditure not otherwise explained, even if you clamp protein & increase fat to same calories This is why calories don’t matter
A low-carb diet can IMPROVE all the following WITHOUT weight loss or a calorie deficit -Glycemia/Diabetes -High Triglycerides -Fatty Liver -Low HDL -Chronic Pain -Migraines -Seizures -Mental Health No. Calorie. Deficit.
You don't need a drug to dumb down your symptoms Not Lisinopril for hypertension, not steroids for inflammation, not Insulin or Metformin for T2 #Diabetes, not baby aspirin, not anti-acids or anti-depressants Fix your #mindset Fix your diet #LCHPMF Fix you being sedentary https://t.co/YOUNOf0vUw
Patient with type 2 diabetes and hypertension stops eating sugar and carbs: Glucose ⬇️ Weight ⬇️ Visceral fat ⬇️ Blood pressure ⬇️ TG ⬇️ HDL ⬆️ A1C normal 💊 💊 stopped Patient feels amazing But… LDL ⬆️ PCP/cardiologist: 🗣 Stop what you’re doing and start Statin 💊 Me: 🤦🏻♂️🤯