{"id":111253,"date":"2024-10-07T01:56:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T18:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111253"},"modified":"2024-10-07T01:56:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T18:56:03","slug":"what-a-meat-only-carnivore-diet-does-to-your-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111253","title":{"rendered":"What a meat-only &#8216;carnivore diet&#8217; does to your body"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In the BBC comedy, <em>Gavin and Stacey<\/em>, when Alison Steadman\u2019s character Pam tries out a \u201clow-carb\u201d diet, she serves herself a dinner of three steaks \u2013 with the two extra ones replacing her usual chips and peas.<\/p>\n<p>The sketch may have been a caricature of <a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/health\/low-carb-diet-type-2-diabetes-lifespan-197871?ico=in-line_link\" class=\" post_in-line_link\">low-carbing<\/a>, but some people seem to be following Pam\u2019s lead, with food-focused social media sites currently awash with advocates of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/inews-lifestyle\/meat-only-diet-more-energy-lost-14lbs-3228920?ico=in-line_link\" class=\" post_in-line_link\">carnivore diet<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This means all meals and snacks consisting entirely, or at least mostly, of meat \u2013 such as beef steaks, lamb chops or roast chicken. The only other things on the plate tend to be sauces of butter, cheese or eggs \u2013 but plants are off the menu.<\/p>\n<p>This way of eating breaks all the rules in the medical textbooks \u2013 so what effects does it have on the body and why are people doing it?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Heart attacks<\/h2>\n<p>To get why some people are turning carnivore, it helps to understand why the less-extreme versions of low-carbing have also been gaining ground \u2013 and have even been accepted by some NHS doctors.<\/p>\n<p>The medical orthodoxy has long said that we should limit meat intake and fill up on starchy carbohydrates \u2013 found in foods like potatoes, bread, pasta and rice \u2013 as this is better than getting our calories from fat, which promotes weight gain. And saturated fat, found mainly in meat and animal products, is supposed to raise cholesterol levels, which can cause heart attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/health\/what-is-the-best-diet-for-the-healthiest-lifestyle-187705?ico=in-line_link\" class=\" post_in-line_link\">premise behind low-carbing<\/a> is that the driving force behind our food choices should be how they affect our \u201cmetabolic health\u201d, which is linked to our risk of developing type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>Type 2 diabetes \u2013 by far the most common form  \u2013 most often develops in people who are overweight and who become less responsive to the blood-sugar-regulating hormone, insulin (although it\u2019s unclear which problem happens first).<\/p>\n<p>As a result of such \u201cinsulin resistance\u201d, blood sugar goes too high after meals, which puts people at risk of other medical conditions, from heart attacks to blindness to foot amputations. The world\u2019s expanding waistlines mean that rising rates of type 2 diabetes are seen as one of chief threats to public health.<\/p>\n<p>Type 2 diabetes is usually treated with drugs, with people typically having to take more and more medication to control their blood sugar as their insulin resistance worsens with age.<\/p>\n<p>The more recent low-carbing approach involves trying to avoid high blood sugar by eating less of all forms of carbohydrates  \u2013 not only sugar, but also starchy foods, because starch is quickly digested into sugar. This generally also leads to weight loss and so reduces the insulin resistance.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone cutting out carbs has little choice but to fill up on foods that are high in protein and fat instead. While it is possible to be vegetarian and low-carb, for meat-eaters this typically involves eating more meat, eggs and creamy sauces.<\/p>\n<p>A standard low-carb diet is not carnivorous. People usually still eat some plant-based foods, such as non-starchy vegetables and fruits that are lower in sugar, like berries. For instance, they might make a normal bolognaise sauce and replace the spaghetti with \u201ccourgetti\u201d \u2013 courgettes cut into ribbons \u2013 or have curry with cauliflower florets rather than rice.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next level<\/h2>\n<p>But some take things further. A low-carb diet is often defined as eating less than 130g of carbohydrates a day \u2013 about half the normal amount. A very-low-carb diet would be having less than 50g a day \u2013 equivalent to one jacket potato, although in practice, potatoes are off-limits, with people typically spending their small carb allowance on vegetables. This is also sometimes called a ketogenic diet, because when someone is eating so little carbohydrate, their cells have to burn fat for fuel instead, a state called ketosis.<\/p>\n<p>Carnivores have taken low-carbing to the next level. There is no official definition \u2013 some would say it means eating zero carbs per day, while others say someone should still be classed as a carnivore if they eat mainly meat and animal products.<\/p>\n<p>But there are certainly plenty of people on social media who say they are totally carnivore. Perhaps stung by criticisms of their way of eating, there are many communities on Instagram and Facebook, for instance, where carnivores swap meal tips and discuss the health benefits with enthusiasm verging on evangelical.<\/p>\n<p>The health claims are not just limited to weight loss and reversing type 2 diabetes, according to the posters.<\/p>\n<p>Some say going carnivore has improved health in a host of ways, including leading to better mental health, clearer skin, better gut function, fewer aches and pains, and so on. \u201cThe number of conditions people are solving is really quite astounding,\u201d says carnivore Olivia Khwaja, who runs one such community for a US doctor called <a href=\"http:\/\/patreon.com\/anthonychaffeemd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr Anthony Chaffee<\/a>, which has 500 members (see box below).<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear what to make of these claims. We should probably be wary of anyone saying that a certain diet or lifestyle habit could be a miracle cure for everything that ails us,\u201d says Professor Gunter Kuhnle at the University of Reading.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, carnivores and more-moderate low carbers often find that they lose weight and may combine their new diet with exercise regimes \u2013 which could explain some of the health benefits seen, says Tracy Parker, nutrition lead at the British Heart Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are knock-on benefits of losing weight \u2013 lower blood pressure, lower risk of type 2 diabetes,\u201d she says. \u201cBut these diets are very extreme so they come with certain health risks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The chief long-term concern is that the high intake of saturated fat will clog people\u2019s arteries and trigger heart attacks.