• jaschen@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      Hey man, I was a fat ass with high cholesterol and pre diabetic. I ate keto and cut most carbs from my diet (20mg max a day) and not only did I lose 60lb, my arthritis and back pain disappeared. My cholesterol is at an acceptable levels without medication.

      Sugars and carbs are what is unhealthy. Not meats and fats.

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        4 months ago

        When you are fat you need to cut down carbs for a while to allow cells to into burning fat for fuel. Keto diet is a very useful tool to loose weight but not yet proven to be healthy long term. Carbs are not unhealthy if sourced from wholefoods since they will always come with the one very important thing keto diets lack: fiber.

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          4 months ago

          Ya, you can’t eat bad fats. You need clean fats. Not all carbs are made the same. Fructose consumed by real fruits is good.

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            4 months ago

            Fructose consumed by real fruits is good.

            Fruits are pretty good because they contain important micronutrients and fibre. But the fructose they contain is still just sugar, and not a whole lot better in its own right than the sugar in lollies and biscuits.