Here is a brief recap from the Post by Jeff Novick below…

Insulin resistance (increased insulin levels) and metabolic syndrome are not caused by eating carbs

The cause of insulin resistance is mostly due to inactivity, obesity and overeating.

Suggesting to replace carbs with healthy fat is a "better" idea then animal protein, cause fat is one of the only things that doesn’t cause insulin to rise in metabolism.

However, the best solution is to maintain a high acitivy level. Exercise alone is the single biggest factor in improving insulin resistance.

if you are currently insulin resistance and/or overweight, and inactive, you may be sensitive to carbs due to the insulin resistance and may seem to overreact to them. However, the solution is NOT to cut out the carbs, though you may want to limit them and choose the healthiest ones, but to get active, lose weight, cut the fat out of the diet and don’t overeat.

Here is an old Post by Jeff Novick that explains why SueZ, who is an Old SEDENTARY Lady, FAILED eating Fruit and now blames the Fruit instead of her Inactivity for her FAILURE!!!

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Diabetes:
Jeff N (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: 05-25-01 22:06

The problem with this book ["The SHWARZBEIN PRINCIPLE"] is that it is based on the false premise of the relationship between carbohydrates, insulin, insulin resistance and weight gain.

Yes, by improving her diet and lifestyle she was able to improve her condition, but the reasoning behind her change is incorrect and there are actually better ways to get the same ( and even better) results.

The thought process that these books follow is that insulin resistance is caused by eating too many carbs. Insulin resistance (increased insulin levels) and metabolic syndrome are not caused by eating carbs (otherwise it would be epidemic in rural china and japan, though it is nonexistent there). The man who coined the term insulin resistance is named Gerald Reavan who is a researcher and MD at stanford. He has published over 500 studies, many of them on this very issue. He says that most all these books (the one you mention included) completely MISREPRESENT his research and his work. The cause of insulin resistance is mostly due to inactivity, obesity and overeating. This creates the condition known as insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome. The obesity and inactivity also cause the diabetes. Refined carbs can contribute, cause they are incredibly calorie dense and low in satiety and easy to overeat on and lead to obesity but not cause they are carbs. In fact, the current obesity epidemic in the US is more a result of inactivity and consumption of REFINED carbs then anything else.

Most bestselling books on this subject recommend replacing these carbs with animal protein which is much worse. Anyone who understand metabolism, knows that excess protein also raises insulin levels and will eventually lead to the destruction of the beta cells, which are the cells that produce insulin. So while they may provide a temporary "appearance" of cure, they are setting the people up for worse problems later on.

A recent study by T. Linn, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues, published in Diabetologia (2000) 43:1257-1265, entitled "Effect of long-term dietary protein intake on glucose metabolism in humans," shows that high insulin levels occur in response to high protein diets. We also know that high insulin levels make Syndrome X worse and increase risk of heart attack, polycystic ovary syndrome, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. Preliminary clinical studies show that Syndrome X may also be likely to lead to colorectal and breast cancer. The Linn study used two diets for six months and focused on the effect of protein intake on pancreatic insulin secretion. The study referred to one group as the "high protein group" and to the other as the "normal protein group." Subjects underwent a glucose tolerance test and their insulin levels were measured. The results showed that glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in the high protein group was almost TWICE as HIGH as in the normal protein group. Fasting plasma glucose also INCREASED in the high protein group. "Although there has recently been a glut of popular books on the market pushing high protein diets as the solution to heart disease and a long list of other ailments, it should be no surprise that high protein diets make Syndrome X worse, When you eat protein, the body breaks it down into amino acids that stimulate insulin secretion. It only makes sense that a reasonable level of protein is a better solution."

Suggesting to replace carbs with healthy fat is a "better" idea then animal protein, cause fat is one of the only things that doesn’t cause insulin to rise in metabolism. However, again, a high fat diet, as I have explained here many times, is not a healthy option, even if the fats come from healthy fats. Fat is a poor source of fiber and most other nutrients.

However, the best solution is to maintain a high acitivy level. Exercise alone is the single biggest factor in improving insulin resistance. Also, achieving and maintaining an ideal/normal/healthy weight is also vital. Third, eliminate all refined foods and return to our natural diet of fresh vegetable, fruits, and nuts & seeds (in limited amounts), and if desired, a small amount of starchy vegetables or whole grains and/or a small amount of very lean animal protein.

At my center, we have been putting people who have the worst cases of insulin resistance and diabetes on a diet that is 10% fat, 15% protein and 75% carb (this is 25% MORE carb then the typical american diet which is 50% carb) with little if any refined foods or fat and a vigorous exercise program. What are the results?...

In relation to diabetes and metabolic syndrome…

Diabetes
In a study of 652 participants, conducted on our participants, 39% of adult-onset diabetics on insulin left the program insulin-free; 70% of the diabetics on oral agents left the program free of these medications. 39% of adult onset diabetics on insulin left the program insulin-free. (Diabetes Care, 17: 1469,1994 & 6:268, 1983)
Long-term follow-up showed that those participants who continued to follow the program were able to stay off the medications and still maintain healthy glucose levels. Diabetes Care, 6: 268, 1983.

