I am literally sitting here smiling, only because I tell people this all the time, and they look at me like either I’m crazy, or they just can’t understand how we’ve been lied to for so many years! Thank you for another awesome video!
@@pancake_ghosty After surgery in March taking the cancer out the first food she was given was sweet yoghurt and apple juice..Now she is doing chemo number 4 dose and the doctor said that no one lives past this but they are going ahead with radiation and stem cells.. I was watching how they do metabolic theology now but it cost not much money so that’s not good for the doctors pockets.. It’s better to have you suffer so they can buy a new house or car…
im willing to bet the only reason he reversed the prediabetes is because of the fiber volume and because he was not able to eat that much fruit before he got full, not necessarily because the fructose in fruit is any better than table sugar.
The statement you made about fruit in another video has been a game changer for me. You said that today's fruits have been bred to be so sweet and they are little sacks of sugar. As a diabetic this really resonated with me so I stopped having fruit on a daily basis. I occasionally have a couple of strawberries & that has had a huge impact on my A1C. It dropped from 6.2 to now 5.3 at my last dr visit. My dr reduced my insulin dose twice since the beginning of this year & said I am well on my way to reversing my diabetes. THANK YOU DR BERRY!!!!!
Glad to know about your improved blood sugar. But have you been thinking about other health markers which are affected by diffiencies in vitamins and minerals? Or by overconsumption of animal products and fats? Blood sugar is not the only health marker to worry about.
@@abdelrahmanelsheikh5798 I was diagnosed with d3 & b12 deficiencies decades ago and have been on supplements to correct that since then. I have all markers tested regularly. I do eat vegetables which are low in oxalates and not inflammatory. All of my markers, including inflammatory markers, have improved. Best (very thorough) labs I have received in 30 years.
@@JamesThompson-ol3eu I have been monitoring my blood glucose very closely. If I have a few berries (not the box) my glucose does not skyrocket like it did with other fruit.
I stopped eating fruits in 2018, when I initially began the ketogenic way of eating, and have not had any fruit since. I just recently had blood work done (a week ago), and my Nurse Practioner says my labs looked great! Of course, she's a bit concerned about the slightly "elevated" cholesterol levels. However, I informed her that - in my opinion - since I am NOT eating a traditional "western/American" diet, but do consume a LARGE amount of fatty red meats, that the cholesterol numbers were likely fine, and not to worry. I'll probably out-live her (I'm 60). Thanks Dr. Berry!
Beautiful. So you are able to stay on purely meat, with no fruits or other carbs? What about cheese and butter? Any thoughts on that? Im starting to think those would have to be unpasteurized as that process fills it up with some sketchy chemicals... :) (Been carnivore myself for 6 months and have learned I cant eat fruits or drink so far... But I do wonder if its best to be in ketosis all the time or if it should be broken up at times?)
@@Meatups whenever I break out of Keto I loose my keys, forget where I parked, get a bit moody... So I always go back to a Ketovore style of eating since 2018 as well. It's my new normal. Not being in ketosis is weird.
You are wrong not to worry about elevated blood cholestrol from animal fats. They have shown to cause heart and artery disease which is the number 1 killer in the US. If you choose to ignore that because of the keto community misinformation, it's your choice, but you are wrong!
@@johnruble5796 Everyone can claim their own research 🙄🙄🙄. Check your own lab values and ultrasound your own organs after you have been eating certain types of food to know what works best for you. That is the best research.
Man made the Coca Cola... God made the fruit. The way our bodies work with fruit is a lot different from Coke. Out ancestors ate fruit... not soda pops, lol. I tried the Carnivore Diet for a couple of weeks and felt horrible. My heart started palpating and I couldn't sleep at all. (Before the Carnivore Diet, I was on the Keto Diet following Dr. Berg on CZcams) Since I was feeling so horrible from Carnivore Diet, I chose to add fruit, raw dairy (goats milk) and a little raw honey. Now I am back to normal and have plenty of energy again and sleeping well. I saw Dr. Paul Saladino eating this diet I am now on and how healthy he is... so I gave it a try and I love it!
@STACYBURK...Fruit today is not like it was in biblical days. Look up what a banana and apple are supposed to look like. A banana looks like a okra and a apple looks like a cherry.
I absolutely love your videos and information. My brother turned me on to you and the ketogenic diet. I have to say that you are so helpful in understanding the diet and all of the myths that we have been taught all of our lives. I have completely changed and healed my body from the inside out. My A1C was 6.2 and now it's 5.0. My triglycerides were at one time 477 and now it's at 118. My cholesterol levels are now in the normal range also. I can't thank you enough for telling us the TRUTH! Finally, a doctor who isn't afraid to speak up. Oh, and by the way, my pcp is completely on board with me doing this keto diet. He is so pleased with my results. Please know that I'm sending you a great big hug and a thank you from the bottom of my heart. I knew that I hated fruit for a reason! Lol. P.S. congratulations on being a daddy again.
I've discovered I can afford good beef because of all the stuff I now DON'T buy. Organic fruit being one of those. Whew! All those years I thought my fruit (and green) smoothies were good for me. Lost another pound this morning. Averaging a pound every 3 to 5 days. Got a ways to go, still. 4th week on carnivore and down 7 (solid) total pounds.
To save money, go to Dr. Berry's CZcams Channel and enter "budget" in the search field for his channel (NOT the CZcams search field). Also, enter "stall" to understand that your weight loss might stall or pause for a while, and then resume.
@@Ocbsucks water weight getting lost first 2-3 days, after that it’s fat. Also, when switching to carnivore from keto, there is no water - all lbs are fat lost
Amazing that we’ve been snookered all these years. I heard a lady on a Facebook live the other day describing a recipe she was making. She was using grapes and said she was on weight watchers so the fruit is a free food. That is crazy that fruit is free on WW.
@@c_b5060 I think it does work - the first time! I achieved one of their little badges back in the 70/80's. [It was around the time they brought in baked beans]. Even on maintenance I lost weight. This is probably what they bank on - it doesn't last. The second time I joined WW nothing shifted. Fruit was weighed then, and certainly wasn't free.
At one point they were pushing recipes using fructose as a healthier sweetener. I lost weight when fruit was one point, then they made it free and I was off to the races with fruit and couldn't stick to the plan.
Now I don't eat fruit, unless its fermented. But I would like to see a video with you and Dr. SALADINO, because he shows studies in favor of fruit. I don't understand the science, So I would like to see you both have a friendly discussion about this. THANKS
You can find a "study" nowadays that proves just about anything. Just need to use some critical thinking skills. "I wonder what would happen if I ate only fruit?" Since fruit is not harmful right???
@@bensherman9126 no one is saying eat only fruit. But according to Dr Saladino if you are metabolically healthy, fruit doesn't have that bad of an impact. But I'm not a scientist. That's why I would like to see them have a conversation about it. I know Dr. Berry feeds his son fruit.
Thanks for the breakdown of fruit sugars! I don’t eat fruit because my body doesn’t tolerate any sugar! I love and respect the gift of my health so I eat beef, bacon, butter and eggs🥓🥓🥓😎🤩😍
First of all I rarely comment on any videos, but I have to say this one hits home. I have followed you along with several other doctors including Paul Saladino for many years. I like Paul a lot and feel like I’ve learned a great deal from him. I decided to go full strict Carnivore in January of 2020. My physical health certainly improved, but my mental health is where i saw the most significant changes. The deep sadness and depression I had lived with the majority of my 38 years had almost completely lifted along with the heavy anxiety attacks I would have daily. It was profound. About 4 months ago I decided to add in some fruits (organic blueberries, organic mango, ys eco bee farms organic raw honey). I valued Paul’s perspective and figured “why not”. At first I didn’t seem to notice much of a difference. I wasn’t bloated, my skin didn’t break out, my bowel movements remained somewhat similar. However sugar (at least for me and my body and brain) is a sneaky little devil. I found myself not wanting to get out of bed in the mornings, and distancing myself from all of my friends. I had bouts of extreme emotional distress even though nothing in my life had really changed. Without even realizing it I was back in a deep depression surrounded by the heaviness of anxiety. Also if that wasn’t heartbreaking enough I was now fully addicted to sugar again. Paul says seed oils are what makes you not be able to stop eating. I can tell you for an absolute fact he is wrong! I could never debate him or understand the science to his degree, but I do know my own body and mind better than anyone! I have not touched one drop of seed oils in over 3 years and I could not stop eating mangos or honey! I was eating up to a pound of honey per day it still took everything I had to put it back in the cupboard. I also ate so much mango (even when I wasn’t actually hungry). All I would think about when I wasn’t home was getting back and eating those foods. The cravings were insane. As smart as Paul obviously is, he is missing something extremely crucial here and is spreading misinformation to so many people! I have since then gone through all of the withdrawal symptoms and am back on a Carnivore diet again and finally feel like my life is coming back together. I’m out of bed early and am back around friends and participating in life. I appreciate you Dr Berry, your videos have been very valuable in my life!
Yeah, instead of a witch in a gingerbread house, the road to ruin is Paul in a mango hut with a boogie board by the door. I did the honey experiment and really started to feel worse. Strict carnivore for me.
Thanks for sharing! But a pound of honey a day? Damn , that is so, so extreme and pure sugar! How did you do that? No wonder you fell back. Happy to hear you overcame it.
@@muratisik6956 I completely agree that it’s extreme. As crazy as it sounds I could have easily eaten more than that. I felt so addicted to honey and especially mango that I felt like no matter how much I ate it wasn’t enough. The cravings were more powerful than I can explain. As much as I love those foods, they unfortunately can’t be a part of my life.
I agree with you. There’s a CZcams video “why did Paul Saladino quit carnivore” by carnivore camaraderie, that says Paul is actually going to pay if he doesn’t wake up. Good video
Thank you Dr.Berry! Just recently discovered your channel and Neisha's! Love your content! I have Crohn's but it's been in complete remission for decades. Never been on any biologics, I don't go for Colonoscopies. The rare time I have a flare( and it's mild and goes away) is when I eat almonds, some fruits and anything coconut. I have stayed away from fruits and vegetables for years and I'm so thankful given the new info that they are actually pro inflammatory. I didn't eat a ton of grains but I did eat oatmeal. Kicked it out of my diet. I have been taking Vitamin D for many years. Two weeks ago I started carnivore and I love it! I don't need to lose weight, I'm just doing it for overall health and wellness. Best decision ever! Thank you for getting the truth out there regarding food and diet.
Hey! Quorra, I too am diagnosed with Crohn's, very recently. I have been vegetarian all my life, and now trying to make up my mind towards carnivore. Still not tried though. Eggs are my only non-vegetarian food. However, how did you understand that you've overcome Crohn's? And also guide me on some good books, on it, if you've read any. (From India).
@@saurabhkesharwani6143 Go to Dr. Berry's CZcams Channel and enter "Crohns" or "liver" or whatever term you like in the search field for his channel (NOT the CZcams search field).
@@saurabhkesharwani6143 On my desk top PC with a large screen, I can easily see the Search field for each CZcams Channel. Other folks have reported that on a notbook or on a phone, the Search field was not easy to see. (They could see the Search field for all of CZcams, but not the Search field for the individual CZcams Channels.) I think if those folks would scroll up-down or left-right, the Channel Search field would appear.
Fruits are not only sugar. They are packed full of vits fiber potassium magnesium and even protein and other nutrients. You just eat in moderation and like with any other foods, exercise, go for a walk after a meal, keep busy and active. Following a strict diet, any diet, and sitting at computer desk all day long and laying on the couch watching TV at night won't do any good. Use common sense and enjoy the food. Fruits are good if you know how to eat and when to eat them.
Eating fruits is best when we totally cut human made sugar and pastries and beverages. Only source of sweet is through fruits naturally it's awesome. Eat what nature shares with us instead of listening BS from modern doctors.. just eat fruits and vegetables.
I switched to a vegan diet full of fruit and l actually lost a lot of weight and my blood pressure is perfect. Before, l rarely ate fruit but l was eating dairy and meat my blood pressure was always over 130. But now it s 120 or below.
