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The Truth About Carbs & Diabetes: Myths Debunked — Whalespan

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The Truth About Carbs & Diabetes: Myths Debunked

Paul Saladino8m · 2024-11-27

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✓Well SupportedDiabetic patients consuming high amounts of honey (up to 180+ grams/day) in a study lost weight and became more insulin sensitive, despite an increase in hemoglobin A1c.◐Partially SupportedPaul Saladino's current diet macros are approximately 20% carbohydrates (150g), 50% fat (150g+), and 30% protein (200g), totaling around 2750-3000 calories daily.✕Not SupportedThe argument that most insulin resistance is induced by hyperinsulinemia from eating more carbohydrates is false and lacks good evidence in free-living humans.✓Well SupportedIncreasing carbohydrate intake, sourced appropriately, can improve thyroid function, energy levels, libido, and endurance.

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Sleep quality improves for most people when carbohydrates are included in their diet, and sleep disturbance is common on strictly carnivorous diets.

✓Well SupportedWalter Kempner's studies in the 1940s showed that a diet of white rice and sugar could cure and reverse diabetes, leading to significant weight loss.

✓Well SupportedIt is virtually impossible to develop insulin-induced insulin resistance outside of a laboratory setting with continuous insulin infusion.

✓Well SupportedInsulin signaling stimulated by carbohydrate intake is essential at the kidney level for electrolyte resorption.

✓Well SupportedIncluding carbohydrates in the diet can improve performance, sleep, mood, libido, and muscle maintenance/gains for metabolically healthy individuals.

✓Well SupportedConsuming around 100 grams of carbohydrates per day represents a lower limit that should not be fallen below for most individuals.

✓Well SupportedA moderate intake of carbohydrates (50-100 grams per day) is likely acceptable for individuals with diabetes.

✕Not SupportedResearch on pure fructose, processed sugars, and high-fructose corn syrup should not be conflated with studies on whole food carbohydrate sources like fruit or honey.

◐Partially SupportedInsulin signaling stimulated by carbohydrate intake improves antioxidant status by linking to glutathione.

◐Partially SupportedInsulin signaling, stimulated by carbohydrate intake, is anti-catabolic and helps preserve muscle tissue.

✕Not SupportedBlood glucose spikes from carbohydrates do not cause obesity or diabetes.