Today we're tackling a super controversial issue and that's The
Keto Actives.
The question is :-
keto actives actually
making you live longer?
Or could it be
actually killing you faster?
The keto actives is a very low carbohydrate diet. About 75%
of calories come from fat 20% from protein and only 5% from carbs. It's become
one of the most popular diets online and it's been praised for weight loss,
heart health, diabetes management and some even believe it fights cancer.
But others think it's probably just a fad diet and it's just
going to come and go. Just this week, there was a ground-breaking article from
The Lancet which totally changed the conversation It's an article that looked
at how much carbohydrates people are eating and if that affected life
expectancy. By the end of this video you should be able to make an educated
decision about what you want to do with your diet and then I'm going to *urge*
you to share this with people you care about because this could actually affect
how long they live.
So those of you who've been following my journey in the
hospital at the new doctor know that about six weeks ago I started the keto
actives and the reason I did that is because. Overnight I find they're just so
many chips and snacks and candy and I- This whole year I just feel like I have
strayed from my normal habits and so I kind of just needed like a reset and I
figured that weight loss would do that.
Like I lost a couple of pounds I put on last year and I
haven't been having sugar cravings It was great. So this week when I was
flipping through my computer I saw this article and I figured it was going to
tell me that the lower the carbs you eat the longer you live but that's not
exactly what it says. So the study started about thirty years ago, when they
recruited a whole bunch of adults from four different communities in the US They
recruited about 15,000 adults and then had them do surveys and they kept track
of their health and they tracked them over about 30 years.
So let's pretend these skittles represent the people in the
study First let's divide them into the amount of carbs they eat in a day. The
yellow ones the low-carb group. And so these people about less than 40% of
their calories from carbs. The green ones of the moderate carb group. So these
guys bought about half of the calories from carbs. And the red ones are the
high carb group where they got over 70% of their calories from carbs. Of course
this is a simplified model and in the study they worked with really fancy
statistical models to get lots of accurate information.
So looking at mortality within these groups. It turned out
the low-carb (yellow) group and the high-carb (red) group actually died faster
than that middle green group. So it looked like Goldilocks and the three bears.
The middle 50% carb group actually lived the longest. And you can see that it
has this U-shape, and we actually call that a U-shaped relationship. They're
estimating that in this in the low-carb group and the medium-carb group, that
was almost a four-year difference in their life expectancy.
That's so many life experiences That's huge. I mean, we
can't ignore that. Definitely not what I expected. Definitely a huge shock to
hear. So then the next logical question
is if you have lower carbs you're eating more fats and proteins. Does it matter
what types of fats and proteins you're actually eating? So they went back to
the database and they looked at all the people and they wanted to see the group
that eats mostly animal products.
So they're eating meats and cheese, lamb pork, beef, chicken all of that compared to the people who are eating plant-based proteins and fats. So they're eating nuts and peanut butters and seeds and they're having lots of vegetables. And unfortunately all those meat lovers out there, it was very clear that people eating plant-based proteins and fats were living longer than those who ate the animal proteins and fats. And that's tough for me. I actually really love a good steak.
So you might be thinking:
Hold on Siobhan I don't live in one of those four
communities in the US maybe these results don't really apply to me?" Like
me. I live in Canada. I don't live in the US. But the authors were smart and they
thought of this. So they did what we call a 'meta-analysis' Where they took
studies that were similar and had results from all around the world and put it
all together to see if those results hold true.
So when they took the data from other parts in North
America, Europe, Asia. They found the same results. People eating the
plant-based diets we're living longer. So I really don't think that we can
ignore these results Okay, so after all of this what is the main take-home message?
Basically, you probably shouldn't be eating a low-carb diet that's high in meat
products because it would seem these people are actually dying faster.
Is that the end of keto actives?
I am going to be focusing on the sources and the types of
foods that I'm eating rather than sort of counting carbs I'm going to be making
sure I'm minimizing the amount of meats and animal products that I'm eating. I
also need to minimize the huge amount of carbs that I think I was eating
before. With all those treats in the middle of the night and the sugar and the
candy so, you know, a high-carb isn't good either. and I'm going to try to hit
that sweet spot of carbs by having lots of vegetables and legume and all those
things that I actually love. But I just need to make sure I prep and plan in
advance so that they're ready for me to have in the day.
What's your plan going to be plain with keto actives?
If you want to commit to something write it in the comments
below. I will read it. I'll be your witness. And I know it's going to be a
controversial topic. So hit me with your comments. I actually want to start a
discussion, a dialogue. I will read your comments and I want to hear what you have
to state. And then I want you to send this video to people that you care about.
Because looking at this evidence, you can see that making changes now could
actually save them years on their life.
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