Sugar Waffle's Journal, 16 Dec 15

livestrong.com says it promotes a healthier thyroid function. I have heard of LCHF putting some people into hypo pretty quick.  

The only reason I don't do low carb is that I can't sustain it. If I eat my carbs from fruits and lots of vegetables, I don't feel like I'm missing out on the unhealthy foods.  

I'll have to look into this. That's a scary thought. My wife has Hashimoto's, and it's frigging bear.  

The articles (Of course I find them when I'm not looking for them) talk about long term low carb, not short term 

What's considered long term? 

I will look through my emails to find the sites. It may take a while. Yet, carb cycling is recommended. I could try that and see what results I get. 

I AM NOT TRYING TO CHANGE ANYBODY'S WAY OF THINKING OR WEIGHT RELEASE. Just wondering if any body else has read this.  

Yes. I've also read that fat is bad, and grains are good. There is a scientific process that scientists are supposed to go through that most do not complete these days. This is allowed by the government a lot when it comes to nutrition, because it is not considered "that important" SMH. That is why you will read conflicting information all over the place. 

http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/do-low-carb-diets-lower-thyroid-function-lets-ask-the-experts/15305 

Explains how & why scientists are skimpy on nutrition research which makes most of their "research" invalid. http://www.dietdoctor.com/member/presentations/noakes 

Once I went high fat my body transformed for the better  

If you’ve been paying attention in the low-carb and/or Paleo communities over the past year or so, then no doubt you’ve heard the popular meme promoted by certain Paleo diet advocates that zero-carb and very low-carb diets (ketogenic) lead to lower thyroid function, among other issues. They claim that this leads to a diminished capacity for T4 to be converted into T3 thyroid hormone because of the lack of glucose consumed by low-carb dieters. This concept has been heavily promoted by highly-respected practioners like Chris Kresser who sees patients from what he describes as “the dark side of Paleo and low-carb” dealing with hair loss, cold extremities, feeling horrible and other such negative manifestations of experiencing a low thyroid function. However, two of the top low-carb nutritional health researchers in the world — Dr. Stephen Phinney and Dr. Jeff Volek — say this phenomenon with low thyroid while on a low-carbohydrate diet promoted by people in the Paleo community like Kresser and Paul Jaminet is “a myth” and has not manifested itself in any of the research subjects in their numerous studies of people who are properly following a well-formulated low-carb diet with adequate calories over the past three decades. Dr. Phinney believes the primary point of contention revolves around consuming an adequate amount of calories with your low-carbohydrate nutritional intake in order to normalize thyroid and metabolic function without the necessity for consuming added sources of dietary glucose. Dr. Volek concurs stating that it’s calorie-restriction that brings on this low thyroid effect, not limiting carbohydrates.  

All the literature I've read connects a ketogenic diet with improved thyroid function, including Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution, in chapters 7 & 18. Call me suspicious minded, if you will, but I tend not to give much credence to anyone that pushes against a low-carb diet. I'm more than willing to agree that we're all different with different dietary needs, but anyone that claims a ketogenic diet is somehow unhealthy has never been significantly overweight.  

I also wonder if there is a study that shows that it is the artificial sweeteners that are consumed during a low carb diet can cause health problems. I was on Atkin's for several months and consuming zero calorie drinks. I ended up sick in bed for 4 months. I still believe it was from the aspartame not the low carb. Once I eliminated artificial sweeteners I started to feel better. It took a very long time to recover from that. I am not against low carb high fat at all. 

I'd say there needs to be a definition for what 'low carb' actually means. Almost any diet that excludes wheat products or goes against the food pyramids would be considered low carb. I think it's a matter of degree and quality.  

We are not all different. We all burn two types of fuel: glycogen and fat. When in the fasted state we use reserves. That’s why they are there. If you eat too much then the body stores the excess. That's all there is to it. So we are all the same. Fat and glycogen are long and short term (respectively) storage organs. Regardless of the type of food consumed (no matter what "diet" you follow, they all work the same way): Ketosis is required for the body to burn it's fat stores. You’ll be fine on the 4 hour flight without peanuts.  

Please don't take my sweetener away! It's the only thing I have left.... 

http://www.dietdoctor.com/category/food/non-caloric-sweeteners 

http://www.dietdoctor.com/another-reason-to-be-skeptical-of-artificial-sweeteners 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140917131634.htm