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Impact of Alcohol on a LCHF diet?

PNJB

PNJB

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
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Tablets (oral)
An old friend is interested in my successful use of the lo carb hi fat diet, and raised a question I cannot answer as I am a non-alcahol user. Would those on a similar diet but do use alcahol please let me know how the alcahol use modifies or impacts their weight loss results. He is not diabetic, but is interested in my success from a reducing weight point of view. He tells me he is a light user of alcahol, so using my GP's rule of thumb, let us assume he is a moderate drinker.
Many thanks for your comments.
 
It doesn't really matter whether he is a light or moderate drinker, alcohol has the same effect either way. it kicks you out of ketosis whilst the alcohol is processed and used as fuel. If what you've drunk is very low carb (spirits, red wine) then typically, after the alcohol is done, you'll revert fairly quickly to Ketosis. The more alcohol, the longer you remain out. If it is carby, then you go alcohol, carbs, then it's the struggle to get back into Ketosis again.
 
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tim2000s said:
It doesn't really matter whether he is a light or moderate drinker, alcohol has the same effect either way. it kicks you out of ketosis whilst the alcohol is processed and used as fuel. If what you've drunk is very low carb (spirits, red wine) then typically, after the alcohol is done, you'll revert fairly quickly to Ketosis the more alcohol, the longer you remain out. If it is carby, then you go alcohol, carbs, then it's the struggle to get back into Ketosis again.
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Thanks for the info Tim, was wondering about a glass of red this weekend
 
I would think that the amount of carbs in the alcohol drunk would be the factor to take into consideration here If on a weight loss rather than lowering bgs is the case


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carty said:
I would think that the amount of carbs in the alcohol drunk would be the factor to take into consideration here If on a weight loss rather than lowering bgs is the case


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Carbs screw up Ketosis, but so does alcohol. Whether you have carby alcohol or non-carby alcohol, you will still end up out of ketosis.

It's what happens next that's important. Carby alcohol keeps you out of ketosis for longer as it flicks the switch back to glucose metabolism. Carb free alcohol doesn't.
 
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