Too much protein in one meal ups insulin?
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From: Liam T. on 1 Aug 2008 23:49 Hi There, I'm reading around and on lowcarbfriends, someone mentioned that a intake more then 42 grms of protein (in one meal) will spike insulin? I'm looking around and finding mixed messages.... Also , I wanted to buy some protein powder, I usually buy whey powder, but now I'm being told that it also may create an insulin spike despite being low carb. Is this something I should be concerned about? Is egg protein powder better for lowcarbing? Thanks kindly
From: Jeri on 2 Aug 2008 09:10 Liam T. <Reproducethyself(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi There, > > I'm reading around and on lowcarbfriends, someone mentioned that a > intake more then 42 grms of protein (in one meal) will spike > insulin? > I'm looking around and finding mixed messages.... > > Also , I wanted to buy some protein powder, I usually buy whey powder, > but now I'm being told that it also may create an insulin spike > despite being low carb. Is this something I should be concerned > about? Is egg protein powder better for lowcarbing? > > Thanks kindly http://www.grossweb.com/asdlc/faq.htm#4p Excess protein creates excess glucose. But what's excess for one person may not be excess for another. -- Jeri "Change is inevitable, except from vending machines."
From: Susan on 2 Aug 2008 12:58 x-no-archive: yes Liam T. wrote: > Hi There, > > I'm reading around and on lowcarbfriends, someone mentioned that a > intake more then 42 grms of protein (in one meal) will spike > insulin? > I'm looking around and finding mixed messages.... > > Also , I wanted to buy some protein powder, I usually buy whey powder, > but now I'm being told that it also may create an insulin spike > despite being low carb. Is this something I should be concerned > about? Is egg protein powder better for lowcarbing? > > Thanks kindly No, someone misunderstands the insulin index of foods. Protein causes more insulin release than carbs do, with fish causing the highest amount, but not in a spike the way carbs do, but rather over a longer, more prolonged period, which is why it won't spike blood glucose or insulin. About 58%of the protein you eat is converted to glucose, too, hence the wisdom of hormonally neutral fat in your diet to a generous degree. Susan
From: Cubit on 2 Aug 2008 16:44 "Liam T." <Reproducethyself(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:b428e407-e29e-4e21-a049-ce3d7ee9e093(a)34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > Hi There, > > I'm reading around and on lowcarbfriends, someone mentioned that a > intake more then 42 grms of protein (in one meal) will spike > insulin? > I'm looking around and finding mixed messages.... > > Also , I wanted to buy some protein powder, I usually buy whey powder, > but now I'm being told that it also may create an insulin spike > despite being low carb. Is this something I should be concerned > about? Is egg protein powder better for lowcarbing? > > Thanks kindly I don't know. However, a 50 gram dose of protein powder makes me feel lethargic for a short time very much like the crash from a sugar surge. I find that 25 gram doses of protein powder have no subjective effect. An insulin response to protein might be a good wild guess.
From: Doug Freyburger on 2 Aug 2008 18:04 "Jeri" <stargaze...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Liam T. <Reproducethys...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'm reading around and on lowcarbfriends, someone mentioned that a > > intake more then 42 grms of protein (in one meal) will spike > > insulin? > > > Also , I wanted to buy some protein powder, I usually buy whey powder, > > but now I'm being told that it also may create an insulin spike > > despite being low carb. Is this something I should be concerned > > about? Is egg protein powder better for lowcarbing? > > Excess protein creates excess glucose. But what's excess for one person may > not be excess for another. Fat burned releases about 10% of its energy as glucose. The daily need for fat for building cell membranes and nerves and so on is a few grams of polyunsaturates. The excess dietary fat tends to get stored rather than burned. Protein burned releases about 50% of its energy as glucose. The daily need for protein is lower than most Americans eat and definitely higher than daily fat needs. The excess dietary protein tends to get burned rather than stored. These issues combine to explain why when you do the arithmatic low carb plans tend to be high fat not high protein. There's also the issue that calorie for calorie fat and protein are roughly as filling. Calorie for calorie many think fat does a better job of keeping hunger from coming back. Calorie for calorie fat tends to trigger more glucagon release and thus better loss. Does this mean using protin powder is a bad idea? Not really. It means it's less effective than other methods but it is easy and it does work. But it is very easy to eat enough protein to get an excess and the excess ends up 50% glucose by calories.
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