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Discover how you can live without constant hunger and fatigue, brain fog, poor sleep, and other low-energy symptoms. The Energy Balance Podcast will teach you how to maximize your cellular energy so you can take back your health and finally experience clear-headed focus, restful sleep, and all-day energy you didn’t think was possible.
EB. 133: The Sugar Diet/Honey Diet and FGF21: The Research
The Energy Balance Podcast
1 hour 32 minutes 31 seconds
6 months ago
EB. 133: The Sugar Diet/Honey Diet and FGF21: The Research
In this episode we discuss:
What are the sugar diet and other related diets like the honey diet, fairy princess diet, and fruit till noon diets
Whether FGF21 is responsible for the weight loss seen on these diets
The effects of the sugar diet on muscle mass
Whether FGF21 really extends lifespan
How to increase FGF21 levels and whether it’s really good for your health
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Timestamps:
0:00 – intro
1:00 – the sugar diet, honey diet, fairy princess diet, and fruit-till-noon diets as discussed by Cole Robinson, Mark Bell, Anabology, Noah Ryan, celestialbe1ng, and others
6:35 – my experience on a high-sugar diet and what the sugar diet means for the health world
11:17 – what is FGF21?
15:54 – how low-protein diets trigger the release of FGF21
20:00 – the context of FGF21 on low-protein diets and the reasons for its effects: is this really beneficial?
26:15 – the long-term effects of FGF21 on body fat, muscle mass, and metabolic health
33:16 – how the sugar diet compares to low-carb diets
35:55 – high-carb low-protein diets vs. high-fat low-protein diets on FGF21
37:34 – low-protein diets increase your metabolism due to stress: brown fat, uncoupling, and energy expenditure
43:59 – FGF21’s role in stress, energy conservation, and hibernation
49:56 – FGF21 and cortisol: is FGF21 a stress hormone?
54:09 – FGF21 and hormesis: is FGF21 hormetic?
56:10 – FGF21 and liver fat production go hand-in-hand
59:11 – carb-induced increase in FGF21 is activated by reductive stress
1:05:04 – the role of FGF21 in de novo lipogenesis as an adaptive response to stress
1:10:47 – carb-induced FGF21 causes fat gain and sympathetic activity
1:14:29 – does FGF21 cause metabolic syndrome, diabetes, NAFLD, cardiovascular disease, and obesity?
1:21:08 – does FGF21 extend lifespan? if so, is it worth it?
1:27:03 – can you lose weight and extend lifespan without a protein-deficient diet?
The Energy Balance Podcast
Discover how you can live without constant hunger and fatigue, brain fog, poor sleep, and other low-energy symptoms. The Energy Balance Podcast will teach you how to maximize your cellular energy so you can take back your health and finally experience clear-headed focus, restful sleep, and all-day energy you didn’t think was possible.