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, randomised trials comparing people on moderate low-carb diets with those on low-fat diets have not generally found that their <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.297.9.969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bad cholesterol levels rise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There have not yet been randomised trials investigating purely meat-based diets. There has been one warning sign, from a <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cdn\/nzab133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US study of about 2,000 carnivores<\/a>, which found that their levels of bad cholesterol were raised, although other blood tests used to assess heart health gave good results, and those who had type 2 diabetes saw an improvement in blood sugar levels<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metabolichealth.guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr Campbell Murdoch<\/a>, a British GP, says that a few low carbers may experience a rise in bad cholesterol, but it usually affects only those who are slim and muscular. \u201cFor most people who are generally insulin resistant and overweight, all their cholesterol numbers improve,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fibre<\/h2>\n<p>But cholesterol isn\u2019t the only thing to worry about, says Priya Tew, of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dietitianuk.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dietitian UK<\/a>, who is a spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association. Cutting out wholegrains, fruits and vegetables means people miss out on fibre, which can lead to constipation.<\/p>\n<p>However, Dr Murdoch says that early studies suggest completely cutting out the fibre from plant-based foods can help some people with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/nutrition\/articles\/10.3389\/fnut.2024.1467475\/full#ref13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inflammatory bowel disease<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More alarmingly, any medical bodies, including the NHS and the World Health Organization also say that eating excessive red meat and processed meat like sausages raises the risk of colon cancer. \u201cAs dietitians we are suggesting people reduce their processed meat consumption,\u201d says Ms Tew. \u201cIt\u2019s worrying when you see people on social media promoting steak for lunch and sausages and bacon for dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the cancer risk has not been shown in randomised trials, the best kind of medical evidence, but just in population studies that see correlations between consumption of such foods and colon cancer \u2013 and some studies have <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.7326\/M19-1621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cast doubt on the link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Is the spread of carnivorism the future of healthy eating or is it taking dangerous risks with your health? It might be too soon to say.<\/p>\n<p>But Ms Tew recommends that anyone thinking of taking it up gets advice from a health professional rather than an influencer. \u201cPeople should be aware that while these diets can work for one person, that\u2019s just one person, she says. \u201cWe don\u2019t know what the impact on the body will be in 10 years\u2019 time.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"qa\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A carnivore\u2019s food diary<\/h2>\n<p>Olivia Khwaja, a 50-year-old business consultant in Ascot, has been eating a carnivore diet for over 2 years. Most days, her evening meal is a ribeye steak, fried in tallow (or beef fat) \u2013 sometimes with a sauce of butter or cheese.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou tend to go in phases with butter \u2013 I think it depends on if your body needs it,\u201d says Ms Khwaja. \u201cAt the moment, I\u2019m not interested in butter. The fat on the steak is more than enough to make it tasty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other meals might be lamb chops or chicken thighs. The chicken is sometimes given a crumb coating, but instead of breadcrumbs, she uses crumbs made from ground pork rind. \u201cYou can put it in a bit of egg, put it into the pork bread crumbs and put that in the oven. It\u2019s really crispy and lovely,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>In a typical day, Ms Khwaja skips breakfast and has a late lunch of a tin of sardines \u2013 fried in butter, of course. Many carnivores follow this approach of \u201cintermittent fasting\u201d, where all meals and snacks are kept within a short window in the day, of 6 hours or so. This is believed to increase the amount of time where the body burns fat for fuel.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Khwaja has not had her cholesterol levels measured but some other tests, including blood sugar and blood pressure, have given excellent results, she says. She has not noticed any adverse effects on her health \u2013 and in fact, says she feels better than she ever has.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Khwaja does not find the carnivore diet monotonous. \u201cYou start doing it and your relationship with food totally changes,\u201d she says. \u201cYou\u2019re not eating it because it looks nice on your plate, or it\u2019s a social thing. You\u2019re eating purely for your own satiation and nutrient absorption, and when you take all the other foods out of the picture, you sense very clearly whether or not you are getting all the nutrients you need.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SEI_224408046.jpg?w=760\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3309066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SEI_224408046.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SEI_224408046.jpg?resize=300,400 300w, https:\/\/wp.inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SEI_224408046.jpg?resize=380,507 380w, https:\/\/wp.inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SEI_224408046.jpg?resize=760,1013 760w, https:\/\/wp.inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SEI_224408046.jpg?resize=1152,1536 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/health\/carnivore-diet-body-health-meat-3308456\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the BBC comedy, Gavin and Stacey, when Alison Steadman\u2019s character Pam tries out a \u201clow-carb\u201d diet, she serves herself a dinner of three steaks \u2013 with the two extra &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111253\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=111253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111253\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=111253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=111253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=111253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}