Ep. 5: Blood Sugar Part 2: Cravings, Anti-Fructose Misconceptions, and the Best Starch Sources

27 Apr 2020 Ep. 5: Blood Sugar Part 2: Cravings, Anti-Fructose Misconceptions, and the Best Starch Sources

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How different types of carbohydrates affect our blood sugar
The benefits of fructose and why much of the anti-fructose research is misguided
The relationship between carbs, stress hormones, and how you feel
Which starchy foods are the healthiest and which we should avoid
The best way to eat starch for blood sugar regulation
What cravings and hunger can tell us about our energy balance
How to stop restriction, binging, and “carb addiction”

2:02 – why we want to use carbohydrates to maintain steady blood sugar levels

7:56 – the effect of fructose on the liver; our liver’s ability to metabolize fructose

18:16 – the effect of starches on our blood sugar

22:36 – the relationship between carbohydrates, stress hormones, and how you feel

32:00 – the different types of starch-containing foods and which ones are ideal

42:01 – how to eat protein for optimal regulate sugar

48:24 – cravings, hunger, restriction, binging, carb addiction, and what they mean about our energetic state

55:33 – universal principles that govern our health & physiology & the issue with “everything in moderation”

1:00:26 - the influences of marketing and industry in health research & advice

Carbs vs. Fats: Hormonal Effects (article)
Blood Sugar, Stress, and Feeling Hangry (article)
Glucagon's role in diabetes and insulin resistance (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Fructose increases alcohol clearance by about 100% (1)
Glucose primarily refuels muscle glycogen while fructose primarily refuels liver glycogen (1)
Fructose attenuates blood glucose spike and insulin release (1, 2 )
Sugar Does NOT Cause Inflammation Part 1 (article)
Sugar Does NOT Cause Inflammation Part 2 (article)
Sugar Does NOT Cause Insulin Resistance or Diabetes (article)
Fructose attenuates blood glucose spike and insulin release (1, 2 )
Fructose capacity of human livers vs. rat livers (1, 2, 3, 4)
Endotoxin is responsible for the negative effects of fructose when it's administered without glucose (1)
Opioid effects of various foods (including wheat and rice) (1, 2)
Energy expenditure is similar between Hadza hunter-gatherers and Westerners despite increased activity in hunter-gatherers (1)