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Marty Kendall recently updated his most helpful explanations of the adipose-centric theory of diabesity. A small group of us has been sharing all this information on the threads about Dr Ted Naiman and Marty Kendall over the past two years, but they are somewhat lost in the "semi-low carb" forum. Since this model is the alternate explanation to the Low Carb favorite, the Carbohydrate-Insulin Model, it may be useful to share it in the research forum where more can see these articles. Both are still models, but as Dr. Naiman says about the Carbohydrate-Insulin Model...then you have to explain all the "black swans" around the planet, e.g. the populations who have stayed lean and free of diabetes on low fat, high carb (until recently).

After learning this alternate theory to the Low Carb approach, I reached an ideal body weight in 15 months and have maintained it since. Details of the adjustments to my lower carb food list are in my success story and comments on it.

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The carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity suggests that people who consume too much refined carbohydrate get fat because carbs increase insulin body, and insulin makes your body store energy.

So, based on this insulin-centric theory of obesity, to reverse diabetes, you eat fewer carbohydrates to lose fat and alleviate symptoms of diabetes.

Dietary fat gets a free pass because fat doesn’t raise insulin.~ The attractive simplicity of the carbohydrate-insulin model has led to people adopting keto, with many books about insulin resistance recommending a ketogenic approach for weight loss. As you will see, while a lower-carb diet can be helpful for many, it’s not because carbs are the only thing that raises insulin in your body.
The adipose centric model of diabetes is more helpful in assisting us in understanding what is going on and how to get the results we want.

https://optimisingnutrition.com/ted...ned/#more-10626

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The Real Reason Why You’re Insulin Resistant and The Macros to Reverse It

The central tenant of the Carbohydrate-Insulin Hypothesis of Obesity~is that we can control our insulin by simply reducing our carbohydrate intake, as if that’s the only thing that affects insulin. Although many of us think we would like to turn off our insulin to lose weight, it unfortunately doesn’t work that way if you’re part of the 99.5% of the population with a working pancreas and not injecting insulin.

In the absence of exogenous injected insulin, your pancreas produces just enough insulin to keep your energy locked away while new energy is coming in through your mouth.

https://optimisingnutrition.com/how...e-your-insulin/

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Oxidative Priority: The Key to Unlocking Your Body Fat Stores

To help you optimise your fat loss journey, this article will teach you everything you need to know about oxidative priority (the order in which you tend to burn the fuels available to your body).

Unfortunately, because your body loves to store it, your body fat is last in line to be used. However, by intelligently managing the upstream fuels — like carbs, fat and alcohol — and giving your body what it needs, you can ensure your unwanted body fat is used sooner rather than later.

https://optimisingnutrition.com/oxi...oss/#more-20282