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To: dfwgator
So Keto is really just another diet that restricts calories, but places incredible strain on your kidneys due to the higher percentage of fat. Doesn't seem all that healthy to me when you could, instead, eat a balanced diet and just restrict total caloric intake.

Reminds of of the guy who ate nothing but McDonald's for several months but lost lots of weight because he dramatically increased the amount of exercise he engaged in.

Years ago I read about the high calorie diet Michael Phelps used to consume while training. It was a daily total of ~ 12,000 calories, mostly from carbs. He was in great shape with exceptional blood work. Carbs are not the enemy. Total calories and a sedentary lifestyle are.

81 posted on 09/01/2019 10:04:10 AM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: Mase

“So Keto is really just another diet that restricts calories, but places incredible strain on your kidneys due to the higher percentage of fat.”

Still waiting for that link...


82 posted on 09/01/2019 10:05:26 AM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: Mase

Well for the rest of us who aren’t Olympic Swimmers, Keto makes more sense.

And I seriously doubt that Michael Phelps eats like that now, at least I hope he doesn’t.

I’ve seen plenty of athletes who were in tip-top shape in their playing days, who got fat once they retired, because they didn’t give up eating the carbs.


85 posted on 09/01/2019 10:06:46 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Mase

You also aren’t taking into account the role that insulin production has in regulating the amount of fat in the body.


86 posted on 09/01/2019 10:08:30 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Mase

Or I should say “Insulin Resistance”.


87 posted on 09/01/2019 10:09:49 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Mase

You spout your cluelessness, consistently, at least.


100 posted on 09/01/2019 10:22:27 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Mase

There are many examples of exceptional athletes consuming high carb diets becoming... Type 2 DIABETICS.

Carbs drive the release of insulin. Excess insulin in the blood stream leads to insulin resistance. Insulin resistance leads to Type 2 Diabetes.


116 posted on 09/01/2019 10:43:38 AM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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