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<blockquote data-quote="diamondnostril" data-source="post: 421900" data-attributes="member: 63791"><p>Hi . . .</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately I reached the limits of my restricted knowledge of the topic, so I must declare myself out of the discussion after this Post. My <em><strong>feeling</strong></em> is that the state of Ketosis would not exist in humans if it did not offer an equivalent survival advantage compared to other states . . . but I cannot go back into history to grab the statistics to illustrate this claim.</p><p></p><p>The 'survival strategy' called 'ketosis' that I refer to <em><strong>does not </strong></em>refer exclusively to situations of starvation. It refers to situations of <em><strong>restricted Carbohydrate</strong></em>. This is what triggers Ketosis. Restricted Carbohydrate and starvation are obviously two very different scenarios. In my opinion, this state (restricted Carbohydrates) covers the vast majority of our evolutionary history. I think it is only in the most recent few thousand years (after the advent of agriculture) that Carbohydrates have become available regardless of the season. This is why I think that Ketosis would have been a default and natural state for humans throughout our evolution. But of course I cannot travel back in time and know this for sure.</p><p></p><p>I'm a bit concerned that your assumption is that I will try to patronise you. Did you get a bad feeling from my Posts here or on another thread? If so I am sorry about that. On this thread I only wanted to respond to your original question, and hopefully get some responses on this topic from other people.</p><p></p><p>My feeling for your quoted question, not based on any kind of personal experience, is that most people in this desperate situation would probably choose the Carbs rather than the Fat. (I think that is what I would choose in this situation. Thankfully, I don't know and never will know). In my own situation of being a well-fed individual, in Ketosis by choice, I choose Fat and am pretty confident in my ability to run or fight if the need arises.</p><p></p><p>Regards,</p><p>Antony</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="diamondnostril, post: 421900, member: 63791"] Hi . . . Unfortunately I reached the limits of my restricted knowledge of the topic, so I must declare myself out of the discussion after this Post. My [i][b]feeling[/b][/i] is that the state of Ketosis would not exist in humans if it did not offer an equivalent survival advantage compared to other states . . . but I cannot go back into history to grab the statistics to illustrate this claim. The 'survival strategy' called 'ketosis' that I refer to [i][b]does not [/b][/i]refer exclusively to situations of starvation. It refers to situations of [i][b]restricted Carbohydrate[/b][/i]. This is what triggers Ketosis. Restricted Carbohydrate and starvation are obviously two very different scenarios. In my opinion, this state (restricted Carbohydrates) covers the vast majority of our evolutionary history. I think it is only in the most recent few thousand years (after the advent of agriculture) that Carbohydrates have become available regardless of the season. This is why I think that Ketosis would have been a default and natural state for humans throughout our evolution. But of course I cannot travel back in time and know this for sure. I'm a bit concerned that your assumption is that I will try to patronise you. Did you get a bad feeling from my Posts here or on another thread? If so I am sorry about that. On this thread I only wanted to respond to your original question, and hopefully get some responses on this topic from other people. My feeling for your quoted question, not based on any kind of personal experience, is that most people in this desperate situation would probably choose the Carbs rather than the Fat. (I think that is what I would choose in this situation. Thankfully, I don't know and never will know). In my own situation of being a well-fed individual, in Ketosis by choice, I choose Fat and am pretty confident in my ability to run or fight if the need arises. Regards, Antony [/QUOTE]
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