This is the same type of idiotic quackary (semi-truths and lies mixed with anecdotes and bullshit) that makes people turn to homeopathy, turn against vaccines etc.
Serving Size 8 fl oz (240.0 g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 60
Sodium 450mg
Total Carbohydrates 12.0g
Sugars 9.0g
Protein 3.0g
Carb-restricted diets usually mean ingesting less than 30g of sugars/day. Assuming you ingested at least 1800cal/day, you were ingesting 270grams of PURE SUGAR a moderate amount of protein and 6 times the recommended intake of salt.
None of what you're saying makes an ounce of sense and while you may have lost weight due to caloric restriction, there is absolutely no way your body would have gone into ketosis, and you have absolutely zero credibility talking about anything nutrition-related.
You sure make a bunch of assumptions for being so emphatic. I didn't drink much of it and bought ketone strips (http://www.walmart.com/ip/Reli-On-Ketone-Test-Strip/13037592) to check it periodically -- I was definitely in ketosis throughout the day.
"The ketogenic diet mimics a starvation or fasting state by denying the body the carbohydrate it
requires to function normally, and forcing it to metabolize fat. As the fat is metabolized ketone
bodies are produced. It is the production of the ketone bodies which appears to play a central
role in the success of the ketogenic diet. When the body begins producing ketone bodies it is
referred to as the body being in ketosis. It usually takes 3 – 5 days for the body to go into ketosis
after starting the diet. Ketosis is readily recognized, because the ketones can be detected in the
urine, and can be recognized by a characteristic smell of the individual’s breath. The
prophylactic properties of the ketogenic diet build up with time and it may take several weeks
before the full effect of ketogenic diet is achieved" (UNM School of Medicine, http://hsc.unm.edu/som/coc/clinics/Ketodiet_eng_10Dec09.pdf).
I just finished a type of low-carb (though non-ketogenic) diet, so I know my terms, thanks.
Again, nothing you're saying makes sense. You said you drank nothing but low-calorie/high-carb veg juice for 2 weeks, but now you say that you didn't drink much of it? So where did your calories come from? Or did you just plain starve yourself with 300 calories worth of veg juice a day?
If you're gonna play the nutritionist and offer people advice, expect to get called out on things that don't make sense.
It was a juice fast (as opposed to a pure water fast), not a juice diet -- calories are restricted, and energy comes, in part, from the ketone bodies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketone_bodies).
And I am not trying to "play the nutritionist" -- I am simply drawing attention to a possible relationship between Lustig's research on "sugar toxicity", the research relating to the effects sugar has on ADHD, and the effects the fast had on my ADD, after my glycogen stores had been depleted.
Here are 3 studies that explain the effects sugar can have on ADHD...
1. Effects of Sugar on Aggressive and Inattentive Behavior in Children With Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity and Normal Children
"Although the children with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity were significantly more aggressive than the control subjects, there were no significant effects of sugar or either placebo on the aggressive behavior of either group. However, inattention, as measured by a continuous performance task, increased only in the attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity group following sugar, but not saccharin or aspartame."
2. Nutrition in the Treatment of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Neglected but Important Aspect
"Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is multidetermined and complex, requiring a multifaceted treatment approach. Nutritional management is one aspect that has been relatively neglected to date. Nutritional factors such as food additives, refined sugars, food sensitivities/allergies, and fatty acid deficiencies have all been linked to ADHD. There is increasing evidence that many children with behavioral problems are sensitive to one or more food components that can negatively impact their behavior. Individual response is an important factor for determining the proper approach in treating children with ADHD. In general, diet modification plays a major role in the management of ADHD and should be considered as part of the treatment protocol."
3. Blunted catecholamine responses after glucose ingestion in children with attention deficit disorder.
"Eating simple sugars has been suggested as having adverse behavioral and cognitive effects in children with attention deficit disorder (ADD), but a physiologic mechanism has not been established. To address this issue, metabolic, hormonal, and cognitive responses to a standard oral glucose load (1.75 g/kg) were compared in 17 children with ADD and 11 control children. Baseline and oral glucose-stimulated plasma glucose and insulin levels were similar in both groups, including the nadir glucose level 3-5 h after oral glucose (3.5 +/- 0.2 mmol/L in ADD and 3.3 +/- 0.2 mmol/L in control children). The late glucose fall stimulated a rise in plasma epinephrine that was nearly 50% lower in ADD than in control children (1212 +/- 202 pmol/L versus 2228 +/- 436 pmol/L, p < 0.02). Plasma norepinephrine levels were also lower in ADD than in control children, whereas growth hormone and glucagon concentrations did not differ between the groups. Matching test scores were lower and reaction times faster in ADD than in control children before and after oral glucose, and both groups showed a deterioration on the continuous performance test in association with the late fall in glucose and rise in epinephrine. These data suggest that children with ADD have a general impairment of sympathetic activation involving adrenomedullary as well as well as central catecholamine regulation."
Let's see what's in that juice you drank for 2 weeks: http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-bolthouse-farms-vedge...
Serving Size 8 fl oz (240.0 g) Amount Per Serving Calories 60 Sodium 450mg Total Carbohydrates 12.0g Sugars 9.0g Protein 3.0g
Carb-restricted diets usually mean ingesting less than 30g of sugars/day. Assuming you ingested at least 1800cal/day, you were ingesting 270grams of PURE SUGAR a moderate amount of protein and 6 times the recommended intake of salt.
None of what you're saying makes an ounce of sense and while you may have lost weight due to caloric restriction, there is absolutely no way your body would have gone into ketosis, and you have absolutely zero credibility talking about anything nutrition-related.