Comments on: The Dean Karnazes diet http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/fast-food/the-dean-karnazes-diet/ A critical look at nutritional science and anything else that strikes my fancy. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:23:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Greg http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/fast-food/the-dean-karnazes-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-227924 Greg Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:34:34 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1484#comment-227924 Dr. Eades, is the "slow-carb" eating style the same as "clean eating"? <em>I haven't a clue. I've never heard the term "clean eating." Anyone out there know?</em> Dr. Eades, is the “slow-carb” eating style the same as “clean eating”?

I haven’t a clue. I’ve never heard the term “clean eating.” Anyone out there know?

]]> By: Shaun Pearson http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/fast-food/the-dean-karnazes-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-216400 Shaun Pearson Sat, 30 May 2009 16:02:41 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1484#comment-216400 Dr. Eades, this is a well written and fascinating article on endurance and low carb diets. http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/1/1/2 Dr. Eades, this is a well written and fascinating article on endurance and low carb diets.

http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/1/1/2

]]> By: Shaun Pearson http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/fast-food/the-dean-karnazes-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-216396 Shaun Pearson Sat, 30 May 2009 14:04:29 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1484#comment-216396 I've recently started on this low-carb lifestyle, thanks to this blog, and so far so good. I've lost weight and I feel surprisingly good. Now I want to start running again like I used to do when I was not 40 pounds overweight. I have been, as per your advice, keeping my carb intake for the day to 50 grams and less; however, I found that I cannot run doing this as I have no energy. I've tried having almost all of my day's carbs all at once just before I run and this has helped a bit. So what should I take from this thread? That, as long as I'm running that day I can eat more than 50 grams? I'm glad I found this article because I was doubting this low carb thing, at least for a person who wants to run. It makes sense though, a "caveman" would not have been running a lot. S/he would have done plenty of walking with the occasional short burst of speed. OOps. This thread is a year old. Well, I typed it so I'll post it. :) Thanks for this site Dr. Eades. I’ve recently started on this low-carb lifestyle, thanks to this blog, and so far so good. I’ve lost weight and I feel surprisingly good. Now I want to start running again like I used to do when I was not 40 pounds overweight. I have been, as per your advice, keeping my carb intake for the day to 50 grams and less; however, I found that I cannot run doing this as I have no energy. I’ve tried having almost all of my day’s carbs all at once just before I run and this has helped a bit. So what should I take from this thread? That, as long as I’m running that day I can eat more than 50 grams? I’m glad I found this article because I was doubting this low carb thing, at least for a person who wants to run. It makes sense though, a “caveman” would not have been running a lot. S/he would have done plenty of walking with the occasional short burst of speed.

OOps. This thread is a year old. Well, I typed it so I’ll post it. :) Thanks for this site Dr. Eades.

]]> By: André http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/fast-food/the-dean-karnazes-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-209758 André Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:09:05 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1484#comment-209758 Alcohol makes you dehydrated. Starting to run in a dehydrated state is insane. He made it but you better don't try. I can't respect people that do stupid things that I wouldn't do, just because they do it. Sorry. Alcohol makes you dehydrated. Starting to run in a dehydrated state is insane. He made it but you better don’t try. I can’t respect people that do stupid things that I wouldn’t do, just because they do it. Sorry.

]]> By: Joi http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/fast-food/the-dean-karnazes-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-202470 Joi Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:52:47 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1484#comment-202470 I can appreciate the grilled salmon - but so much of it? I think I'd grow sick of it pretty fast. I know I couldn't do without fruit - I eat more berries than any robin I know. I can appreciate the grilled salmon – but so much of it? I think I’d grow sick of it pretty fast. I know I couldn’t do without fruit – I eat more berries than any robin I know.