Mine Was High When I Did Vegan, But I Blame The Grains. Now Trying Carnivore With Just Enough Fruit To Keep Me Out Of Ketosis, BP Seems To Be Dropping 🤔
I have followed both Dr. Paul and Dr. Ken since their earliest youtubes, and am a fan of both, and have been strict carnivore for three years. I healed my gut completely, and now am 9 months into reintroducing fruit as per Saladino. As an athlete who gets daily sun for hours in season, my performance has been absolutely amazing, no inflammation or fat deposition. YMMV if you are sedentary and indoors.
I am a fan of both too. I just shifted from beef, eggs, occasional sardines, fat, a bit of salt to adding in about 150 grams carbs from fruit. Starting with 25 grams a working up slowly to give my body time to ramp up insulin production. Recent study did show that fruit consumption made pre-existing NAFLD worse in diabetics. But another recent study showed no effect in people who are metabolically healthy. (too lazy to hunt up links)
@@terraflow__bryanburdo4547 Same. Once I got rid of IR which I actually did on whole foods vegan diet, I could eat BIG meal including some fruit and my blood glucose would top out around 120-125 max.
Once I added fruits (berries, applesauce) and small amounts of honey to my carnivore meals, all my nightly muscle cramps went away. I had been strict carnivore for 2+ years. I learned the lesson. No more strict carnivore.
I really wish I had known about you when my mom was I'll with diabetes. Based on all the videos I've seen, her "nutritionists" gave her all wrong dietary information & eating plans. This makes me so angry. I remember some of the meal plans including grapes, bananas, oatmeal, apples, rice, pasta, well, you get the idea. This was over 20 years ago & if I would've known about the carnivore diet, how carbs & fruits affects diabetics, I would've transitioned my mom to a carnivore lifestyle. She would probably still be here. While I have not been diagnosed, I'm going to change my eating habits to help mitigate the possibility & to get healthier. Thank you for your insight. Be well.
Yep. I'm from family of 6 diabetics. I'm the youngest and am in better health than everyone else was at this age...58. Diabetes killed 4 others and caused everyone terrible complications. But me, because i discovered low carb 22 years ago.
Very good information, I've always wondered about this. I have heard that the best options as far as fruit goes, are berries, as they are lowest in sugar, yet still high in nutrients.
I'm not disagreeing that the molecules are the same, but to not consider the source is silly. Take orange juice and oranges, to get the amount of sugar in a single glass of orange juice you would have to eat like 5 or 6 oranges. No one is going to eat 5 or 6 oranges in one sitting. Plus in the whole fruit form your body has to work harder to extract the sugars vs sugar in a OJ or pop. I'm not saying everyone should eat fruit, there's probably some people that shouldn't. But no one is becoming obese from eating to many bananas or grapes. Never seen a person on my 600 pound life bed bound because they couldn't control their fruit intake.
Yeah, chemically speaking, glucose can have only one formula, be it in pure form or in fruit form; same thing is true for fructose or sucrose. So, what was the point of showing the same formulae on both sides? Did he expect them to be different? (Or were there just some gullible people who expected that to be the case?) That was probably the dumbest/silliest thing in that whole presentation, IMHO.
My favorite fruit is: slightly but not quite ripe durian. Fat, protein, and lower carbs and it’s all there and so tasty. Fresh off the farm in the village, we only get it in June/July but so good. Happy low carb in Thailand.
..what should be mentioned in this video is that the sugar is absorbed very differently with fruits due to the fibre content of each different fruit so you get a slow release of the sugar as compared to junk food. I believe this is where the misconception occurs.
What are your opinions on berries? I eat Strawberries, Raspberries & Blueberries (Mulberries in my backyard too!) The most. Those are my main sources of fruit in small amounts throughout usually just a small handful with breakfast or in a shake with raw eggs & 8% buffalo milk or water sometimes yogurt or whey. What about PEACHES & WATERMELONS? I occasionally have some of those in the summer time just don't gorge like I used to on a big bowl of sugary fruit hahaha
I never felt good after eating fruit, even when I was little, and I never understand why. Now I do. Dr. Berry: Thank you - so much - for this information! 🌹
Dr. Barry's video brilliantly dispels common myths about fruit sugars, backed by USDA data. His clarity on fructose, sucrose, and glucose content in bananas, grapes, apples, oranges, and mangoes educates effectively. A must-watch for debunking misconceptions and promoting informed nutrition choices.
Thank you for another great video. Quick update: almost 1 month on a carnivore type diet plus IF, and im down 20lbs, Thank you for that! I don't know if i could have done it without your Channel and my friends.
Mango is so delectable. I dig into the skin with my teeth hoping there is a trap door with more. I'll be giving it up now. It was a once-in-a-while treat.
I think fruit occasionally and sensibly is fine don't go eat a whole damn box of strawberries or eat a whole watermelon at once but I really don't think a slice of watermelon or a small bowl of fruit on the weekend is gonna harm u at all I eat low carb ketovore Monday through Friday then on Saturday or Sunday I might eat a little fruit and that works perfectly fine for me people been eating fruit occasionally when they could find it since the beginning of time.
The operative words in your comment are "occasionally" and "sensibly." The issue for many of us is moderation, so none is easier than a little. If I eat a little watermelon, the rest of it haunts me like a bad argument. 😂
This is true we shouldnt over do it on fruit but if you take person A who eats 60grams of sugar from donuts and honey buns every day and person B who gets the same amount from fruit they will definitely look feel and perform very differently. Just like protein from steak is very different from pea protein or egg protein etc. Just like not all fats are created equal sugar fructose and glucose react differently in our bodies
I tried eating just beef water and Himalayan salt and was fatigued and dehydrated, so tried adding fruit back in and the pounds still melted off and I have tons of energy and well hydrated. From my experience fruit is metabolized much easier than other carbs. It works for me, but to each their own. I’m not going to stop eating fruit!
Your body "thought" that there was a food shortage, so it did not want to lose any weight. Once you added in a bit of fruit, your body recognized that there was not a food shortage, so it began letting go of the weight.
I went on medical medium, Anthony Williams on eating lots of fruit, it almost killed me, my eczema went crazy and I ended up getting psoriasis which I neve did have. Now I am on Keto and it is almost gone the skin rashes. I won't touch sugar or fruit ever again.
For me, fruit and honey is fine in moderate amounts, AS LONG as I make meat my dominant source of intake/satiation. If I were to make fruit/honey my main source of food that would be a whole different story. It's good to be aware of how each macro affects you from a snapshot, but the fact is we just don't fully understand diet from a broad and whole perspective, in terms of good and bad. What is considered good today will be bad again tomorrow, vice versa, etc. We can do our best, but we should ALL be skeptical in what we think we know and understand today.
@D B Moderation allows for everything to not have to exist in black and whites only. Otherwise, your diet becomes a religion. Your point for being low carb is not likely everybody's point. Ketosis doesn't have to be a forever goal or even a goal, depending on the person. And you are correct, I am not low carb whenever I decide to incorporate fruit/honey. 🤷♂
@@boomer6549 Moderation ia a myth. Something either has an effect or it doesnt. The Randall Cycle occurrs whether or not you eat low carb or high carb.
@@shogunofharlem8240 Moderation doesn't deny something has an effect, rather the effect is likely moderated. It amazes me how many people SO BADLY want to think only in black or white about something. Im not denying to be in ketosis, you need to eat low carb. A better question might be, "Is keto the always and forever goal? Is that really ideal? Maybe for some and not for others. There is space for both.
@D B it’s not ignorant…it’s called living life. I am hard core keto but occasionally having weed, fruit alcohol , potatoes or pasta is not killing me. Moderation works for many folks stop being self righteous. It’s folks like u that turn folks away when they are TELLING you what works for THEM🙄
@@TheAMW You are not 'hard core keto'. You folks have a problem with definitions, which is why you like the term 'moderation' which means nothing and everything at the same time.
I'm curious. Have you tested a person who lives on fruits to confirm whether they have fatty liver syndrome? Most people whose diet is plant based are typically super thin, lean, and healthy or at least they appear to be. I'm a huge advocate of keto and low carb and I restrict my sugars including fruits as well because I've learned that I'm insulin resistant. However I can't say I've been discipled enough into keto to totally demonize fruits. A serious question. Not criticism.
I was a vegan for over 20 years. I never ate junk food just fruit and vegetables. I was so thin malnourished fatty liver and my enamel on my teeth was falling off. Guess what not one doctor/dentist thought it was my diet.
The worst foods in the world are plant based: sugar, vegetable seed oils and flour making an infinite variety of cakes, doughnuts, sweets and desserts.
My SIL was diagnosed with NAFLD last summer. She was put on a very restrictive diet (mostly low fat meats and green veggies with sweet potatoes and stuff, very plant-based) and lost a ton of weight. Her labs all look great except for the ultrasound which they said still has fat on her liver, although it had reduced swelling to almost nothing. Her weight-loss recently has plateau-ed although she's at a more healthy weight. We discussed her farm-fresh fruit-eating habit during summertime recently (due to Dr Berry's no-fruit videos) and she was shocked and said it made sense that the lingering fat on her liver could be this since it's the only thing they said was good to introduce back into her diet. She vowed to cut it out for the next month and see what happens.
Hello, Jo. There’s a channel run by two vegan Type 1 diabetics called Mastering Diabetes. Both Cyrus and Robbie eat large quantities of fruit every day. Unfortunately, they no longer post their A1c readings because neither of them could consistently get below about 6.0; they would gloss over those high readings to talk about how consistent they were. In the meantime, there are carnivore Type 1 people who post long term A1c readings between 4.8-5.3 (far better than most non-diabetics). As far as I am aware, Cyrus and Robbie have never posted DEXA scans of their liver, the gold standard test for fatty liver.
Thank you. I have lost 5kg since starting this new carnival venture on the 17th June and recently I thought to have blackberries for its health benefits. After watching this video no more fruits. After sugar is sugar doesn’t matter what form it comes in it’s still sugar
I like it when truth is spoken good or bas or positive or negative and no biased added, like when Ken says I like fruit and enjoy it very much but the health and vitality is much more important. Cheers Based on info from this Kens site and 2 others I've been OMAD, and BBBE now since Jan 05/22... and loving it Thank You again for the inspiration...
You should openly debate CarnivoreMD. He is pro carnivore+fruits. He eats a TON of fruit everyday. We are talking an entire pineapple, mango and a couple bananas for breakfast. That's alot of carbs and sugar. Ironically, his blood panel numbers improved since doing it. He has a video where he shows us. I have also started eating alot of watermelon on a daily basis (I live in Las Vegas so I tend to feel dehydrated even after drinking water and electrolytes). I still continue to lose weight since doing so. I'm actually down now from 140 to 138 by incorporating watermelon, a full squeezed lemon and ACV at breakfast, and sometimes apples. I also feel more satiated and have more energy for working out.
same for me after incorporating green smoothies with greens and berries I got my blood sugar from 101 to 70 in less than year…I think that fruits and only fruits diet can improve health very quickly as they can cleanse but its when the fruits are eaten at the wrong times or too often with cooked foods or too close to other foods that it can mess us up for example like America makes it okay to eat fruit with a sandwich and chips as lunch and thats just not good …watermelon is amazing and I love it fresh green juices and fruit juices have helped so many ppl heal auto immune diseases but the average person isnt going to just eat fruit and green juice only and nothjng else to heal so it is what it is I do agree with Dr. Berry in that fruit can hinder so its best to understand nutrition and when and how to properly eat fruits
It's because fruit isn't bad for you. Majority of people can tolerate it with no significant adverse effects and there's even cases of diabetics reversing their condition eating fruit. The people that can't tolerate it are the exception and there's something wrong with their metabolic function. Can't blame the fruit, that would be like a person with broken legs blaming walking and exercise for worsening their condition. A lot of these carnivore gurus also call the mechanistical data/science as facts, but they're not facts at all as we're still studying how human physiology works on different individuals on a microscopic level. It's a theory or educated guess. Simple clear results are more accurate. Most people after eating fruit benefit from it, especially if they're healthy individuals.
As someone who has a degree in chemistry, I started laughing at the comparison of the molecular formulas. But, indeed, Dr. Berry is totally right. There's no magic - the sugars are the same.