In addition, as I reported earlier this May, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (2000;342:1392-1398, 1440) found that diabetics can significantly lower their blood sugar and even reduce their need for medication by eating lots of fruits, vegetables and high fiber grain (the equivalent to seven or eight servings of fruit and vegetables and three of high fiber whole grain). The diet was also about 10-15% fat and about 70% carb.

On Metabolic Syndrome
High insulin levels, high blood pressure, high triglycerides and obesity commonly aggregate in the same individual and greatly increase the risk for coronary disease. Our program has been shown to control this syndrome in a majority of patients in three weeks. Fasting insulin was reduced by 30-40%.
American Journal of Cardiology, 69: 440, 1992


>>>She stresses eating more protein and healthy fats because unlike carbs that store into fats proteins and fats build our bodies (rejuvenate cells, grow hair, feed ad strengthen muscle and body tissue

We only need 2% of our calories to come from essential fats and all of the above you mention will be taken care of.

Also, high insulin levels can ONLY store carbs as fat, in the presence of excess calories. If there are no excess calories, then there is nothing to be stored. And protein also raised insulin levels.

All the best selling anti-carbohydrate diet books cite the work of Gerald Reaven, professor of medicine at Stanford University. And they all misinterpret that work says Reaven. "I Wrote the book because I got so upset about the MISINFORMATION in the other books," he explains.

Gerald Reaven is the world’s leading authority on insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome. He has served as director of the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism & the Division of the Gerontology at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is now professor of medicine at Stanford and VP of clinical development at Shaman Pharmaceuticals of South San Francisco, CA. Reaven is the author of more than 500 scientific papers. He is the man who coined the term "Syndrome X" himself.

From a recent interview...

Q. Does insulin resistance cause obesity, as many diet books claim?

A. Absolutely not. Years ago, we put people with different degrees of insulin resistance on dramatically different diets - in one study carbohydrates were either 85 or 17 % of calories. The only thing that affected their wt was how many CALORIES they ate. More recently, we have published long-term studies showing that wt gain is UNRELATED to how insulin resistant people were when the studies began. And wt loss with the low calories diets is also UNRELATED to the degree of insulin resistance.

So there is not one shred of evidence that insulin resistance cause obesity.

Q. What do you think about The Zone diet?

A. Carbs don't make you fat, and insulin doesn't make you fat as the book claims. Calories make you fat. It’s like a bankbook. It’s a matter of how much you put in and how much you take out. The more you eat and the fewer calories you burn up, the heavier you will get. The law of thermodynamics, to the best of my knowledge, hasn't been repealed recently. What's more, the physiology behind the Zones good and bad eicosanoids has NO scientific basis.

(And here is the real "kicker". Not only does insulin resistance not cause obesity (or diabetes) and in fact, it would cause the opposite, it would cause them to LOSE Weight)

Q. Would you expect it to (cause obesity)?

A. No. If you think about it, the notion that insulin resistance causes obesity is unreasonable. Insulin resistance means that the insulin isn't acting correctly. So, if you don't have enough insulin or if your cells aren’t responding to the insulin, you can’t deposit glucose into cells. If anything, you would lose weight.

Q. Which lifestyle changes are most important?

A. The most powerful are how much you weigh & how fit you are. If you’re insulin resistant and overweight and you lose wt, you become less insulin resistant. And you stay that way as long as you keep the weight off. The average overweight person would benefit by losing only 10 to 15 pounds.

Whether or not you lose wt, exercise also makes you less insulin resistant. But if you stop exercising, you lose the benefit. So it’s relatively transitory compared to the benefits of wt loss.

All of the above is documented in the following. .

1. J Clin Endocruin. MEtab 83: 2773, 1998
2. Metabolism 48:989,1999
3. New Eng J Med 334:953, 1996
4. J Clin Invest. 45:1648, 1966
5. J clin Endocrin Metab. 83:3498, 1998
6. J Clin Endocrin Metab. 84:578, 1999

Now, where all the confusion sets in, is that if you are currently insulin resistance and/or overweight, and inactive, you may be sensitive to carbs due to the insulin resistance and may seem to overreact to them. However, the solution is NOT to cut out the carbs, though you may want to limit them and choose the healthiest ones, but to get active, lose weight, cut the fat out of the diet and don’t overeat.

This is the real solution.

In Health
Jeff N
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Don’t forget that SueZ is an Old SEDENTARY Lady and blames Fruit instead of her Inactivity for her FAILURE!!!

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Re: Long Term Raw & Health-Appearance/Aging
Posted by: SueZ
Date: January 01, 2014 09:21PM

Fresh, you pose good questions and I will go back over my chronometer and lab work to get back to you with that stuff. In the meantime I am an old sedentary lady who has had many health accidents and set backs over the years. I have been working at getting my health back, with every fiber of my being, for the past twenty four years. I have been vegetarian for most of my life and raw vegan for around two years.
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Peace and Love..........John





Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 06/25/2014 07:27PM by John Rose.

Interesting info, thanks John.