Transitioning to a carnivore diet can cause a temporary shift from carbohydrate-based to fat-based metabolism within 3-4 days. — Whalespan
Transitioning to a carnivore diet can cause a temporary shift from carbohydrate-based to fat-based metabolism within 3-4 days.
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“for 3 to 4 days during the first week it gradually went away and that's where the body is transitioning from a carbohydrate based metabolism to a fat based beta-oxidation based metabolism again it resolved I don't feel it at all anymore it's been totally normal since about the first week in terms of energy and overall way that I feel between meals”
“The first week is tricky if you haven't done this before if you haven't been in ketosis before if you've been on a high carbohydrate diet before transitioning to a carnivorous diet could be a little hard in the first week I definitely noticed a keto flu type symptom cluster for 3 to 4 days during the first week”