I think you have to account for scarcity.
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Lots of travel foraging in the early days, scarce carbohydrates, ripe fruit, vegetables etc. Mostly roots and what you could hunt, and likely not every day. Our bodies use fat storage as a battery, the high blood sugar that comes from consuming ripe carbohydrates is converted by the liver into visceral fat for use in lean times. Constant blood sugar leads to metabolic syndrome, diabetes and the like. We live in an unprecedented time of plenty, with our old world appetites. It’s a health disaster.
Our bodies convert sugars differently from fruit than they do from added sugars. You think a person would get fat eating fruit alone?
Absolutely. Essentially everything but dietary fat eventually turns to blood sugar. Proteins when incomplete always are converted to sugar, but proteins convert at a net energy loss because it takes more energy to break them down than they give back. Complete proteins are utilized for amino acid synthesis in the body, high protein diets will help with weight loss, but can cause kidney failure in the long run. Glucose is glucose, doesn’t matter what source. Insulin response every time, and blood insulin blocks fat metabolism. Key concepts here, I would encourage you to take a dive down the rabbit hole, and I’m happy to tell you what I know.
Thanks for this!! I’m gonna dive deeper for sure
Yes, I noticed this on myself. I never eat stuff with added sugars and no milk products. I noticed several times already that at times when I eat a lot of sweet fruits like apples, oranges, mangos, etc. everyday, I gain body fat. When I go back to regular balance (more meat, fish and eggs), I lose it again.
Surprising. I’m sure this varies drastically person to person.
Well, chemistry is chemistry, it works the same everytime. But sure everything matters. If you are jogging while eating fruits, but living passive life while eating meat - sure, the effect will not be that visible. But I am quite sure we all convert food into energy and body mass in a very similar way.