Several notes on “healthy fat”, ketosis and blood uric acid levels.
Tag: LCHF
Low-carb high-fat diet (LCHF) dangerously resembles the “high-fat diet” that induces disease and chronic inflammation in mice.
Low-carb high-fat diet (LCHF) dangerously resembles the “high-fat diet” that induces disease and chronic inflammation in mice (as % of calories): 20% from protein (=99% casein), 20% from carbs (=maltodextrin, some sucrose), 60% from fat (=90% lard), and some fiber, vitamins, minerals. The dangerous resemblance between the “unhealthy” high-fat diet for laboratory rodents and “LCHF” is something to keep in mind.
Debunking Nina Teicholz: The dietary guidelines tell us to eat low carb (100g/d of carbs). Nina has not read them.
What do the guidelines say in reality?
Well, it depends on what guidelines we choose. Let us look at the Dietary reference intakes for energy, carbohydrate, fiber, fat, fatty acids, cholesterol, protein, and amino acids, established by the Institute of Medicine, a part of the National Academy of Sciences in the US.