Originally Posted by akarius
Have you taken a look at all the culture bound syndromes that only the Inuit suffer because of their lack of carbs? There are ceratain diseases that only they suffer from because of the megadoses of vitamins that they ingest as a result of thier high protein diet. Even they have not fully adjusted to an all meat diet.
I have heard that people who eat only protien can suffer from protein poisoning if there is not enough fat attached to the meat they eat, but I guess thats why the Inuit always consumed alot of fat along with the meat.
Your body may not need that many carbs but your brain is the major consumer of carbs, whithout carbs you brain is not getting the fuel that it needs.
I dont know about the diseases you refer to regarding the inuiits, could you provide more detail? I do know that EVERY primitive society found still subsisting on the hunter gather model, ie. eating a lot of fat and protein, have been found to have no cancer, no heart disease, no diabetes... (well, not until they switch to a modern diet...)
this brain sugar requirement is just another fallacy that anti-low carb folks love to bring up, nevermind it has no scientifiic basis. yes your brain needs a tiny amount of sugar, which your body is happy to provide, whether you consume carbs or not... I've been eating very little carbs for almost 4 years, and, as far as I know, my brain hasn't conked out... I forget the name of the process, but your body very easily converts protein to glucose as needed... glucogenisis or something like that?