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Personal Fat Threshold Model of Insulin Resistance, Diabetes and Obesity

Carbs trigger the release of insulin, which makes you fat. Right? No. Not exactly. After some fascinating discussion in a private chat group that we’re both in, Dr Ted Naiman created his ‘insulinographic’ to elucidate the personal fat threshold and the adipose-centric theory of diabesity. When I shared it, it prompted some great discussion …

Keto Lie #12: If in Doubt, ‘Keep Calm and Keto On’.

by Marty Kendall

If you try keto, love it, and it’s working for you, then more power to you! I’m not about to try to stop you. However, the typical advice when people run into roadblocks with their keto diet is to ‘eat more fat to raise ketones’ and ‘keep calm and keto on’. If you have plenty …

Keto Lie #10: Stable Blood Sugars Will Lead to Fat Loss

by Marty Kendall

If there was anything I thought I knew for sure when I was an insulin-fearing keto zealot, it was that: the blood sugar rollercoaster is bad, and stable blood sugars were good. According to the keto gurus that I was following, if you want to lose fat and optimise your metabolic health, the most important …

Keto Lie #8: Insulin Toxicity is Enemy #1

by Marty Kendall

Over the past few years, people in the fasting/low-carb/keto communities have been told that: insulin toxicity is the root cause of the majority of our western diseases, insulin is public enemy No. 1, and reversing ‘insulin toxicity’ is the key to weight loss and health. Is Fat a ‘Free Food’ Because #Insulin? However, the problem …

Keto Lie #4: Protein Should Be Avoided Due to Gluconeogenesis

by Marty Kendall

Perhaps the biggest differentiator between keto and other successful versions of a lower-carb diet like Atkins, Paleo, Bernstein, Banting, and Carnivore is the misguided fear that ‘excess protein’ keeps ketones low and insulin high through the process of gluconeogenesis. Ever since Jimmy Moore broadcasted the idea that protein could convert to sugar via gluconeogenesis and …

A Brief History of the Low Carb and Keto Movement

by Marty Kendall

Trends and fads come and go. Ideas rise in popularity when someone discovers something that works. A few people apply this initial idea and get great results. In time, entrepreneurial people realise there is money to be made and scramble to sell things to make it ‘easier’ and ‘more enjoyable’. Often, these marketers play fast …

What Does Insulin Do in Your Body?

by Marty Kendall

Many people still believe the primary role of insulin is to push energy into fat cells when you eat carbs. This flawed logic goes a bit like this: eat carbs -> boost insulin –> get fat But the reality is: in the fullness of time, all food elicits an insulin response to varying degrees, the …

Gary Taubes’ The Case for Keto: An Honest (Critical) Review

by Marty Kendall

After publishing Big Fat Keto Lies, a number of people asked me to write a review of Gary Taubes’ new book The Case for Keto. After writing a book unpicking the most common misconceptions and mistakes in low carb and ‘ketogenic’ diets through the lens of Nutritional Optimisation, I had a few thoughts. Keto Lie …

Rethinking Keto For Type 1 Diabetes | RD Dikeman, PhD (Type 1 Grit)

by Marty Kendall

RD’s Type 1 Grit Facebook Group has been a Godsend, helping followers like my wife, Moni, and I understand how to control blood sugars with nutrition. During our years on this journey, RD has become a great friend, inspiration, and mentor. RD and I recently discussed my book, Big Fat Keto Lies, and the ways …

Big Fat Keto Lies – Introduction

by Marty Kendall

Podcast Subscribe to listen at: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google To help us reach more people, please rate and review. Show notes Welcome to the first episode of the Optimising Nutrition Podcast! In this first episode, I take you through a whirlwind tour of my new book, Big Fat Keto Lies, which clarifies the most common …