Comments on: Gluconeogenesis: Should you fear it if you're low carb?

By: Lisa MarcAurele

Lisa MarcAurele — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 20:24:24 +0000

In reply to Gretchen E Malara. It's glucose so it will raise insulin levels.

By: Gretchen E Malara

Gretchen E Malara — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 19:41:01 +0000

Does the glucose produced in the process of gluconeogenesis raise insulin levels?

By: jeremy

jeremy — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 08:14:05 +0000

In reply to Bryan. the glycerol of triglycerides can be, but not fatty acids. not at all

By: Atarah

Atarah — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 23:30:11 +0000

I have medical issues and am science driven. Thank you for this article, I did a bunch of research on ketogenic diets and the impact on Multiple Sclerosis prior to going on it a few weeks ago. This article breaks down the protein issue in a way I can easily relay it to someone asking me questions.

By: Bronwyn

Bronwyn — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 21:30:01 +0000

In reply to Nirmala. Thank you! i.e. Gluconeogenesis is demand driven NOT supply driven.

By: Lisa MarcAurele

Lisa MarcAurele — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 10:16:42 +0000

In reply to Bryan. Bryan, you are incorrect. Fat cannot be converted into glycogen directly, but it can be indirectly broken down into glucose through gluconeogenesis under certain conditions. Not only is it stated in the definition of gluconeogenesis but it's also mentioned in this article: Can Fats Be Turned Into Glycogen for Muscle?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 04:22:47 +0000

Your body cannot convert fatty acids to glucose. Only amino acids. Gluconeogenesis is when protein is converted to glucose. The notion that it refers to fats also is misinformation.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 23:12:36 +0000

The article repeatedly says things like: "have 4oz to 6oz of protein per meal". There is no information in that sentence. 5oz of protein is 140 grams of protein, which is far more than you should have per meal. But if she means 5oz of protein foods, that is not information either. Steak? Protein bars? Tuna? 5oz of each results in widely different protein amounts. The article should have just used the phrase "grams of protein."

By: Nirmala

Nirmala — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 23:39:02 +0000

Gluconeogenesis does not increase with greater ingestion of protein when you are on a low carb diet according to Ben Bickman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3fO5aTD6JU

In short, when someone is on a low carb diet, the amount of gluconeogensis is regulated by the body's need for glucose, and not by how much protein you eat. If someone is on a low carb diet and they eat a lot of protein, it will not raise their insulin levels.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:05:38 +0000

I appreciated everything in this article, it was most helpful to me as I am finding myself eating about 20 g of carbohydrate a day but no longer in ketosis, and glucose blood test levels of over 100. But I would like to say in Dr. Akin‘s defense, that even his first book which got me started on low-carb diet in back in 1972, he referenced numerous studies including one with prisoners who is diets were extremely well controlled/monitored, where it showed definitively that low carbs was the weight to lose weight. It wasn’t all on anecdotes, nor just the few patients he had treated by then. He quoted several studies.

By: Dennis Scarla

Dennis Scarla — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 16:53:00 +0000

In reply to DENIS. I would love to know if you are actually off your medicines, I E, insulin?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 12:26:03 +0000

People need fat and processed foods definitely need to be avoided.