Physiological Effects of the Ketogenic Diet- Interview with Dr. Benjamin Bikman

2019 Interview In this interview, Benjamin Bikman, Ph.D., an obesity and diabetes scientist and assistant professor of physiology and developmental biology at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Utah, reveals how the ketogenic diet affects your physiology and supports optimal health. Insulin is a key to health and disease prevention, and controlling your carbohydrate intake is the most effective way to control your insulin level and optimize your insulin sensitivity.
An estimated 80 percent of Americans are insulin resistant, even though their glucose levels are normal, placing them at increased risk for chronic disease.
A low-carb ketogenic diet addresses the endocrine aspect of metabolic health, effectively driving your insulin level down, and as your insulin decreases, your metabolic rate increases.
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway controls autophagy and plays an important role in aging and cancer. While protein primarily activates mTOR, and therefore needs to be restricted to just what your body needs, sugar and refined carbohydrates activate mTOR to a far greater degree than protein.
Aside from a ketogenic diet, intermittent fasting — where you do not eat for 16 to 18 hours a day; 12 hours being the absolute minimum — is another effective way to regain your insulin sensitivity and control mTOR. Subscribe for the latest health news: http://bit.ly/2CEBM8j Visit our website: http://bit.ly/2KhnpuS Listen to our podcasts: http://bit.ly/34XeLcW Find us on Social Media
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