carbohydrates

  1. V

    Starch-free diet with enough calories for fixing digestion

    Would it be possible to follow a starch-free, high-carbohydrate diet by adding plenty of honey? Has anyone been doing it for quite some time and has it helped improve their digestion? I was planning to do 3 meals per day based on meat (150-200g) fried with butter (2 tablespoons) and honey (4...
    • Vins7
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    • carbohydrates diet digestion energy honey ibs no starch starch
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    • Forum: Diet
  2. V

    Limiting fat or carbohydrates

    Has anyone experimented with leaving mostly just one energy source? I mean, consuming large amounts of carbohydrates and limiting fat, or consume large amounts of fat and reduce carbohydrates. It would be to avoid a proportion an equitable distribution of macronutrients between fats and...
    • Vins7
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    • carbohydrate carbohydrates energy fat macronutrients randle cycle
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    • Forum: Diet
  3. mantq

    Carbs and Water Retention

    Hey everyone, So I've noticed that over the years, whenever I'm eating lots of carbs, I have fantastic levels of energy and never feeling hungry, as well as sleeping better. But the downside to this, is that I get a very puffy face, people always notice as in commenting 'oh you've gained weight'...
    • mantq
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    • bulking carbohydrates carbs face puffiness high carb low carb puffy face starch sugar water retention
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Diet
  4. mantq

    Morning Puffiness

    Hey guys, I've been doing great as of lately, thanks to this forum! However, ever since I've started eating more carbs, I've been noticing a lot more face puffiness, especially in the morning (fades only towards the evening). How could I prevent this? It is really uncomfortable, half of the day...
    • mantq
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    • carbohydrates carbs face puffiness morning puffiness puffy face water water retention
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Skin
  5. B

    Do cats need carbs?

    This one is for cat lovers :cat: Recently a stray cat brought kittens to our house so we're now in charge of feeding four cats. So I'm wondering, do cats need carbohydrates and what type would be best for them? I know they officially don't, or at least not much, but I recall Ray once saying...
    • blob69
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    • carbohydrates carbs cats diet feeding food macronutrients
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Animals
  6. Nazar

    Hyperventilation from contaminated allergic sugar or sugar?

    If I use as much as 25 or more grams of white sugar with a cup of coffee and a glass of milk among other foods - it visibly suppresses my breathing resulting in brain fog. I suspect it might be because of allergic impurities in the sugar, which is absolutely possible in my case, but I don't have...
    • Nazar
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    • allergic food allergy brain fog carbohydrates co2 contaminated food hyperventilation lactic acid sugar
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ask For Help or Advice
  7. Hans

    The Best Pre-workout Carb Sources

    Fueling your workouts properly is key to performing optimally. Sometimes is difficult to get it right. Either the amount is not enough, or we get gastric upset, or worse, hypoglycemia during the workout. With the right carb source, we can prevent that from happening. A few benefits of...
  8. M

    The Most OVERLOOKED Peat Quote

    "I think a person of average size should have at least 180 grams per day, maybe an average of about 250 grams." In my opinion this is the most overlooked and important of Peat quotes for people on this forum to read. Many people here experiencing health problems, or even creating new health...
  9. haidut

    The People With The World's Healthiest Hearts Eat A 72% Carbohydrate Diet

    So much for carbs making you fat, diabetic, sick and old. This is a nice corroboration of the other thread I posted on Okinawan diet. The author of this study actually mentions the Okinawan people as second-most-healthy in terms of cardiovascular system. The Tsimane diet has the same amount of...
    • haidut
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    • carbohydrates cvd diet healthiest healthy heart high-carb low-fat nutrition okinawa tsimane
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Scientific Studies
  10. haidut

    Only Dietary Fat, Not Protein Or Sugar (sucrose), Drives Obesity

    This is a recent study that confirms another controversial one I posted on the forum more than a year ago. https://raypeatforum.com/community/threads/low-protein-high-carb-diet-healthier-than-caloric-restriction.6909/ The newer study also had some unexpected findings. For example, increasing...
    • haidut
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    • adiposity carbohydrates carbs dietary fats fat obesity protein pufa sucrose sugar
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Scientific Studies
  11. Amazoniac

    Thiamine: One Of The Main Limiting Factors For Proper Carbohydrate Metabolism

    http://www.jbc.org/content/142/1/239.full.pdf "The relationship of vitamin B1 to carbohydrate metabolism was one of the earliest functions of a vitamin to be observed. The problem has been more or less continuously investigated up to the present time and the majority of the evidence indicates...
    • Amazoniac
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    • carbohydrates vitamin b1
    • Replies: 61
    • Forum: B1
  12. Mito

    A Review Of The Carbohydrate–insulin Model Of Obesity

    European Journal of Clinical Nutrition - A review of the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity The carbohydrate–insulin model of obesity theorizes that diets high in carbohydrate are particularly fattening due to their propensity to elevate insulin secretion. Insulin directs the partitioning of...
  13. F

    Meals Rich In Carbohydrates, But Poor In Protein May Increase Serotonin In The Brain

    Confused about serotonin OK, so from what I've gathered so far, RP is not a fan of serotonin, and believes estrogen dominance has alot to do with high serotonin and high histamine. But then as I'm reading his article I find this: "A large carbohydrate meal increases the ratio of tryptophan to...
    • Faith110
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    • carbohydrates diet diurnal rhythm meal protein serotonin study
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Scientific Studies
  14. Westside PUFAs

    Natalie Zimmerman: "The Woefully Misguided War On Carbohydrates"

    Natalie Zimmerman of McCarbthyism: "A channel devoted to promoting a scientific understanding of carbohydrates and their essential role in the human diet. We don't practice McCarbthyism, the irrational fear mongering that views our natural desire to eat carbohydrates as the primary reason for...
  15. L

    Candy Does Not Cause Childhood Obesity

    Candy Doesn't Cause Childhood Obesity, Study Suggests
    • lollipop
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    • carbohydrates fructose obesity sugar
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Scientific Studies
  16. S

    Diet And Sex Hormone-binding Globulin

    Diet and sex hormone-binding globulin. - PubMed - NCBI
  17. Giraffe

    Carbohydrate Overfeeding Increased Serum T3 By 42%

    Decreased free fraction of serum thyroid hormones during carbohydrate overfeeding. Abstract The impact of the increased T3 production induced by overfeeding is likely to be lessened if overfeeding also decreases the free fraction of thyroid hormones. Therefore, we examined the effect of 17 to...
  18. L

    Carbs, Not Fats, Boost Half-marathon Race Performance

    Carbs, not fats, boost half-marathon race performance http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 094542.htm
    • lollipop
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    • article carbohydrates excercise marathon performance
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Exercise
  19. Amazoniac

    Carbs, Fats, Energy And Heat

    I've been wondering about the following: When the temperature goes down, we tend to seek heavier foods, fattier. However, if carbs are so much more efficient at generating energy and heat, why wouldn't we just seek more carbs? Is it just a matter of instinct? On the other hand, when people are...
  20. P

    High Rates Of Muscle Glycogen Resynthesis After Exhaustive Exercise When Carbohydrate Is Coingested

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18467543 We determined the effect of coingestion of caffeine (Caff) with carbohydrate (CHO) on rates of muscle glycogen resynthesis during recovery from exhaustive exercise in seven trained subjects who completed two experimental trials in a randomized...
    • paymanz
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    • caffeine carbohydrates exercise glycogen glycogen synthesis muscle study
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Scientific Studies
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