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Originally Posted by JEY100

He's spoken about his wife, Sloan Tanen, being vegetarian a number of times, I can't remember where though. She calls him "meat boy"

and they have two sons, who rarely are allowed sugar. There is enough overlap between a healthy veg and keto to agree on much of the meal. Think Gary does have to make the bacon and burgers himself if he wants them.

If you want a more critical review of the book, where some other writers think the the Keto story goes off-track, Marty Kendall has one: https://optimisingnutrition.com/the...es-my-thoughts/

Excellent review/response by Marty. The protein leveraging as a dietary mechanism to obtain more nutrients and achieve satiety is embraced by Dr. Ted Naimen as well. We are learning more, and I'm now understanding that being in ketosis is part of one's natural adaptation to burning fat as energy as opposed to storing it. This is critically important. But it's not the end of the story. As one becomes insulin sensitive, endogenous ketone production becomes lower, so optimizing endogenous ketones is not the end game. I also like his comments about exogenous ketones. While they could be useful in some health applications, the real story is that producing them naturally through dietary adjustments is likely the most healthy way.