Thank you for sharing this. My "wellness" program at work is getting ready to start a 4 week fruit and vegetable challenge. (There's an incentive to participate in the program, with a quarterly bonus bor earning points... but luckily there are other ways to earn points than participating in the challenge) without knowing what this quarters challenge was I just sat through an hour webinar about how important whole grains and fruits and veggies are to your diet and how we should be avoiding red meat. 🤦♀️
A lot of people think fructose is less harmful than sucrose or glucose because it doesn't spike your insulin. They'll tell you how agave syrup is a healthy alternative to other sweeteners, among other lies. What they don't tell you is that almost all of the fructose you ingest is metabolized by your liver, and if the liver can't metabolize it all, it turns that fructose to fat. This leads to fatty liver disease, visceral fat, and other health problems. If the FDA, AMA, ADA and other 'health' organizations actually had our well being at heart, they would tell us to drastically slash or even eliminate all sugars, seed oils, processed foods and other crap from our diet.
Straight forward, and no non-sense. Thank you. I see so many medical types on YT and even in the Keto space, giving mixed messages on this. I know from my own experience that I can get just as woosey on the sugar picked off my own backyard fruit trees as I can from multiple packages of cheap candy from the Dollar Store. WHY are other doc's talking about the "protective" fiber in fruit? WHAT does that even mean?? The effects are the same!
Actually fruits contain structured water that is extremley beneficial to the body and their "life" or light , vibratuonal quota is very high. Its not just chemicals that are important in what we eat but how alive the food is. I ve been eating loads of fruits for years : usually 5 apples a day plus berries , bananas , avocados , strawberries . I have stable weight , aged 65 , no health issues and feeling great. I follow what my body craves mostly but dont eat any junk foods or fried foods. Its not as black and white as science tells you
Yeah I agree, I believe every person and body is different there for the diet is as well. If fruit works well with your body then great and if it doesn’t then take it out
Dr. Berry - What about berries...blueberries. black berrie, strawberries, etc, etc. Are these ok? Or do they fall into the same category as fruits in regards to sugar and health?
I honestly don’t think people believe me when I say fruit is bad for your liver. Nor that bacon and eggs is healthier than a bowl of cereal for breakfast. Even my own Internist told me “Enough with the Keto”. She’s concerned my weight is getting too low. I’m five foot, two and a half inches and weigh 120! It’s almost as if she wants me to get fat again!
I sure understand you. When I dropped from 250 lbs to 230 lbs, then came in at 228, my Dr got very concerned and said you need to stop the weight loss! I’m 5’6”, 228 is still way obese, and I rolled my eyes and ignored him! I know he means well and has gotten me out of a few issues, but he has to live with the fact no I won’t take statins and no I won’t eat your vegetarian (his is for religious reasons) way of eating. Slowly he is learning.
@@VeldaE12 I assume you are a woman. I am a guy the same height as you. I went from 254 to today I hit the scales at 160. I still have a way to go to rid of my tummy. BTW, according to the BMI chart, I am still considered overweight.
I knew a farmer that ate bacon 🥓and eggs for breakfast and sometimes supper his whole life he lived to be a 100 probably would have lived longer but fell off his bicycle when he was 96 or 97 and broke his hip
My observation is that people are not getting obese and diabetic from eating too much fruit. They are getting that way from a highly processed food diet, drinking sweet drinks, fried everything, too many refined carbs, eating to excess, not exercising.
Not all of us are trying to lose weight. The goal is metabolic health, and when you eat the right foods you're satiated, so overeating is unnecessary. Unless you're eating to fill another need, your weight will be fine.
Seasonally appropriate fruits, taking into consideration one's personal carbohydrate tolerance and metabolic health, may work for some. Keeping in mind most folks are metabolically unhealthy.
Another pervasive myth about fruit is the one were they say that ancient fruits were somehow "healthier" than modern counterparts because of selective breeding and genetic modification. Ancient humans only ate fruit when it was in season and the biologically-adaptive imperative to eat it was because it triggered fat storage (by influcing our response to insulin, the primary fat storage hormone), and the extra fat stores helped us survive the cold, lean winter.
Ancient humans in rainforests had no seasons and access to different tasty fruits and leaves all year around. Never seen a fat chimp or other ape there in modern times, besides. If our ancestors got fatty liver, cancer and other issues by eating much fruit there would be no humans alive today.
@@stigsrnning6459 Humans are not chimpanzees. According to the definitions offered by various animal science Phd.'s, humans can be classed as "facultative trophic carnivores." Humans are an intellectually higher-order animals and are capable of using reason for our dietary choices. Although humans are not obligated to eat meat to survive, we thrive on diets that are heavy in nutritionally and calorically-dense, bioavailable meat, animal fats, and organs. Chimpanzees and Bonobos (our closest living relatives) are hypocarnivores as they obtain around 30% of their nutritional and caloric needs from eating other species of monkeys, rodents and, to a lesser degree, insects/invertebrates, and they seek-out and hunt for animal foods (even at times when the fruits they eat are ripe and in abundance). Their requirement for calorically and nutritionally dense food would only increase if thet were required to venture-out from the safety of the canopy, which our human ancestors did millions of years ago. The increase in human brain size is directly linked to hunting and our increased consumption of animals, as we were obligated to hunt for our prey as we travelled away from the abundance of fruit in the canopy..
@@stigsrnning6459 Humans are facultative trophic carnivores. In humans, the small intestine is about 6 meters or 20 feet long and the large intestine is about 1.5 meters or 5 feet long. The gastrointestinal tracts of the Chimpanzee, Orangutan, and adult human and a human fetus were studied and compared by Stevens and Hume in 1995. The chimpanzee intestines showed a longer appendix, a much lower number of loops in the small intestine, and the large intestine had increased haustrations, as compared to humans. It is thought that reduction of the gut is a function of the higher-quality, easier to digest (i.e., less fibrous) diet of humans realtive to other apes, and that an evolutionary trend for gut reduction began when early members of the genus Homo began to incorporate a greater amount of animal tissues (muscle, marrow, fat, organs, brain matter, etc.) about 2.5 million years ago. Since gut tissue is metabolically expensive, the reduction of the gut may have allowed early members of our genus to devote greater metabolic energy to brain growth and maintenance, thus relaxing a constraint on the evolutionary increase in brain size ( an idea known as the "expensive tissue hypothesis": Aiello & Wheeler, 1995). It has also been suggested that cooking, which breaks down plants fiber (cellulose and lignin) and connective tissue in meat (collagen) allowed early humans to extract more nutrients from foodstuff with less digestive effort, thus also contributing to an evolutionary reduction in (shortening of) energetically expensive gut tissue. Our primitive ancestors digestive systems would slowly evolve over time to be specialized toward a more meat-heavy diet. You only need to examine our current digestive system in comparison to our closest living relatives to witness this. In humans, the small intestine is about 6 meters or 20 feet long and the large intestine is about 1.5 meters or 5 feet long. The gastrointestinal tracts of the Chimpanzee, Orangutan, and adult human and a human fetus were studied and compared by Stevens and Hume in 1995. "The chimpanzee intestines showed a longer appendix, a much lower number of loops in the small intestine, and the large intestine had increased haustrations, as compared to humans. It is agreed that reduction of the gut is a function of the higher-quality, easier to digest (i.e., less fibrous) diet of humans realtive to other apes, and that an evolutionary trend for gut reduction began when early members of the genus Homo began to incorporate a greater amount of animal tissues (marrow fat, brain matter, and muscle) about 2.5 million years ago. Since gut tissue is metabolically expensive, the reduction of the gut may have allowed early members of our genus to devote greater metabolic energy to brain growth and maintenance, thus relaxing a constraint on the evolutionary increase in brain size ( an idea known as the "expensive tissue hypothesis": Aiello & Wheeler, 1995)." It has also been suggested that cooking, which breaks down plants fiber (cellulose and lignin) and connective tissue in meat (collagen) allowed early humans to extract more nutrients from foodstuff with less digestive effort, thus also contributing to an evolutionary reduction in (shortening of) energetically expensive gut tissue. Herbivores have specialized digestive systems equipped to process certain plant species that these animals have eaten since their evolutionary beginnings, always keeping up pace with the slow evolutionary changes and adapting to any defensive mutation the plant may develop over an evolutionary timeline. Ruminant digestive systems are one example of a highly-specialized fibrous plant matter digestive system.
@@miltonbates6425 Remember that sugar in fruits keep those fresh longer compared with meat and vegetables, then the primates eating those fruits have more time to find, gather and consume, letting the growth of more fruit trees increase.
A point about fructose and diabetes. Diabetes is diagnosed by chronically high blood sugars, so lots of effort is expended in returning those glucose levels to a normal range. The reason it matters is that glucose is a vital nutrient, but is strictly controlled by the body because it also potentially damaging to every cell of it is too high. Who cares if fructose doesn’t raise blood sugar levels? The real question is, does it damage cells? Yes, at about 7-10 times the rate of glucose. Saladino needs to stuff that papaya somewhere else. He’s totally gone off the deep end.
Saladino lives in the region where lots of stuff is natural, he literally picks it off the trees. He surfs for hours, sun there daily, probably minimum stress. His life is totally different from any of us or at least me. I went carnivore months ago, was doing great. Started adding fruit and of course bloating is back, weight started to creep up 😢. I LOVE berries! I may have to do week on just carnivore and week with a bit of fruit/berries and see how I do. And of course it increases my consumption of food.
I love seeing all his sheeps losing their mind about him eating fruit LMAO. Because thats the problem with the American diet. Too much fruit. Give me a break
Thanks again Dr. Berry, I needed this. I cannot wait for you to debate Paul Saldino a carnivore MD. I love fruit as well and I was wanting to try his method of AB30 because the fruit and raw honey sounds great but I believe you’re right
@@nickbardan3867 I'm a type2 diabetic and had given up pasta, beans, oats, grains & starchy vegetables a long time ago, but not fruit. I would eat 1 or 2 pieces of fruit per day. I was always hungry a couple of hours after eating and could not lose weight. I recently stopped eating fruit. A1C dropped from 6.2 to 5.3, dr reduced my insulin dose twice so far, 10pm salty snack cravings are gone & I lost 15 lbs. I tasted a piece of orange a couple of days ago and it was too sweet for me to enjoy. I froze the rest so I can feed small pieces of it to my parrot from time to time.
@@lindaa2437 So you basically don't eat any carbs and you still need insulin? Why ? And 6.2 a1c it's nothing. I know people with 12 and they reduced it with diet only .
@@nickbardan3867 A combination of reasons. I have been a diabetic since the 90's. First, it runs in my family, second, I went through a bout of depression in the early 90's (and gained weight.) Was put on diabetes meds which increased my appetite (needed that like a hole in my head!!!) Been trying everything I could to lose weight--unsuccessfully--until now. Low carb kept my A1C at 6.2. Dropping fruit has been a game changer. It is the first time I have hope!
with much respect Mr. Doctor , hello dear people ! my opinion is that a healthy person who does some movement every day should not stop eating fruit, of course in moderation - as well as energetic children who are looking for sources of energy / sugar etc. instead of refined white sugar, a fruit is better - in everything you need moderation and movement, dear people, you need a lot of movement day by day, every day ; I also think that if you sit on the sofa all day non-stop and consume anything beyond the limit, the balance is broken and you get sick ; I wish you all good health and lots of movement !
I'm trying to get to the point where all of my fruit, except avocados, is fruit I grow myself. I currently have peaches, apples, blueberries, strawberries, grapes, boysenberries, apricots, plums, and pawpaws. Some are still young and won't produce for a few years. This will eventually become the only fruit I eat and I will treat it as a post workout supplement.
The benefits of fruit are the trace chemicals. Lychee has something that stopped my mom's diarrhea while she was on chemo. I would not have her eat too much if she wasn't on chemo as she is pre-diabetic...but it did what Imodium, Pepto, and a whole bunch of other foods did not do.
This makes me VERY SAD, I love summer fruits, I really do, I buy pluots, nectarines, plums, watermelon and peaches. I really didn’t know about the sugar levels being so outrageous I always drink concentrated orange every morning. So now I hear I have to cut all this out to cut down on fatty liver foods. 😩
@@PieInTheSky9 when you are metabolically healthy and exercise 4 hours a day with lots of sun like Paul Saladino, you can probably eat fruit. For most of us, it just doesn’t work.
