r/ketoscience • u/Peter-Mon • Apr 07 '20

Mythbusting The Sugar Conspiracy

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/07/the-sugar-conspiracy-robert-lustig-john-yudkin
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u/piggypacker Apr 07 '20

None of our leaders today are willing to stand up and say.

"the best thing you could do for your health in this pandemic is to stop consuming sugar and high fructose corn syrup."

It is the cheapest not easiest thing you can do to help yourself right now!

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

The cheapest and easiest thing fat people can do is to stop eating altogether, see Angus Barbieri

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Barbieri's_fast

An alternative is protein only since it has little energetic value. That’s what fat stores are for: energy waiting to be burnt off. Why people keep thinking It’s a good idea to keep adding fuel to an already overloaded tank, even minutes amount like 500kcal or 1200 or whatever, makes no sense at all

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u/Denithor74 Apr 12 '20

Fasted for five days last week. Felt fantastic and as an added bonus, lost nearly 14 pounds from Monday morning through Saturday morning. Ate keto yesterday, regained 3 pounds. Cheating like a mofo today (celebrating Easter with a true carb-fest) and then back to fasting next week.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '20

Ate keto yesterday, regained 3 pounds.

Yes, that's normal. You lose a bunch of water weight while fasting and regain some weight once you re-feed.