]]> By: Damon http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/fast-food/the-dean-karnazes-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-169732 Damon Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:14:25 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1484#comment-169732 Let's hope he doesn't end up like Jim Fixx. Here's an interesting study on heart disease risk among "master" marathoners: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/548311 Let’s hope he doesn’t end up like Jim Fixx. Here’s an interesting study on heart disease risk among “master” marathoners:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/548311

]]> By: ItsTheWooo http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/fast-food/the-dean-karnazes-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-168893 ItsTheWooo Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:17:01 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1484#comment-168893 Paul B- yea, when your brain is shooting out stimulatory chemicals it's hard to sit still, or rest lol. My mood is pretty unstable, I have a few days when I'm very "up" and then a few days when I can be so low I"m comatose. I know on the apex of the up days, it's very difficult not to run screaming down the street... the energy is overwhelming, and you've far less inhibitions, so why not run down the street dancing, right? IMO the guy is a nutter! This guy is hitting all the marks for mania: a) getting piss drunk (big sign of mania/hypomania BTW is substance use) b) forgoing sleeping (people in mania stop sleeping) c) nudity/inappropriate dress d) expending tremendous energy in pointless and inappropriate activity (people in mania will pace, race, fiddle their hands, run around, dance, sing... they're very hyperactive). e) claiming to have experienced a religious like conversion, to be a superhuman (delusions of grandeur and religious awakenings are big signs of mania). The only chance this guy has of being sane is if he has greatly embellished or lied about some details (e.g. the extent of his running, his "religious" feelings, his lack of sleep). If this story is true to word, poor guy sounds like he's gonna crash hard (either that, or he's a psychotic episode away from the nut house). Paul B- yea, when your brain is shooting out stimulatory chemicals it’s hard to sit still, or rest lol. My mood is pretty unstable, I have a few days when I’m very “up” and then a few days when I can be so low I”m comatose. I know on the apex of the up days, it’s very difficult not to run screaming down the street… the energy is overwhelming, and you’ve far less inhibitions, so why not run down the street dancing, right?
IMO the guy is a nutter! This guy is hitting all the marks for mania:

a) getting piss drunk (big sign of mania/hypomania BTW is substance use)
b) forgoing sleeping (people in mania stop sleeping)
c) nudity/inappropriate dress
d) expending tremendous energy in pointless and inappropriate activity (people in mania will pace, race, fiddle their hands, run around, dance, sing… they’re very hyperactive).
e) claiming to have experienced a religious like conversion, to be a superhuman (delusions of grandeur and religious awakenings are big signs of mania).

The only chance this guy has of being sane is if he has greatly embellished or lied about some details (e.g. the extent of his running, his “religious” feelings, his lack of sleep). If this story is true to word, poor guy sounds like he’s gonna crash hard (either that, or he’s a psychotic episode away from the nut house).

]]> By: Bruce Kleisner http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/fast-food/the-dean-karnazes-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-168217 Bruce Kleisner Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:33:31 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1484#comment-168217 uoftchem, read Charles's posts on the Livin' La Vida Low-Carb discussion board. He is running long distance races (10k, half-marathon, and marathon I think) on a zero-carb diet. The only thing he eats is meat. No eggs. Little or no cheese. Maybe some butter and coconut oil and things like that. But he mainly eats fatty meats apparently. Zero Carb / Meat and Water http://www.livinlowcarbdiscussion.com/showthread.php?tid=334 Zero-Carb Running Journal http://www.livinlowcarbdiscussion.com/showthread.php?tid=367 Question for Charles....the super meat eating moderator :-) http://www.livinlowcarbdiscussion.com/showthread.php?tid=475 uoftchem, read Charles’s posts on the Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb discussion board. He is running long distance races (10k, half-marathon, and marathon I think) on a zero-carb diet. The only thing he eats is meat. No eggs. Little or no cheese. Maybe some butter and coconut oil and things like that. But he mainly eats fatty meats apparently.