I choose fruits low in sugar (avocado, berries, lemon/lime) Actually, my GPST goes down from 117 to 46. However, I would avoid anything with HFCS because you definitely don't need it
Back in the 90s, I attended OA (Overeaters Anonymous) with a partner. I'm finding myself wondering if fruit is part of the reason that the program often failed. We were encouraged to eat a piece of fruit for breakfast - and to pick the biggest and juiciest one we could find. That and the fact that the base of the diet was two pounds of vegetables per day. Some vegetables are very high in sugar and I noticed that many members tended to focus on those vegetables.
Juicy and aromatic fruit has a very high satiation levels which is so important if you have problems with overeating. It makes you feel fuller. That's probably why it was recommended. Not sure what your aim was- but as an overeater myself (I used to be anorexic/bulimic and this damaged my brain-stomach-brain response) I would say their way of thinking was sort of right. Adding loads of veg's and some fruit to the diet would make a difference for somebody addicted to junk food.
Hi Dr. Berry, I'd like to hear your take on Dr. Paul Saladino's distancing from the Keto community, and encouraging of fruit intake after years of being strictly Carnivore.
@Anthony Stewart But he's one of the healthiest people that talk about this subject. He show's his blood work often and its pretty damn good and way better than when he was a strict carnivore. Fruit and honey isn't bad.
He surfs for 3 hours a day. Dude needs sugar to maintain himself. He burns it all off immediately. His lifestyle doesnt line up with most people because most people dont do that kind of daily physical activity. So his diet is mostly just optimal for him. I doubt he'd eat much fruit if he didn't surf so much.
That's true. But also, if you eat the banana when there is still green on it, there is considerably less sugar in it than when it is fully ripe and yellow with some brown spots on it. Am I right on this?
A few years ago I had an LPN at work tell me the importance that it is to avoid sugar because cancer cells feed on sugar. The immediate question that popped into mind is, "Then how do you eat fruit?". I didn't ask her because I knew she wouldn't have the answer. Since March when I came across keto eating, I have since read numerous reports that fruits are not healthy because of the sugar content. Aren't 75% + of the calories in fruit from the sugars in them?
It's the carbs (which turn into glucose) that matter, not the calories. A properly working body can run on dual fuel. It accesses the glucose in the blood first and once it has used all of that it uses fat which can include your stored body fat, which is why people get slimmer when eating a low carb diet. My weighing scale isn't moving much at the moment but I am losing inches around parts of my body. It only 9 months I've gone from a 44" waist to 38" without even trying. The new underpants that I bought just before I changed to low carb are now huge on me and I've had to buy new ones.
This reminds me of a video on Beat Diabetes recently where a lady with type 2 found that just a few berries spiked her bloods . I thought ' well if those berries are mainly fructose ( plus fibre ) then why are they spiking her bloods ? Fructose should score extremely low on the GI . It's obvious that the real value of fructose is for seasonal gorging prior to hibernation or winter scarcity - to get you through the winter .✌️
Thank you for doing this video, Dr. Berry. A lot of my doctors have told me vegetables and proteins, and to STAY AWAY from fruit because of the sugar. I am pre-Diabetic. I am doing Optavia which does not allow fruit in the first phase, which is the 5&1 fat burn phase. I am 168.8 lbs right now with a weight goal of between 118-128 lbs.
@@dontfit6380 I can't do Keto. We have agreed that it's not good for my kidneys. I only have one working kidney. The other one hardly works at all. We want to avoid Dialysis at this point. And I am always being told fats are not good for weight loss.
@@slaughterhater Go to Dr. Berry's CZcams Channel and enter "kidney" or "liver" or whatever term you like in the search field for his channel (NOT the CZcams search field). Keto is NOT a weight loss diet. Keto is a weight optimization diet. Search CZcams for these Dr. Berry videos. RmzPZL4PS9o (Skip to 1;27 into the video) rq4O3pX7Fvk
Thank you Dr. Berry. I have a hard-headed friend who thinks doing keto is unhealthy... but she's super fat, eats tons of fruit and sugar and feels tired and cranky all the time. 😂
Not true. If she is fat she's fat, fruits and food are not to blame. I am fruiterian and so is my whole family from great great grand ancestors all the way down to my generation. No one diets, we eat what is natural from the Earth and that we believe is healthy. No one of us is fat.vwe are very thin at BMI 19 athletic and healthy. Live your life, not people life
This Dr. Berry video might help your friend. It changed the way I think about food. Intuitive Eating Explained & Refined. Search CZcams for ync9r_ylQjQ
@@Hippy2021 ... Very true, 50% of my daily diet is now fresh fruit, I gave up junk food and sugar soda drinks and started an healthier diet which includes 50% fruit, I have lost 3stone (42Ib) and feel great.
Your information is so appreciated. I've watched your videos for several years since switching to KETO. I haven't eaten any fruit (or juice) for years and haven't missed them at all.
I did Keto, OMAD for years. Switched to animal based diet with fruit. My labs changed only slightly but I remain insulin sensitive despite eating fruit daily. I feel fine. it's been less than a year so I'll check my kabs again. I heard thyroid can be damaged on prolonged keto?
I eat 1 apple with nut butter for breakfast/ lunch almost everyday. I can go 6-8 hours before eating again for dinner. Its the only sugar i consume thru the day....and nope i ain't switching to celery or carrots either!. Considering the garbage i used to eat, I'm perfectly happy with 1 apple.
I eat fruit mostly small amount berries …. No bs rise and I check my A-1C monthly and it’s 5.0 I eat fruit daily , meat , Kerry gold butter , full fat kefir and very low sugar fage yogurt plain . List ALL MY WEIGHT 60 pounds and I’m still at ideal weight no issues
Thanks Doc. It's great you give explanations in chemistry terms and show the diagrams to everyone. It's rare to meet physician whose O chem is even decent. It is a very common misconception that plants somehow biosynth different molecules. A molecule is a molecule. If it was different it would be a different molecule. lol
Wait a minute Dr Berry! I learned that sucrose is 50% glucose and 50% Fructose, so it doesn't make sense to say there is sucrose AND glucose AND fructose in fruit. I'm a big fan of yours so please unwind this for me. David Silverman, American in Antalya, Turkey on the Mediterranean Coast
Ate a mango yesterday just to see what I have been missing for the past two years.off sugar, and my body temperature spiked which is how I know that my body cannot handle it. Also, my right arm itched horribly for the next 8 hours. ( I once went a couple of years without being able to get to sleep before 3am due to upper body itching. ).
Many CZcams keto creators talk about having very small amount of fruits with berry in the name only. Many people lose Sight of the point of keto…reduction of glucose/insulin swings. Use a glucometer and learn how foods impact you and create guidelines accordingly.
Remember when the experts told us that butter, meats, eggs, and the sun were bad for us?? Notice it's all things God created...and now fruit is the "bad guy". Genesis 1:12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. Portion, type and how often you eat fruits is where one should focus.
Feel a 1000 times better adding some honey to my eggs and beef and some fruit in the evening. I felt absolutely horrible with chronic headaches on just meat and did not sleep well at all.
I agree with avoiding too much fruit, If one chooses to eat and likes fruit they can choose a few lower sugar varieties and control the amount. For example one cup of blueberries as the main carb source for day won’t be a problem for metabolically healthy and active people. I think he’s speaking to Saladino who includes fruit with his meat based diet. Dr Lustig and a few other lower carb proponents suggest a few small controlled portions of fruit won’t undo your health if you’re careful in the portions and total carb count for a day.
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I am literally sitting here smiling, only because I tell people this all the time, and they look at me like either I’m crazy, or they just can’t understand how we’ve been lied to for so many years! Thank you for another awesome video!
Same same… my wife with cancer is told to eat fruit that coverts to sugar that cancer lives on….maddness
🙄👉 We have been taught so many misleading "facts" about food/nutrition that it is hard to "unlearn".
It's hard for humans to let go of their myths
@@brucemaher7621 That is insane. I'm just curious, what is her diet or what diet is she following now after the diagnosis?
@@pancake_ghosty After surgery in March taking the cancer out the first food she was given was sweet yoghurt and apple juice..Now she is doing chemo number 4 dose and the doctor said that no one lives past this but they are going ahead with radiation and stem cells..
I was watching how they do metabolic theology now but it cost not much money so that’s not good for the doctors pockets..
It’s better to have you suffer so they can buy a new house or car…
My dad was pre diabetic he eat mostly fruit and reversed it completely so relax enjoy fruit
im willing to bet the only reason he reversed the prediabetes is because of the fiber volume and because he was not able to eat that much fruit before he got full, not necessarily because the fructose in fruit is any better than table sugar.
He ate less junk food, that's why. Not that eating "mostly fruit" is optimal.
The statement you made about fruit in another video has been a game changer for me. You said that today's fruits have been bred to be so sweet and they are little sacks of sugar. As a diabetic this really resonated with me so I stopped having fruit on a daily basis. I occasionally have a couple of strawberries & that has had a huge impact on my A1C. It dropped from 6.2 to now 5.3 at my last dr visit. My dr reduced my insulin dose twice since the beginning of this year & said I am well on my way to reversing my diabetes. THANK YOU DR BERRY!!!!!
Glad to know about your improved blood sugar. But have you been thinking about other health markers which are affected by diffiencies in vitamins and minerals? Or by overconsumption of animal products and fats?
Blood sugar is not the only health marker to worry about.
@@abdelrahmanelsheikh5798 I was diagnosed with d3 & b12 deficiencies decades ago and have been on supplements to correct that since then. I have all markers tested regularly. I do eat vegetables which are low in oxalates and not inflammatory. All of my markers, including inflammatory markers, have improved. Best (very thorough) labs I have received in 30 years.
All berries are highly recommended for Diabetics (except maybe by this doctor).
@@JamesThompson-ol3eu I have been monitoring my blood glucose very closely. If I have a few berries (not the box) my glucose does not skyrocket like it did with other fruit.
@@lindaa2437 please what accurate strips to use at home?
I stopped eating fruits in 2018, when I initially began the ketogenic way of eating, and have not had any fruit since. I just recently had blood work done (a week ago), and my Nurse Practioner says my labs looked great!
Of course, she's a bit concerned about the slightly "elevated" cholesterol levels. However, I informed her that - in my opinion - since I am NOT eating a traditional "western/American" diet, but do consume a LARGE amount of fatty red meats, that the cholesterol numbers were likely fine, and not to worry. I'll probably out-live her (I'm 60).
Thanks Dr. Berry!
Beautiful. So you are able to stay on purely meat, with no fruits or other carbs? What about cheese and butter? Any thoughts on that? Im starting to think those would have to be unpasteurized as that process fills it up with some sketchy chemicals... :) (Been carnivore myself for 6 months and have learned I cant eat fruits or drink so far... But I do wonder if its best to be in ketosis all the time or if it should be broken up at times?)
@@Meatups whenever I break out of Keto I loose my keys, forget where I parked, get a bit moody... So I always go back to a Ketovore style of eating since 2018 as well. It's my new normal. Not being in ketosis is weird.
Hi, may I ask how high is your Cholesterol because I have the same problem but Triglycerides is low also HDL 1.8, thank you.
Check out the Cholesterol Code
You are wrong not to worry about elevated blood cholestrol from animal fats. They have shown to cause heart and artery disease which is the number 1 killer in the US. If you choose to ignore that because of the keto community misinformation, it's your choice, but you are wrong!
Dr. Berry I love how you are just straight to the point and explain things so people can understand. Thanks for your work.
• Yes indeed ... 👍
Let's not be so closed-minded.
@@njsongwriter not close minded just truthful
Do the research
@@johnruble5796 Everyone can claim their own research 🙄🙄🙄. Check your own lab values and ultrasound your own organs after you have been eating certain types of food to
know what works best for you. That is the best research.
Agreed!
Man made the Coca Cola... God made the fruit. The way our bodies work with fruit is a lot different from Coke. Out ancestors ate fruit... not soda pops, lol. I tried the Carnivore Diet for a couple of weeks and felt horrible. My heart started palpating and I couldn't sleep at all. (Before the Carnivore Diet, I was on the Keto Diet following Dr. Berg on CZcams) Since I was feeling so horrible from Carnivore Diet, I chose to add fruit, raw dairy (goats milk) and a little raw honey. Now I am back to normal and have plenty of energy again and sleeping well. I saw Dr. Paul Saladino eating this diet I am now on and how healthy he is... so I gave it a try and I love it!
