Fat Makes You Insulin Resistant, SUGAR is the Solution — Key Takeaways
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Fat Makes You Insulin Resistant, SUGAR is the Solution
Jay Feldman Wellness20mJun 3, 2025
Watch the originalSwitching from a 45% to 85% carbohydrate diet improved fasting glucose, oral glucose tolerance, and lowered fasting insulin in diabetic subjects within just 10 days.
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Raising carbs from 45% to 85% of calories improved diabetic glucose tolerance in 10 days
Raising carbs from 45% to 85% of calories improved diabetic glucose tolerance in 10 days
- Mild diabetics showed lower fasting glucose, lower fasting insulin, and significantly better oral glucose tolerance after just 10 days on 85% carb diet.
- Peripheral tissue insulin sensitivity increased — cells required less insulin to clear glucose — directly contradicting low-carb prescriptions for diabetes.
In NAFLD, 59% of liver fat comes from circulating free fatty acids driven by stress hormones, not dietary carbs
In NAFLD, 59% of liver fat comes from circulating free fatty acids driven by stress hormones, not dietary carbs
- Direct isotope tracing: 59% of hepatic triglycerides from non-esterified fatty acids (tissue stores), 15% dietary fat, only 26% from de novo lipogenesis (carbs/protein).
- Elevated fat burning coexisted with elevated fat accumulation — proving increased fat oxidation does not reduce liver fat storage.
80% sucrose diet improved insulin sensitivity more than high-glucose diet in normal men
80% sucrose diet improved insulin sensitivity more than high-glucose diet in normal men
- Glucose tolerance improved progressively as dietary glucose rose from 20% to 80% of calories; sucrose (with fructose) improved it further.
- Fasting plasma insulin levels slightly decreased despite massive sugar intake — opposite of carb-insulin model predictions.
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- 1mcarbohydrate intake (even from pure sucrose) improves insulin sensitivity while low-carb diets reduce it
- 4mdecreasing fatty acid oxidation by increasing carb intake improves our ability to tolerate carbohydrates
- 8mburning fat contributes to increased disease processes and does not lead to losing more body fat
- 12mfatty acid oxidation damages our mitochondria and increases fat storage
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