This entire popsci.com article is utter nonsense. It is nothing but 1950's AMA talking points, and has long been debunked. There are many reasons, but the chief one is this:
All else being equal, the rate of gluconeogenesis (GNG) in the body is constant. It happens all the time, for all people, even type 2 diabetics. It has no correlation whatsoever to protein intake, because the body will break down body tissues if there is not enough protein from other sources.
Therefore, if this article were correct, then NO ONE would be in ketosis.
But in fact, everyone who is in ketosis is also undergoing GNG. In fact, they are undergoing it at a faster rate, and yet, they remain in ketosis. GNG is providing just enough glucose for the handful of body tissues that cannot utilize ketones, and preventing the body from going hypoglycemic. Yet the bulk of the body, metabolically speaking, is using ketones.
And besides the clear scientific reasons stated above, you have the millions of people who do keto, and regularly test their urine to know that they are in ketosis. QED.
Could you be more specific with what sentences or paragraphs in the article have been debunked? I can’t find where the author questions ketosis is happening or incorrectly defines gluconeogenesis or parrots 1950s AMA talking points. I’m not trying to start a long argument but would be very interested to learn where my own knowledge on the subject may be in error.
teilo|6 years ago
All else being equal, the rate of gluconeogenesis (GNG) in the body is constant. It happens all the time, for all people, even type 2 diabetics. It has no correlation whatsoever to protein intake, because the body will break down body tissues if there is not enough protein from other sources.
Therefore, if this article were correct, then NO ONE would be in ketosis.
But in fact, everyone who is in ketosis is also undergoing GNG. In fact, they are undergoing it at a faster rate, and yet, they remain in ketosis. GNG is providing just enough glucose for the handful of body tissues that cannot utilize ketones, and preventing the body from going hypoglycemic. Yet the bulk of the body, metabolically speaking, is using ketones.
And besides the clear scientific reasons stated above, you have the millions of people who do keto, and regularly test their urine to know that they are in ketosis. QED.
Ketosis is not that hard to get into.
See this article, and check the references: https://perfectketo.com/gluconeogenesis/
vo2maxer|6 years ago