JohnB
10/25/2018
11:36:48 AM | |  | |
Hello ladies,
Just wanted to chime in with a point of clarification here regarding dietary protein and blood sugar. Keep in mind that from an energy production standpoint, everything we eat normally gets converted into glucose or glycogen... one of its storage forms... or fat. That is because in normal metabolism, the base unit of cellular energy production is glucose.
So the body easily converts carbohydrates, fats or proteins into glucose... and typically in that order. When dietary intake of carbs is restricted and healthy fats are increased, the body will shift from burning glucose to burning ketone bodies from fat... a physiological shift referred to as ketosis. There are many potential health benefits to this metabolic shift that I won't go into here (google ketogenic diet benefits).
So getting into and staying into ketosis involves eating a diet high in fat and low in carbs with moderate protein intake. Too much carb or (to a lesser extent) too much protein can shift the body out of ketosis and raise sugar levels.
So from that unique perspective protein can raise sugar levels, but that is far from the norm. I just wanted to make sure you don't draw inappropriate conclusions regarding dietary protein and protein supplementation - which for most of us is highly beneficial.
Love and Blessings,
John
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