I experimented with a ketogenic diet for a couple weeks in 2012 and shared my data and experience at our local Chicago Quantified Self meetup. These are my presentation slides.
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Linear (Wakup Energy (0-5))
Linear (Morning Energy (0-5))
Linear (Afternoon Energy)
Linear (Night energy)
Easier to wake up.
More tired at night.
Energy Level
22. If I change my diet,
then I will increase my productivity
Conclusions
23. • Early morning energy
• Belief in being “healthier”
• Decreased hunger cravings
• Enjoyed cooking
Positives
24. • Productivity decreased from
researching diets!
• Difficult when not home
• Required more mental energy
than going to chipotle
Negatives
25. • One variable at a time
• Longer
• Fix sleep
• Cognitive performance
– www.quantified-mind.com
• Blood testing
– www.wellnessfx.com
– www.insidetracker.com
Next Time
26. “Too often we hold fast to the clichés of
our forebears. We subject all facts to a
prefabricated set of interpretations.
We enjoy the comfort of opinion without
the discomfort of thought.”
- John F. Kennedy, Yale University commencement address (June 11,
1962)
28. Evolutionary Rationale
Loren Cordain - Origins and Evolution of the Western Diet: Health Implications for the 21st Century.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dw1MuD9EP4
29. Evolutionary Rationale
Loren Cordain - Origins and Evolution of the Western Diet: Health Implications for the 21st Century.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dw1MuD9EP4
30. Evolutionary Rationale
Loren Cordain - Origins and Evolution of the Western Diet: Health Implications for the 21st Century.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dw1MuD9EP4
33. Studies
• The stories of Frederick Schwatka and Vilhjalmur Stefansson, and their study of the Inuit
people. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC524027/
• The Minnesota Coronary Study – 10,000 person test showing no correlation between
Saturated Fat % and cholesterol on risk of cardiovascular disease -
http://atvb.ahajournals.org/content/9/1/129
• A low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet versus a low-fat diet to treat obesity and
hyperlipidemia: a randomized, controlled trial. -
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15148063
• Woman's Health Initiative (2006) - Reducing Total Fat Intake May Have Small Effect on
Risk of Breast Cancer, No Effect on Risk of Colorectal Cancer, Heart Disease, or Stroke. -
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/diet_mod.htm
• AtoZ Trial 2007 - low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat diet may be considered a
feasible alternative recommendation for weight loss -
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17341711
• Workplace Diet Trial (2008) - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18635428
34. Resources
Evolutionary Diet
- Loren Cordain - Origins and Evolution of the Western Diet: Health Implications for the 21st Century.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dw1MuD9EP4
Sugar is a toxin
- http://youtu.be/dBnniua6-oM
The Soft Science of Dietary Fat
- http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/taubes.html
Bad science and big business - about fat and cholesterol
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vr-c8GeT34
The limits of scientific evidence and the ethics of dietary guidelines — 60 years of ambiguity
- from Peter Attia
- http://vimeo.com/45485034
- slides: http://www.wds2010.com/delegates/presentations/10wed/06-Session0_1-Gary%20Taubes.pdf
Gary Taubes @ Google
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6vpFV6Wkl4
http://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/faq
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/a-metabolic-paradigm-shift-fat-carbs-human-body-metabolism/