@STACYBURK...Fruit today is not like it was in biblical days. Look up what a banana and apple are supposed to look like. A banana looks like a okra and a apple looks like a cherry.
I absolutely love your videos and information. My brother turned me on to you and the ketogenic diet. I have to say that you are so helpful in understanding the diet and all of the myths that we have been taught all of our lives. I have completely changed and healed my body from the inside out. My A1C was 6.2 and now it's 5.0. My triglycerides were at one time 477 and now it's at 118. My cholesterol levels are now in the normal range also. I can't thank you enough for telling us the TRUTH! Finally, a doctor who isn't afraid to speak up. Oh, and by the way, my pcp is completely on board with me doing this keto diet. He is so pleased with my results. Please know that I'm sending you a great big hug and a thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I knew that I hated fruit for a reason! Lol.
P.S. congratulations on being a daddy again.
I've discovered I can afford good beef because of all the stuff I now DON'T buy. Organic fruit being one of those. Whew! All those years I thought my fruit (and green) smoothies were good for me. Lost another pound this morning. Averaging a pound every 3 to 5 days. Got a ways to go, still. 4th week on carnivore and down 7 (solid) total pounds.
Water weight loss
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@@Ocbsucks water weight getting lost first 2-3 days, after that it’s fat. Also, when switching to carnivore from keto, there is no water - all lbs are fat lost
Isn’t it amazing? This is my 15th day (ketovore) and I’ve lost ten pounds. I’m excited for us!
Amazing that we’ve been snookered all these years. I heard a lady on a Facebook live the other day describing a recipe she was making. She was using grapes and said she was on weight watchers so the fruit is a free food. That is crazy that fruit is free on WW.
If Weight Watchers worked, they would be out of business by now.
@@c_b5060 I think it does work - the first time! I achieved one of their little badges back in the 70/80's. [It was around the time they brought in baked beans]. Even on maintenance I lost weight. This is probably what they bank on - it doesn't last. The second time I joined WW nothing shifted. Fruit was weighed then, and certainly wasn't free.
At one point they were pushing recipes using fructose as a healthier sweetener. I lost weight when fruit was one point, then they made it free and I was off to the races with fruit and couldn't stick to the plan.
@@frostfree7 _'off to the races...'_ That tickled me pink.
Don't let anyone tell you that fruit eaten in its purist form is unhealthy. THEY ARE LYING OR IGNORANT
Now I don't eat fruit, unless its fermented. But I would like to see a video with you and Dr. SALADINO, because he shows studies in favor of fruit. I don't understand the science, So I would like to see you both have a friendly discussion about this. THANKS
Read Rick Johnson MD ‘s book, “ Nature Wants Us Fat” . It will help you reach an understanding.
@@lynnwilliams5432 ok
You can find a "study" nowadays that proves just about anything. Just need to use some critical thinking skills. "I wonder what would happen if I ate only fruit?" Since fruit is not harmful right???
@@bensherman9126 no one is saying eat only fruit. But according to Dr Saladino if you are metabolically healthy, fruit doesn't have that bad of an impact. But I'm not a scientist. That's why I would like to see them have a conversation about it. I know Dr. Berry feeds his son fruit.
@@NoName-xo9sk He feeds him berries because they are the fruit lowest in sugar and he is two years old
Thanks for the breakdown of fruit sugars! I don’t eat fruit because my body doesn’t tolerate any sugar! I love and respect the gift of my health so I eat beef, bacon, butter and eggs🥓🥓🥓😎🤩😍
First of all I rarely comment on any videos, but I have to say this one hits home. I have followed you along with several other doctors including Paul Saladino for many years. I like Paul a lot and feel like I’ve learned a great deal from him. I decided to go full strict Carnivore in January of 2020. My physical health certainly improved, but my mental health is where i saw the most significant changes. The deep sadness and depression I had lived with the majority of my 38 years had almost completely lifted along with the heavy anxiety attacks I would have daily. It was profound. About 4 months ago I decided to add in some fruits (organic blueberries, organic mango, ys eco bee farms organic raw honey). I valued Paul’s perspective and figured “why not”. At first I didn’t seem to notice much of a difference. I wasn’t bloated, my skin didn’t break out, my bowel movements remained somewhat similar. However sugar (at least for me and my body and brain) is a sneaky little devil. I found myself not wanting to get out of bed in the mornings, and distancing myself from all of my friends. I had bouts of extreme emotional distress even though nothing in my life had really changed. Without even realizing it I was back in a deep depression surrounded by the heaviness of anxiety. Also if that wasn’t heartbreaking enough I was now fully addicted to sugar again. Paul says seed oils are what makes you not be able to stop eating. I can tell you for an absolute fact he is wrong! I could never debate him or understand the science to his degree, but I do know my own body and mind better than anyone! I have not touched one drop of seed oils in over 3 years and I could not stop eating mangos or honey! I was eating up to a pound of honey per day it still took everything I had to put it back in the cupboard. I also ate so much mango (even when I wasn’t actually hungry). All I would think about when I wasn’t home was getting back and eating those foods. The cravings were insane. As smart as Paul obviously is, he is missing something extremely crucial here and is spreading misinformation to so many people! I have since then gone through all of the withdrawal symptoms and am back on a Carnivore diet again and finally feel like my life is coming back together. I’m out of bed early and am back around friends and participating in life. I appreciate you Dr Berry, your videos have been very valuable in my life!
Yeah, instead of a witch in a gingerbread house, the road to ruin is Paul in a mango hut with a boogie board by the door.
I did the honey experiment and really started to feel worse. Strict carnivore for me.
Thanks for sharing! But a pound of honey a day? Damn , that is so, so extreme and pure sugar! How did you do that? No wonder you fell back.
Happy to hear you overcame it.
@@muratisik6956 I completely agree that it’s extreme. As crazy as it sounds I could have easily eaten more than that. I felt so addicted to honey and especially mango that I felt like no matter how much I ate it wasn’t enough.
The cravings were more powerful than I can explain. As much as I love those foods, they unfortunately can’t be a part of my life.
@@coffeemachtspass absolutely man, gotta be strict carnivore for me as well.
I agree with you. There’s a CZcams video “why did Paul Saladino quit carnivore” by carnivore camaraderie, that says Paul is actually going to pay if he doesn’t wake up. Good video
The analogy with vitamin enriched Coke was gold
Yeah, but coke has like 50 grams of sugar!!!
@@2313rafa along with some other nasty ingredients like phosphoric acid, which is used to clean the surface of metals.
Thank you Dr.Berry! Just recently discovered your channel and Neisha's! Love your content! I have Crohn's but it's been in complete remission for decades. Never been on any biologics, I don't go for Colonoscopies. The rare time I have a flare( and it's mild and goes away) is when I eat almonds, some fruits and anything coconut. I have stayed away from fruits and vegetables for years and I'm so thankful given the new info that they are actually pro inflammatory. I didn't eat a ton of grains but I did eat oatmeal. Kicked it out of my diet. I have been taking Vitamin D for many years.
Two weeks ago I started carnivore and I love it! I don't need to lose weight, I'm just doing it for overall health and wellness. Best decision ever! Thank you for getting the truth out there regarding food and diet.
Dr. Berry says that keto / carnivore is NOT a weight loss diet, it is a weight optimization diet. Search CZcams for RmzPZL4PS9o and rq4O3pX7Fvk
Hey! Quorra, I too am diagnosed with Crohn's, very recently. I have been vegetarian all my life, and now trying to make up my mind towards carnivore. Still not tried though. Eggs are my only non-vegetarian food.
However, how did you understand that you've overcome Crohn's?
And also guide me on some good books, on it, if you've read any.
(From India).
@@saurabhkesharwani6143 Go to Dr. Berry's CZcams Channel and enter "Crohns" or "liver" or whatever term you like in the search field for his channel (NOT the CZcams search field).
@@c_b5060 Okay! 👍🏼
Thank you for writing! 🙏🏻 ☺️
So the search differs, when you search on CZcams home or on anybody's channel?
@@saurabhkesharwani6143 On my desk top PC with a large screen, I can easily see the Search field for each CZcams Channel. Other folks have reported that on a notbook or on a phone, the Search field was not easy to see. (They could see the Search field for all of CZcams, but not the Search field for the individual CZcams Channels.) I think if those folks would scroll up-down or left-right, the Channel Search field would appear.
Fruits are not only sugar. They are packed full of vits fiber potassium magnesium and even protein and other nutrients.
You just eat in moderation and like with any other foods, exercise, go for a walk after a meal, keep busy and active. Following a strict diet, any diet, and sitting at computer desk all day long and laying on the couch watching TV at night won't do any good.
Use common sense and enjoy the food. Fruits are good if you know how to eat and when to eat them.
So how much fruit and berries should a person eat per day I ate quite a few of everything
Eating fruits is best when we totally cut human made sugar and pastries and beverages. Only source of sweet is through fruits naturally it's awesome. Eat what nature shares with us instead of listening BS from modern doctors.. just eat fruits and vegetables.
That's right, and potassium counteracts the negative effects of sodium, which is usually high blood pressure.
I switched to a vegan diet full of fruit and l actually lost a lot of weight and my blood pressure is perfect. Before, l rarely ate fruit but l was eating dairy and meat my blood pressure was always over 130. But now it s 120 or below.
Mine Was High When I Did Vegan, But I Blame The Grains. Now Trying Carnivore With Just Enough Fruit To Keep Me Out Of Ketosis, BP Seems To Be Dropping 🤔
You were eating meat and dairy and a lot of other inflammation causing food with them? Like bread and grains?
I have followed both Dr. Paul and Dr. Ken since their earliest youtubes, and am a fan of both, and have been strict carnivore for three years. I healed my gut completely, and now am 9 months into reintroducing fruit as per Saladino. As an athlete who gets daily sun for hours in season, my performance has been absolutely amazing, no inflammation or fat deposition. YMMV if you are sedentary and indoors.
I am a fan of both too. I just shifted from beef, eggs, occasional sardines, fat, a bit of salt to adding in about 150 grams carbs from fruit. Starting with 25 grams a working up slowly to give my body time to ramp up insulin production.
Recent study did show that fruit consumption made pre-existing NAFLD worse in diabetics. But another recent study showed no effect in people who are metabolically healthy. (too lazy to hunt up links)
@@geoffreylevens9045 I couldn't handle any fruit when I was pre-diabetic. Now, no problem.
@@terraflow__bryanburdo4547 Same. Once I got rid of IR which I actually did on whole foods vegan diet, I could eat BIG meal including some fruit and my blood glucose would top out around 120-125 max.
@@geoffreylevens9045 my conclusion is that the first effect is it makes you metabolically unhealthy then you will develop NAFLD
Once I added fruits (berries, applesauce) and small amounts of honey to my carnivore meals, all my nightly muscle cramps went away. I had been strict carnivore for 2+ years. I learned the lesson. No more strict carnivore.
I really wish I had known about you when my mom was I'll with diabetes. Based on all the videos I've seen, her "nutritionists" gave her all wrong dietary information & eating plans. This makes me so angry. I remember some of the meal plans including grapes, bananas, oatmeal, apples, rice, pasta, well, you get the idea. This was over 20 years ago & if I would've known about the carnivore diet, how carbs & fruits affects diabetics, I would've transitioned my mom to a carnivore lifestyle. She would probably still be here. While I have not been diagnosed, I'm going to change my eating habits to help mitigate the possibility & to get healthier. Thank you for your insight. Be well.
Yep.
I'm from family of 6 diabetics. I'm the youngest and am in better health than everyone else was at this age...58.
Diabetes killed 4 others and caused everyone terrible complications.
But me, because i discovered low carb 22 years ago.
Very good information, I've always wondered about this. I have heard that the best options as far as fruit goes, are berries, as they are lowest in sugar, yet still high in nutrients.
I’ve never heard of anyone going diabetic on fruit
How about people dying of cancer on fruit? Cancers love sugar.
