Posted on 08/19/2024 8:20:42 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
A team of health and nutrition specialists has found that people on a ketogenic diet may experience an increase in LDL cholesterol levels, higher apolipoprotein B levels and reductions in certain gut bacteria.
In their study, volunteers went on a ketogenic diet for a month so the researchers could study its impact on their bodies.
A ketogenic diet consists of a drastic reduction in consumption of carbohydrates, replacing them with fats.
In this new effort, the research team suspected that the diet may also lead to increases in LDL cholesterol levels and possibly other problems. To find out if that might be the case, they conducted a randomized controlled trial by recruiting volunteers to go on the diet for a month and then to undergo a medical evaluation to determine changes.
The trial involved 53 non-obese adults. A third of them went on a ketogenic diet, another third went on a low-sugar diet and the remaining third ate what the researchers describe as a moderate diet to serve as a control.
After one month, all the volunteers were tested. The research team found that those volunteers on the ketogenic diet had lost on average 1.6 kg of fat. They also had 16% higher levels of LDL cholesterol in their blood than the control group and 26% higher levels of apolipoprotein B, a protein known to clog arteries. Those on the low-sugar diet lost on average of 1 kg of fat and had 10% lower levels of LDL cholesterol in their blood samples and no change in apolipoprotein B levels.
The researchers noted that those volunteers who had been on the ketogenic diet also had reduced levels of a type of gut bacteria known to be involved in promoting a strong immune system and also in the production of vitamin B.
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I’m curious about the types of foods the diets in the study focused on. When I follow a keto-like diet, I primarily eat chicken, turkey, and fish, with red meat only twice a week. I also take fiber supplements and include yogurt for gut health.
My last checkup was good with no issues on LDL.
Yep. Low sugar, and especially low carbs as they’re mostly processed....how can that be ‘bad’ for you? Increase good oils like olive oil...which is known for heart benefits.
#1 stay away from fried carbs followed by sugary drinks. E.g. fries and coke.
According to medicine, Dr. Jordan Peterson and his daughter should be dead. They only eat steak and absolutely NOTHING else.
Thanks for that advice.
I did Carnivore several years ago. I need to go back. Beef and poultry is so expensive now that it’s hard for me to afford all the meat!
But did the Keto group have less plaque and soft plaque despite elevated LDL and apoB? I’ve been seeing claims that question the LDL model (i.e., that it is the principle cause of arterial inflammation and plaque). I’m yet to see any reason NOT to keep LDL and apoB levels as low as reasonably doable. Your fiber and veggie changes are great moves.
You have gallstones, but you have been eating high fat?
Bile is made from a lot of cholesterol. It is excreted by your gallbladder into your intestine when fat leaves your stomach. Bile is like a detergent, and it breaks down fats so we can use them. Eating fat should normally prevent gallstones, so there is something else going on with your bile.
A relative used Jarrow Bile Acid Factors to eliminate their gall stone pebbles. It worked in just a couple months and there were no issues afterward and no more taking of the Jarrow formula.
I hope your doctor offered good advice.
I take a dose of olive oil with a high polyphenol content of 1799...very ‘peppery’ taste. I will occasionally add a dose of ‘regular’ olive oil with a lower polyphenol content to my coffee, but my ‘go to’ for coffee is generally MCT oil and ghee (bulletproof).
https://www.healthline.com/health/gallstones#risk-factors
As for the fatty liver, a relative eliminated it in half a year with pantethine.
“The effects of pantethine on fatty liver and fat distribution (56% study participants eliminated fatty liver in six months)”
Love it.
Just read several articles stating how olive oil is potential protection against dementia. Plus, so many other benefits.
Thx.
Snacking on a variation of bruschetta for lunch at the moment...includes diced tomato from the garden marinated in balsamic vinegar, topped with havarti cheese...yum (and good for you)!
STOP!!!
I’m starving, right now :-)
Sounds delish.
It is.
Works like a charm.
BTW, since I do a lot of high-intensity cardio, I am able to add foods that include sorbitol (like prunes) without having a problem with their sugar content. Sugar is the first thing burned in a bike ride.
Of course, you need to slowly adapt to a program of prunes before bike rides, or you might have to make an unwanted pit stop.;-)
That is not normal. You describe a gut problem. I suggest seeking counsel from a Naturopath (AMA ‘doctors’ are worthless when it comes to the gut).
IMHO, you can certainly make a healthy pizza at home - been there, done that - but your sarcasm is appropriate when it comes to ‘ordering’...
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