This lack of formal training and examination may be why the old talking points like cico, eat less move more, fiber, whole grains, etc are so persistent and why so many MDs repeat them.
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I have noticed that my body always feels better when it burns primarily fat instead of carbs. Waking up and eating a bowl of cereal or oatmeal often makes me worse off than not having eaten at all. If I make a hash brown and eggs, I might not even need to eat again that day.
Isn't a hash brown also carbs?
Yeah the potatoes have it, but when I make them I use what some might consider to be an unholy amount of butter and olive oil.
Yup! A big bowl of carbs to start the day, spikes glucose, spiking insulin for 2-4 hours... which drives a hypoglycemic dip, which drives hunger.... and a day of constantly snacking on carbs begins
fun fact - the body doesnt store glucose, we only have the 5g of glucose floating around in the blood.... no wonder we get hungry so fast when we are in a glucose metabolism
I have noticed also that I can get away with a bowl of cereal if I replace half of it with frozen fruit. What is it about fruit that keeps it from spiking your glucose?
a bowl of cereal and frozen fruit.... both are filled with carbs, the cereal will turn into glucose quite quickly, the frozen fruit will convert a bit (a few minutes) slowly, and it has some fructose as well, plus it has a bit of fiber a anti-nutrient which can block the other food your eating... so a slightly delayed glucose spike, maybe muting a bit of the cereal carbs.
I suspect your glucose is still spiking with a slight delay, if you want to see it you can get a CGM and eat the different foods and look at the real time graph of blood glucose.