I'm not disagreeing that the molecules are the same, but to not consider the source is silly. Take orange juice and oranges, to get the amount of sugar in a single glass of orange juice you would have to eat like 5 or 6 oranges. No one is going to eat 5 or 6 oranges in one sitting. Plus in the whole fruit form your body has to work harder to extract the sugars vs sugar in a OJ or pop. I'm not saying everyone should eat fruit, there's probably some people that shouldn't. But no one is becoming obese from eating to many bananas or grapes. Never seen a person on my 600 pound life bed bound because they couldn't control their fruit intake.
Yeah, chemically speaking, glucose can have only one formula, be it in pure form or in fruit form; same thing is true for fructose or sucrose. So, what was the point of showing the same formulae on both sides? Did he expect them to be different? (Or were there just some gullible people who expected that to be the case?) That was probably the dumbest/silliest thing in that whole presentation, IMHO.
My favorite fruit is: slightly but not quite ripe durian. Fat, protein, and lower carbs and it’s all there and so tasty. Fresh off the farm in the village, we only get it in June/July but so good. Happy low carb in Thailand.
..what should be mentioned in this video is that the sugar is absorbed very differently with fruits due to the fibre content of each different fruit so you get a slow release of the sugar as compared to junk food.
I believe this is where the misconception occurs.
Yes but it will still be released and will cause insulin spikes, fatty liver, pancreas issues.
@@wildmanauh well not so much a spike from what I've seen, more so a steady increase .. even eating protein raises insulin.
@@Senninha1960 The spike caused from eating protein is nowhere as extreme as the spike from eating carbohydrates.
@@veniqer agree 👍🏼
yep. whatever little bit of enjoyment we have is either fattening or illegal! God help us!
What are your opinions on berries? I eat Strawberries, Raspberries & Blueberries (Mulberries in my backyard too!) The most. Those are my main sources of fruit in small amounts throughout usually just a small handful with breakfast or in a shake with raw eggs & 8% buffalo milk or water sometimes yogurt or whey. What about PEACHES & WATERMELONS? I occasionally have some of those in the summer time just don't gorge like I used to on a big bowl of sugary fruit hahaha
I never felt good after eating fruit, even when I was little, and I never understand why. Now I do.
Dr. Berry: Thank you - so much - for this information! 🌹
Because fruits are cleansing or detoxifying. You did your body a disservice by discontinuing the consumption of fruit.
My father always told me "everything in moderation" so what does that mean? Eat the fruit on occasion, not every day. Does that make sense? 💕
Dr. Barry's video brilliantly dispels common myths about fruit sugars, backed by USDA data. His clarity on fructose, sucrose, and glucose content in bananas, grapes, apples, oranges, and mangoes educates effectively. A must-watch for debunking misconceptions and promoting informed nutrition choices.
Thank you for another great video. Quick update: almost 1 month on a carnivore type diet plus IF, and im down 20lbs, Thank you for that! I don't know if i could have done it without your Channel and my friends.
Mango is so delectable. I dig into the skin with my teeth hoping there is a trap door with more. I'll be giving it up now. It was a once-in-a-while treat.
I think fruit occasionally and sensibly is fine don't go eat a whole damn box of strawberries or eat a whole watermelon at once but I really don't think a slice of watermelon or a small bowl of fruit on the weekend is gonna harm u at all I eat low carb ketovore Monday through Friday then on Saturday or Sunday I might eat a little fruit and that works perfectly fine for me people been eating fruit occasionally when they could find it since the beginning of time.
The operative words in your comment are "occasionally" and "sensibly." The issue for many of us is moderation, so none is easier than a little. If I eat a little watermelon, the rest of it haunts me like a bad argument. 😂
This is true we shouldnt over do it on fruit but if you take person A who eats 60grams of sugar from donuts and honey buns every day and person B who gets the same amount from fruit they will definitely look feel and perform very differently. Just like protein from steak is very different from pea protein or egg protein etc. Just like not all fats are created equal sugar fructose and glucose react differently in our bodies
Thanks again Dr. Berry for all that you are doing to get people back to good health. Cheers!
An apple a day may keep the doctor away but an onion a day will keep everybody away.
haha!
Bullcrap onions are pretty toxic, a dog and other mammals can literally die if they eat an onion
@@unassailable6138 same for grapes and chocolate
I tried eating just beef water and Himalayan salt and was fatigued and dehydrated, so tried adding fruit back in and the pounds still melted off and I have tons of energy and well hydrated. From my experience fruit is metabolized much easier than other carbs. It works for me, but to each their own. I’m not going to stop eating fruit!
I enjoy a bowl of fruit a day. A lot better than eating junk and or candy.
Your body "thought" that there was a food shortage, so it did not want to lose any weight. Once you added in a bit of fruit, your body recognized that there was not a food shortage, so it began letting go of the weight.
people like Ken are just full on...everything in moderation is the way to go
Laurie Jennings ... Yes I love fresh fruit and eat lots of it every day, it's so easily digestible and leaves me feeling great.
@@martinwebb1681 That's what's know as a sugar addiction. It makes you feel great, so why in the world would you not eat it again?
I went on medical medium, Anthony Williams on eating lots of fruit, it almost killed me, my eczema went crazy and I ended up getting psoriasis which I neve did have. Now I am on Keto and it is almost gone the skin rashes. I won't touch sugar or fruit ever again.
- Many of us become " fruit free" after KETO ... 😉👌
You lack Vitamin D3 too for having eczema and psoriasis.
For me, fruit and honey is fine in moderate amounts, AS LONG as I make meat my dominant source of intake/satiation. If I were to make fruit/honey my main source of food that would be a whole different story.
It's good to be aware of how each macro affects you from a snapshot, but the fact is we just don't fully understand diet from a broad and whole perspective, in terms of good and bad. What is considered good today will be bad again tomorrow, vice versa, etc. We can do our best, but we should ALL be skeptical in what we think we know and understand today.
@D B Moderation allows for everything to not have to exist in black and whites only. Otherwise, your diet becomes a religion. Your point for being low carb is not likely everybody's point. Ketosis doesn't have to be a forever goal or even a goal, depending on the person. And you are correct, I am not low carb whenever I decide to incorporate fruit/honey. 🤷♂
@@boomer6549
Moderation ia a myth. Something either has an effect or it doesnt.
The Randall Cycle occurrs whether or not you eat low carb or high carb.
@@shogunofharlem8240 Moderation doesn't deny something has an effect, rather the effect is likely moderated. It amazes me how many people SO BADLY want to think only in black or white about something. Im not denying to be in ketosis, you need to eat low carb. A better question might be, "Is keto the always and forever goal? Is that really ideal? Maybe for some and not for others. There is space for both.
@D B it’s not ignorant…it’s called living life. I am hard core keto but occasionally having weed, fruit alcohol , potatoes or pasta is not killing me. Moderation works for many folks stop being self righteous. It’s folks like u that turn folks away when they are TELLING you what works for THEM🙄
@@TheAMW
You are not 'hard core keto'. You folks have a problem with definitions, which is why you like the term 'moderation' which means nothing and everything at the same time.
Dr. Berry, can you address artificial sweeteners including crystal light V regular sugars as described? Thank you for your much-anticipated response
I'm curious. Have you tested a person who lives on fruits to confirm whether they have fatty liver syndrome? Most people whose diet is plant based are typically super thin, lean, and healthy or at least they appear to be. I'm a huge advocate of keto and low carb and I restrict my sugars including fruits as well because I've learned that I'm insulin resistant. However I can't say I've been discipled enough into keto to totally demonize fruits. A serious question. Not criticism.
I was a vegan for over 20 years. I never ate junk food just fruit and vegetables. I was so thin malnourished fatty liver and my enamel on my teeth was falling off. Guess what not one doctor/dentist thought it was my diet.
The worst foods in the world are plant based: sugar, vegetable seed oils and flour making an infinite variety of cakes, doughnuts, sweets and desserts.
My SIL was diagnosed with NAFLD last summer. She was put on a very restrictive diet (mostly low fat meats and green veggies with sweet potatoes and stuff, very plant-based) and lost a ton of weight. Her labs all look great except for the ultrasound which they said still has fat on her liver, although it had reduced swelling to almost nothing. Her weight-loss recently has plateau-ed although she's at a more healthy weight.
We discussed her farm-fresh fruit-eating habit during summertime recently (due to Dr Berry's no-fruit videos) and she was shocked and said it made sense that the lingering fat on her liver could be this since it's the only thing they said was good to introduce back into her diet.
She vowed to cut it out for the next month and see what happens.
Hello, Jo.
There’s a channel run by two vegan Type 1 diabetics called Mastering Diabetes. Both Cyrus and Robbie eat large quantities of fruit every day. Unfortunately, they no longer post their A1c readings because neither of them could consistently get below about 6.0; they would gloss over those high readings to talk about how consistent they were.
In the meantime, there are carnivore Type 1 people who post long term A1c readings between 4.8-5.3 (far better than most non-diabetics).
As far as I am aware, Cyrus and Robbie have never posted DEXA scans of their liver, the gold standard test for fatty liver.
Especially fruitarians are insanely skinny in general
Thank you. I have lost 5kg since starting this new carnival venture on the 17th June and recently I thought to have blackberries for its health benefits. After watching this video no more fruits. After sugar is sugar doesn’t matter what form it comes in it’s still sugar
Thank you for bringing clarity on this subject matter
I have 1 issue with your fruit-coke comparison. Coke produced in the US has high fructose corn syrup not cane sugar.
I like it when truth is spoken good or bas or positive or negative and no biased added, like when Ken says I like fruit and enjoy it very much but the health and vitality is much more important. Cheers
Based on info from this Kens site and 2 others I've been OMAD, and BBBE now since Jan 05/22... and loving it Thank You again for the inspiration...
You should openly debate CarnivoreMD. He is pro carnivore+fruits. He eats a TON of fruit everyday. We are talking an entire pineapple, mango and a couple bananas for breakfast. That's alot of carbs and sugar.
Ironically, his blood panel numbers improved since doing it. He has a video where he shows us.
I have also started eating alot of watermelon on a daily basis (I live in Las Vegas so I tend to feel dehydrated even after drinking water and electrolytes). I still continue to lose weight since doing so. I'm actually down now from 140 to 138 by incorporating watermelon, a full squeezed lemon and ACV at breakfast, and sometimes apples. I also feel more satiated and have more energy for working out.
same for me after incorporating green smoothies with greens and berries I got my blood sugar from 101 to 70 in less than year…I think that fruits and only fruits diet can improve health very quickly as they can cleanse but its when the fruits are eaten at the wrong times or too often with cooked foods or too close to other foods that it can mess us up for example like America makes it okay to eat fruit with a sandwich and chips as lunch and thats just not good …watermelon is amazing and I love it fresh green juices and fruit juices have helped so many ppl heal auto immune diseases but the average person isnt going to just eat fruit and green juice only and nothjng else to heal so it is what it is I do agree with Dr. Berry in that fruit can hinder so its best to understand nutrition and when and how to properly eat fruits
@@SadaMMcCoy Fruits should always be eaten on an empty stomach....preferably in the mornings
@@AlanForde-CheyneMS 💯percent agree
He does a lot of sport. Maybe this plays a role too?
It's because fruit isn't bad for you. Majority of people can tolerate it with no significant adverse effects and there's even cases of diabetics reversing their condition eating fruit. The people that can't tolerate it are the exception and there's something wrong with their metabolic function. Can't blame the fruit, that would be like a person with broken legs blaming walking and exercise for worsening their condition. A lot of these carnivore gurus also call the mechanistical data/science as facts, but they're not facts at all as we're still studying how human physiology works on different individuals on a microscopic level. It's a theory or educated guess. Simple clear results are more accurate. Most people after eating fruit benefit from it, especially if they're healthy individuals.
As someone who has a degree in chemistry, I started laughing at the comparison of the molecular formulas. But, indeed, Dr. Berry is totally right. There's no magic - the sugars are the same.
Thank you for sharing this. My "wellness" program at work is getting ready to start a 4 week fruit and vegetable challenge. (There's an incentive to participate in the program, with a quarterly bonus bor earning points... but luckily there are other ways to earn points than participating in the challenge) without knowing what this quarters challenge was I just sat through an hour webinar about how important whole grains and fruits and veggies are to your diet and how we should be avoiding red meat. 🤦♀️
And the sad part is you're not even joking!
