Originally Posted by
terrymorse
Have you been tested for fatty liver disease? Based on what I've read, it's a possible long-term risk of a high-saturated fat, low-carb diet. It also affects pancreas health, which makes glucose intolerance worse.
Look up de novo lipogenesis - fatty liver from a high carb diet. And "high carb" is different from person to person, its relative to their built in tolerances. The treatment -
- Reduce Carbohydrate Intake: Lowering intake of sugar and refined carbs is crucial to reduce DNL.
I had fatty liver disease - now I don't. I had crazy high cholesterol - now I don't. I had stupid high blood pressure - now I don't. I had stupid crazy high blood sugars - now I don't.
We can say well - could be from the weight loss and the exercise. Except those numbers started to come into check the moment I changed my diet, before I lost weight, and 2 years before I started riding again.
My entire point to all of this - can't paint a "healthy diet" or "essential nutrients" with a broad brush. It's all very individual.
What I do know - whatever the old food pyramid morphed into once in the hands of the gen pop - well, that is self evident. We have a nation of fat/sick/pre diabetic or full blown diabetic people. In short - it didn't work.