Zero Carb / Meat and Water
http://www.livinlowcarbdiscussion.com/showthread.php?tid=334

Zero-Carb Running Journal
http://www.livinlowcarbdiscussion.com/showthread.php?tid=367

Question for Charles….the super meat eating moderator :-)
http://www.livinlowcarbdiscussion.com/showthread.php?tid=475

]]> By: Megan Bagwell http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/fast-food/the-dean-karnazes-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-168178 Megan Bagwell Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:03:04 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1484#comment-168178 This is something someone wrote on one of my internet friend boards today. It's so sad. I just got some bad news today :( remember the Berkeley heart test I got done at the beginning of the year? a new study on cholesterol and triglyceride's and such. Well, I got my results today and they aren't good. Is a lot of info to process. MY cholesterol and triglyceride's are high (which is not surprise) My good cholesterol is not doing anything to balance my bad cholesterol, plus my results show that i have a high risk of inflammation on the arteries, not to mention the build up of plaque, seems like I produce large plaque and not small one, so they trying to invert that with some meds. The bad surprise was my insulin, which was high so it shows a risk for diabetes, so this month I'll start on diabetic meds, and next month I'll start the cholesterol meds. In the meanwhile I have to get a cardiac CT, stress tests and a series of blood work. The positive side is that I'm preventing heart attacks and strokes by taking care of this, but it makes me sad that I'm showing signs of heart disease at this age. I just pray my kids don't get these genes :( I want to tell her what I know, but I just feel like it will be a waste. I already sound like a know it all on the weight loss forum for that group, I don't mean to but it's just LOW CARB= EVIL (unless it's South Beach for 2 weeks, whatever people). I want to help people. People don't listen unless you have an M.D. after your name no matter how much research and hours into the night I read about this stuff... <em>Yeah, this sucks. It, along with an email I just got, has inspired a post. Thanks.</em> This is something someone wrote on one of my internet friend boards today. It’s so sad.

I just got some bad news today :( remember the Berkeley heart test I got done at the beginning of the year? a new study on cholesterol and triglyceride’s and such. Well, I got my results today and they aren’t good. Is a lot of info to process. MY cholesterol and triglyceride’s are high (which is not surprise) My good cholesterol is not doing anything to balance my bad cholesterol, plus my results show that i have a high risk of inflammation on the arteries, not to mention the build up of plaque, seems like I produce large plaque and not small one, so they trying to invert that with some meds. The bad surprise was my insulin, which was high so it shows a risk for diabetes, so this month I’ll start on diabetic meds, and next month I’ll start the cholesterol meds. In the meanwhile I have to get a cardiac CT, stress tests and a series of blood work. The positive side is that I’m preventing heart attacks and strokes by taking care of this, but it makes me sad that I’m showing signs of heart disease at this age. I just pray my kids don’t get these genes :(

I want to tell her what I know, but I just feel like it will be a waste. I already sound like a know it all on the weight loss forum for that group, I don’t mean to but it’s just LOW CARB= EVIL (unless it’s South Beach for 2 weeks, whatever people). I want to help people. People don’t listen unless you have an M.D. after your name no matter how much research and hours into the night I read about this stuff…

Yeah, this sucks. It, along with an email I just got, has inspired a post. Thanks.

]]> By: Methuselah - Pay Now Live Later http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/fast-food/the-dean-karnazes-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-167937 Methuselah - Pay Now Live Later Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:30:02 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=1484#comment-167937 I don't want to sound like a kiljoy (although I probably will) but surely eating all that garbage during races is going to have an impact. I certainly take your point about the body using up whatever you throw at it under those circumstances (in terms of sugars), but I just wonder whether all the chemicals and additives in the cakes along with a total lack of vitamins and roughage would be a kick in the teeth for a body already being pushed to its limit. Clearly he is fine with it (for now) so maybe it's not a problem. But if he did 50 marathons in 50 days and ate like that each time I am surprised it did not become one.... I don’t want to sound like a kiljoy (although I probably will) but surely eating all that garbage during races is going to have an impact. I certainly take your point about the body using up whatever you throw at it under those circumstances (in terms of sugars), but I just wonder whether all the chemicals and additives in the cakes along with a total lack of vitamins and roughage would be a kick in the teeth for a body already being pushed to its limit. Clearly he is fine with it (for now) so maybe it’s not a problem. But if he did 50 marathons in 50 days and ate like that each time I am surprised it did not become one….

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