OMG !
A lot of people think fructose is less harmful than sucrose or glucose because it doesn't spike your insulin. They'll tell you how agave syrup is a healthy alternative to other sweeteners, among other lies.
What they don't tell you is that almost all of the fructose you ingest is metabolized by your liver, and if the liver can't metabolize it all, it turns that fructose to fat. This leads to fatty liver disease, visceral fat, and other health problems.
If the FDA, AMA, ADA and other 'health' organizations actually had our well being at heart, they would tell us to drastically slash or even eliminate all sugars, seed oils, processed foods and other crap from our diet.
Straight forward, and no non-sense. Thank you.
I see so many medical types on YT and even in the Keto space, giving mixed messages on this. I know from my own experience that I can get just as woosey on the sugar picked off my own backyard fruit trees as I can from multiple packages of cheap candy from the Dollar Store. WHY are other doc's talking about the "protective" fiber in fruit? WHAT does that even mean?? The effects are the same!
Actually fruits contain structured water that is extremley beneficial to the body and their "life" or light , vibratuonal quota is very high. Its not just chemicals that are important in what we eat but how alive the food is. I ve been eating loads of fruits for years : usually 5 apples a day plus berries , bananas , avocados , strawberries . I have stable weight , aged 65 , no health issues and feeling great. I follow what my body craves mostly but dont eat any junk foods or fried foods. Its not as black and white as science tells you
yep I believe fresh fruit is fine in moderation and it's 'life force' is very therapeutic
Good for you, wish people would understand how good for you fruits are
Yep 50% of my daily diet is fresh fruit, I love the way its so easily digestible leaves my stomach feeling light and great.
Yeah I agree, I believe every person and body is different there for the diet is as well. If fruit works well with your body then great and if it doesn’t then take it out
@@Seraphielium 100% agree
Dr. Berry - What about berries...blueberries. black berrie, strawberries, etc, etc. Are these ok? Or do they fall into the same category as fruits in regards to sugar and health?
I honestly don’t think people believe me when I say fruit is bad for your liver. Nor that bacon and eggs is healthier than a bowl of cereal for breakfast. Even my own Internist told me “Enough with the Keto”. She’s concerned my weight is getting too low. I’m five foot, two and a half inches and weigh 120! It’s almost as if she wants me to get fat again!
I am 5 5 , 123 pounds and when I sit down, the belly looks nasty. You can lose way more fat.
I sure understand you. When I dropped from 250 lbs to 230 lbs, then came in at 228, my Dr got very concerned and said you need to stop the weight loss! I’m 5’6”, 228 is still way obese, and I rolled my eyes and ignored him! I know he means well and has gotten me out of a few issues, but he has to live with the fact no I won’t take statins and no I won’t eat your vegetarian (his is for religious reasons) way of eating. Slowly he is learning.
So having adequate choline cancels out all the sugar in fruit??
@@VeldaE12 I assume you are a woman. I am a guy the same height as you. I went from 254 to today I hit the scales at 160. I still have a way to go to rid of my tummy. BTW, according to the BMI chart, I am still considered overweight.
I knew a farmer that ate bacon 🥓and eggs for breakfast and sometimes supper his whole life he lived to be a 100 probably would have lived longer but fell off his bicycle when he was 96 or 97 and broke his hip
My observation is that people are not getting obese and diabetic from eating too much fruit. They are getting that way from a highly processed food diet, drinking sweet drinks, fried everything, too many refined carbs, eating to excess, not exercising.
Not all of us are trying to lose weight. The goal is metabolic health, and when you eat the right foods you're satiated, so overeating is unnecessary. Unless you're eating to fill another need, your weight will be fine.
It's amazing to me that people forget that fruit and grains used to only be seasonal.
And people didn't eat grains at all until a few thousand years ago.
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Yes folks, there's more sugar in a big orange than there is in a small orange.
Glad we cleared that up...
You should debate Dr. Paul Saladino on how much fruit should be part of the optimal diet
Seasonally appropriate fruits, taking into consideration one's personal carbohydrate tolerance and metabolic health, may work for some. Keeping in mind most folks are metabolically unhealthy.
Another pervasive myth about fruit is the one were they say that ancient fruits were somehow "healthier" than modern counterparts because of selective breeding and genetic modification. Ancient humans only ate fruit when it was in season and the biologically-adaptive imperative to eat it was because it triggered fat storage (by influcing our response to insulin, the primary fat storage hormone), and the extra fat stores helped us survive the cold, lean winter.
You are tuned in to how all this works. I've learned so much from Dr. Berry.
Ancient humans in rainforests had no seasons and access to different tasty fruits and leaves all year around. Never seen a fat chimp or other ape there in modern times, besides. If our ancestors got fatty liver, cancer and other issues by eating much fruit there would be no humans alive today.
@@stigsrnning6459 Humans are not chimpanzees. According to the definitions offered by various animal science Phd.'s, humans can be classed as "facultative trophic carnivores."
Humans are an intellectually higher-order animals and are capable of using reason for our dietary choices. Although humans are not obligated to eat meat to survive, we thrive on diets that are heavy in nutritionally and calorically-dense, bioavailable meat, animal fats, and organs. Chimpanzees and Bonobos (our closest living relatives) are hypocarnivores as they obtain around 30% of their nutritional and caloric needs from eating other species of monkeys, rodents and, to a lesser degree, insects/invertebrates, and they seek-out and hunt for animal foods (even at times when the fruits they eat are ripe and in abundance). Their requirement for calorically and nutritionally dense food would only increase if thet were required to venture-out from the safety of the canopy, which our human ancestors did millions of years ago. The increase in human brain size is directly linked to hunting and our increased consumption of animals, as we were obligated to hunt for our prey as we travelled away from the abundance of fruit in the canopy..
@@stigsrnning6459 Humans are facultative trophic carnivores. In humans, the small intestine is about 6 meters or 20 feet long and the large intestine is about 1.5 meters or 5 feet long. The gastrointestinal tracts of the Chimpanzee, Orangutan, and adult human and a human fetus were studied and compared by Stevens and Hume in 1995. The chimpanzee intestines showed a longer appendix, a much lower number of loops in the small intestine, and the large intestine had increased haustrations, as compared to humans. It is thought that reduction of the gut is a function of the higher-quality, easier to digest (i.e., less fibrous) diet of humans realtive to other apes, and that an evolutionary trend for gut reduction began when early members of the genus Homo began to incorporate a greater amount of animal tissues (muscle, marrow, fat, organs, brain matter, etc.) about 2.5 million years ago. Since gut tissue is metabolically expensive, the reduction of the gut may have allowed early members of our genus to devote greater metabolic energy to brain growth and maintenance, thus relaxing a constraint on the evolutionary increase in brain size ( an idea known as the "expensive tissue hypothesis": Aiello & Wheeler, 1995). It has also been suggested that cooking, which breaks down plants fiber (cellulose and lignin) and connective tissue in meat (collagen) allowed early humans to extract more nutrients from foodstuff with less digestive effort, thus also contributing to an evolutionary reduction in (shortening of) energetically expensive gut tissue.
Our primitive ancestors digestive systems would slowly evolve over time to be specialized toward a more meat-heavy diet. You only need to examine our current digestive system in comparison to our closest living relatives to witness this. In humans, the small intestine is about 6 meters or 20 feet long and the large intestine is about 1.5 meters or 5 feet long. The gastrointestinal tracts of the Chimpanzee, Orangutan, and adult human and a human fetus were studied and compared by Stevens and Hume in 1995.
"The chimpanzee intestines showed a longer appendix, a much lower number of loops in the small intestine, and the large intestine had increased haustrations, as compared to humans. It is agreed that reduction of the gut is a function of the higher-quality, easier to digest (i.e., less fibrous) diet of humans realtive to other apes, and that an evolutionary trend for gut reduction began when early members of the genus Homo began to incorporate a greater amount of animal tissues (marrow fat, brain matter, and muscle) about 2.5 million years ago. Since gut tissue is metabolically expensive, the reduction of the gut may have allowed early members of our genus to devote greater metabolic energy to brain growth and maintenance, thus relaxing a constraint on the evolutionary increase in brain size ( an idea known as the "expensive tissue hypothesis": Aiello & Wheeler, 1995)."
It has also been suggested that cooking, which breaks down plants fiber (cellulose and lignin) and connective tissue in meat (collagen) allowed early humans to extract more nutrients from foodstuff with less digestive effort, thus also contributing to an evolutionary reduction in (shortening of) energetically expensive gut tissue.
Herbivores have specialized digestive systems equipped to process certain plant species that these animals have eaten since their evolutionary beginnings, always keeping up pace with the slow evolutionary changes and adapting to any defensive mutation the plant may develop over an evolutionary timeline. Ruminant digestive systems are one example of a highly-specialized fibrous plant matter digestive system.
@@miltonbates6425 Remember that sugar in fruits keep those fresh longer compared with meat and vegetables, then the primates eating those fruits have more time to find, gather and consume, letting the growth of more fruit trees increase.
A point about fructose and diabetes.
Diabetes is diagnosed by chronically high blood sugars, so lots of effort is expended in returning those glucose levels to a normal range. The reason it matters is that glucose is a vital nutrient, but is strictly controlled by the body because it also potentially damaging to every cell of it is too high.
Who cares if fructose doesn’t raise blood sugar levels? The real question is, does it damage cells? Yes, at about 7-10 times the rate of glucose.
Saladino needs to stuff that papaya somewhere else. He’s totally gone off the deep end.
Thanks. I learned something today.
Saladino lives in the region where lots of stuff is natural, he literally picks it off the trees. He surfs for hours, sun there daily, probably minimum stress. His life is totally different from any of us or at least me. I went carnivore months ago, was doing great. Started adding fruit and of course bloating is back, weight started to creep up 😢. I LOVE berries! I may have to do week on just carnivore and week with a bit of fruit/berries and see how I do. And of course it increases my consumption of food.
I love seeing all his sheeps losing their mind about him eating fruit LMAO. Because thats the problem with the American diet. Too much fruit. Give me a break
@@skatinka5788 exactly, context matters. Abide by the laws of nature where you are and you'll be fine
@@thisjointisloose ... 😂
FYI everyone: sucrose IS a disaccharide containing containing both glucose and fructose… glucose + fructose= sucrose
I love how people just buy into whatever videos they watch.
Confirmation bias
I listen to my body. If it craves fruit I eat berries. And sometimes watermelon.
Thanks again Dr. Berry, I needed this. I cannot wait for you to debate Paul Saldino a carnivore MD. I love fruit as well and I was wanting to try his method of AB30 because the fruit and raw honey sounds great but I believe you’re right
☺️👌 I am very surprised how quickly I was able to abandon fruit, bread, rice, oats etc when I realized that they are mostly SUGAR ... !!
@@jamescalifornia2964 I abandoned grains and beans and sugar but I can't abandon fruits.
@@nickbardan3867 I'm a type2 diabetic and had given up pasta, beans, oats, grains & starchy vegetables a long time ago, but not fruit. I would eat 1 or 2 pieces of fruit per day. I was always hungry a couple of hours after eating and could not lose weight. I recently stopped eating fruit. A1C dropped from 6.2 to 5.3, dr reduced my insulin dose twice so far, 10pm salty snack cravings are gone & I lost 15 lbs. I tasted a piece of orange a couple of days ago and it was too sweet for me to enjoy. I froze the rest so I can feed small pieces of it to my parrot from time to time.
@@lindaa2437 So you basically don't eat any carbs and you still need insulin? Why ? And 6.2 a1c it's nothing. I know people with 12 and they reduced it with diet only .
@@nickbardan3867 A combination of reasons. I have been a diabetic since the 90's. First, it runs in my family, second, I went through a bout of depression in the early 90's (and gained weight.) Was put on diabetes meds which increased my appetite (needed that like a hole in my head!!!) Been trying everything I could to lose weight--unsuccessfully--until now. Low carb kept my A1C at 6.2. Dropping fruit has been a game changer. It is the first time I have hope!
with much respect Mr. Doctor , hello dear people ! my opinion is that a healthy person who does some movement every day should not stop eating fruit, of course in moderation - as well as energetic children who are looking for sources of energy / sugar etc. instead of refined white sugar, a fruit is better - in everything you need moderation and movement, dear people, you need a lot of movement day by day, every day ; I also think that if you sit on the sofa all day non-stop and consume anything beyond the limit, the balance is broken and you get sick ; I wish you all good health and lots of movement !
