Sun, Feb-26-06, 08:25
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Plan: paleo-ish
Stats: 482/400/240
BF:
Progress: 34%
Location: DC Area
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In the absence of dietary carbs, the body does not need to produce insulin and the diabetes essentially 'disappears'.
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Actually, the body does need insulin in small amounts, even in the abscence of dietary carbs. Insulin is required to put glucose in the muscle fiber, and is necessary to make certain hormones. It just isn't needed in very high amounts.
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even organs like liver tongue kidneys and brains (although the Inuit never eat any of them- and most likely neither did the true paleo hunters)
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Do you have a citation for that? I've always assumed the Inuit ate the offal because of the extremely high nutrition and fat levels. |