Thank you doctor Jean -Luc Picard. I look forward to your books and videos on nutrition.
I cut down on fruit due to fructose. I only eat berries at a limited amount year round. I did’t know about lemons.
Me to...I eat a handful of berries every day
@@thunderjoy7250 I was able to drop 25 pounds when I ate them on a KETO diet; meat, nuts,eggs and coconut oils.
Look up sugars in citrus. Lemons have 5.41 total carbs
Eat seasonal staves off the bad effects.
@@OahuAlohaLove how sugar in a lemon thanks
I'm trying to get to the point where all of my fruit, except avocados, is fruit I grow myself. I currently have peaches, apples, blueberries, strawberries, grapes, boysenberries, apricots, plums, and pawpaws. Some are still young and won't produce for a few years. This will eventually become the only fruit I eat and I will treat it as a post workout supplement.
Dr Berry, it's TRUE that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but only if you throw hard and your aim is good! 😆
The benefits of fruit are the trace chemicals. Lychee has something that stopped my mom's diarrhea while she was on chemo. I would not have her eat too much if she wasn't on chemo as she is pre-diabetic...but it did what Imodium, Pepto, and a whole bunch of other foods did not do.
This makes me VERY SAD, I love summer fruits, I really do, I buy pluots, nectarines, plums, watermelon and peaches. I really didn’t know about the sugar levels being so outrageous I always drink concentrated orange every morning. So now I hear I have to cut all this out to cut down on fatty liver foods. 😩
Check out Paul saladino, he has very good evidence as to why you shouldn't give up fruits.
They should be eaten in season if you like fruit because the summer is the time to store fat for the winter according to the plant paradox book.
Eating seasonally is fine if you re healthy.
@@PieInTheSky9 when you are metabolically healthy and exercise 4 hours a day with lots of sun like Paul Saladino, you can probably eat fruit. For most of us, it just doesn’t work.
@@ClintGilliam Well the argument is that adding fruit and raw honey can lead to metabolic health in the first place.
I choose fruits low in sugar (avocado, berries, lemon/lime)
Actually, my GPST goes down from 117 to 46.
However, I would avoid anything with HFCS because you definitely don't need it
Some people wouldn't consider avocado a fruit.
Back in the 90s, I attended OA (Overeaters Anonymous) with a partner. I'm finding myself wondering if fruit is part of the reason that the program often failed. We were encouraged to eat a piece of fruit for breakfast - and to pick the biggest and juiciest one we could find.
That and the fact that the base of the diet was two pounds of vegetables per day. Some vegetables are very high in sugar and I noticed that many members tended to focus on those vegetables.
Juicy and aromatic fruit has a very high satiation levels which is so important if you have problems with overeating. It makes you feel fuller. That's probably why it was recommended. Not sure what your aim was- but as an overeater myself (I used to be anorexic/bulimic and this damaged my brain-stomach-brain response) I would say their way of thinking was sort of right. Adding loads of veg's and some fruit to the diet would make a difference for somebody addicted to junk food.
For me there are some other ingredients in fruit besides just being sugar, glucose and fructose.
Hi Dr. Berry, I'd like to hear your take on Dr. Paul Saladino's distancing from the Keto community, and encouraging of fruit intake after years of being strictly Carnivore.
You just heard it🙈
He became trapped by it's sweet ddiction. Eating root vegetable is better than fruits.
I love fruits, l love meat...any restrictions where I have to cut out all (all being key word here) fruits or meats is retarded.
@Anthony Stewart But he's one of the healthiest people that talk about this subject. He show's his blood work often and its pretty damn good and way better than when he was a strict carnivore. Fruit and honey isn't bad.
He surfs for 3 hours a day. Dude needs sugar to maintain himself. He burns it all off immediately. His lifestyle doesnt line up with most people because most people dont do that kind of daily physical activity. So his diet is mostly just optimal for him. I doubt he'd eat much fruit if he didn't surf so much.
That's true. But also, if you eat the banana when there is still green on it, there is considerably less sugar in it than when it is fully ripe and yellow with some brown spots on it. Am I right on this?
Yes, the greener the banana the less ripe it is, so less sugar.
A few years ago I had an LPN at work tell me the importance that it is to avoid sugar because cancer cells feed on sugar. The immediate question that popped into mind is, "Then how do you eat fruit?". I didn't ask her because I knew she wouldn't have the answer. Since March when I came across keto eating, I have since read numerous reports that fruits are not healthy because of the sugar content. Aren't 75% + of the calories in fruit from the sugars in them?
It's the carbs (which turn into glucose) that matter, not the calories. A properly working body can run on dual fuel. It accesses the glucose in the blood first and once it has used all of that it uses fat which can include your stored body fat, which is why people get slimmer when eating a low carb diet. My weighing scale isn't moving much at the moment but I am losing inches around parts of my body. It only 9 months I've gone from a 44" waist to 38" without even trying. The new underpants that I bought just before I changed to low carb are now huge on me and I've had to buy new ones.
Look for a new video from Dr. Anthony Chaffee. He interviews a cancer researcher who studies the effect of diet on cancer treatment.
An apple cannot be the same as table sugar because table sugar has been highly processed and an apple is in its raw form has not been orocessed
Thank you doctor Elaine Koeppel. I look forward to your books and videos on nutrition.
*very helpful video Dr. Berry thank you*
This reminds me of a video on Beat Diabetes recently where a lady with type 2 found that just a few berries spiked her bloods . I thought ' well if those berries are mainly fructose ( plus fibre ) then why are they spiking her bloods ? Fructose should score extremely low on the GI .
It's obvious that the real value of fructose is for seasonal gorging prior to hibernation or winter scarcity - to get you through the winter .✌️
Thank you for doing this video, Dr. Berry. A lot of my doctors have told me vegetables and proteins, and to STAY AWAY from fruit because of the sugar. I am pre-Diabetic. I am doing Optavia which does not allow fruit in the first phase, which is the 5&1 fat burn phase. I am 168.8 lbs right now with a weight goal of between 118-128 lbs.
Fat is your friend. You'll get tired of protein without it. See Dr. Berry's videos for more info.
Just go keto or carnivore. No crazy phases. It’s a lifestyle change that will fix not only your weight but your health.
@Dust Storm Not if you grow your own, It's heaven...
@@dontfit6380 I can't do Keto. We have agreed that it's not good for my kidneys. I only have one working kidney. The other one hardly works at all. We want to avoid Dialysis at this point. And I am always being told fats are not good for weight loss.
@@slaughterhater Go to Dr. Berry's CZcams Channel and enter "kidney" or "liver" or whatever term you like in the search field for his channel (NOT the CZcams search field).
Keto is NOT a weight loss diet. Keto is a weight optimization diet. Search CZcams for these Dr. Berry videos. RmzPZL4PS9o (Skip to 1;27 into the video) rq4O3pX7Fvk
That’s exactly why after eating any fruit I get the crash sleepy feeling. It’s actually harming me and not helping me in a healthy way.
Thank you Dr. Berry. I have a hard-headed friend who thinks doing keto is unhealthy... but she's super fat, eats tons of fruit and sugar and feels tired and cranky all the time. 😂
Not true. If she is fat she's fat, fruits and food are not to blame. I am fruiterian and so is my whole family from great great grand ancestors all the way down to my generation. No one diets, we eat what is natural from the Earth and that we believe is healthy. No one of us is fat.vwe are very thin at BMI 19 athletic and healthy. Live your life, not people life
This Dr. Berry video might help your friend. It changed the way I think about food. Intuitive Eating Explained & Refined. Search CZcams for ync9r_ylQjQ
@@Hippy2021 What's your A1c? The A1c does not lie.
@@Hippy2021 ... Very true, 50% of my daily diet is now fresh fruit, I gave up junk food and sugar soda drinks and started an healthier diet which includes 50% fruit, I have lost 3stone (42Ib) and feel great.
Love this video BUT I have one question for Dr Berry or anyone…..so do I understand there’s not any “healthy” fruit out there?
Correct. It's delicious but...not healthy.
Your information is so appreciated. I've watched your videos for several years since switching to KETO. I haven't eaten any fruit (or juice) for years and haven't missed them at all.
It's amazing how quickly we adapt 👍
go vols! 🍊 happy to see a fellow alumni helping out the masses
You should have Paul Saldino on your show. He raves on honey and fruit
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I get into arguments with my friends and wife all the time, regarding this topic. lol This video will prove extremely useful. Thank you!
My dad got downright pissed off at me when I tried to explain why fruit and fruit juices are not very good for you.
Depending how old your father is I have learned to keep the info I've learned on here to myself. I figure they are 80 and got there ok on their own.
Addressed most ALL the issues always brought up in the discussion of fruit and nutrition. Big kudos!
I did Keto, OMAD for years. Switched to animal based diet with fruit. My labs changed only slightly but I remain insulin sensitive despite eating fruit daily. I feel fine. it's been less than a year so I'll check my kabs again. I heard thyroid can be damaged on prolonged keto?
I eat 1 apple with nut butter for breakfast/ lunch almost everyday. I can go 6-8 hours before eating again for dinner. Its the only sugar i consume thru the day....and nope i ain't switching to celery or carrots either!.
Considering the garbage i used to eat, I'm perfectly happy with 1 apple.
I eat fruit mostly small amount berries …. No bs rise and I check my A-1C monthly and it’s 5.0 I eat fruit daily , meat , Kerry gold butter , full fat kefir and very low sugar fage yogurt plain . List ALL MY WEIGHT 60 pounds and I’m still at ideal weight no issues
This helps.
Saladino says to eat fruit. I am following him
Thanks Doc.
It's great you give explanations in chemistry terms and show the diagrams to everyone. It's rare to meet physician whose O chem is even decent.
It is a very common misconception that plants somehow biosynth different molecules. A molecule is a molecule. If it was different it would be a different molecule. lol
Wait a minute Dr Berry!
I learned that sucrose is 50% glucose and 50% Fructose, so it doesn't make sense to say there is sucrose AND glucose AND fructose in fruit. I'm a big fan of yours so please unwind this for me.
David Silverman, American in Antalya, Turkey on the Mediterranean Coast
Ate a mango yesterday just to see what I have been missing for the past two years.off sugar, and my body temperature spiked which is how I know that my body cannot handle it. Also, my right arm itched horribly for the next 8 hours. ( I once went a couple of years without being able to get to sleep before 3am due to upper body itching. ).
@mjl👋mangoes are in the same plant family as poison ivy.
@@tamaraspillis612 Why doesn't that surprise me ? Lol.
You are obviously allergic to latex. No bananas , pineapples, avocadoes or mangoes for you. Eat peeled apples
Oh how I love fruit too, and a perfect Mango is my holy grail!
Thank you for doing this video! I learned so much.
Many CZcams keto creators talk about having very small amount of fruits with berry in the name only. Many people lose
Sight of the point of keto…reduction of glucose/insulin swings. Use a glucometer and learn how foods impact you and create guidelines accordingly.
Remember when the experts told us that butter, meats, eggs, and the sun were bad for us?? Notice it's all things God created...and now fruit is the "bad guy".
Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Portion, type and how often you eat fruits is where one should focus.
If fruits good enough for God then its good enough for me ... 😁
Feel a 1000 times better adding some honey to my eggs and beef and some fruit in the evening. I felt absolutely horrible with chronic headaches on just meat and did not sleep well at all.
Lemons and limes full of sugar ????
I agree with avoiding too much fruit, If one chooses to eat and likes fruit they can choose a few lower sugar varieties and control the amount. For example one cup of blueberries as the main carb source for day won’t be a problem for metabolically healthy and active people. I think he’s speaking to Saladino who includes fruit with his meat based diet. Dr Lustig and a few other lower carb proponents suggest a few small controlled portions of fruit won’t undo your health if you’re careful in the portions and total carb count for a day.