Low Carb Down Under - Grant Schofiled PhD
Video description - Grant's background
Prof. Grant Schofield is the Professor of Public Health at Auckland University of Technology, director of the University’s Human Potential Centre, former Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Education in New Zealand, co-author of four best-selling books and Chief Science Officer for PREKURE.
Grant’s career has focused on preventing the diseases of modern times, and seeing what it takes to help people live a long, healthy and happy life. He lives and breathes the motto “be the best you can be”, and sees this as a game-changer for the health system – capable of transforming the current health (sickness) model, to one in which we aspire to be well. He is redefining public health as the science of human potential; the study of what it takes to have a great life.
Prof. Schofield is well known for thinking outside the box and challenging conventional wisdom in nutrition and weight loss, as well as physical activity and exercise.
Overall great presenter, good audience engagement, and some elements of humor while going through the material.
- Entire muscle system is resynthesized every 3 months
- Entire brain protein structure is resynthesized every 3 weeks
Diagram of Reactive hypo-glycemia 6m22s
- People can be hyperinsulinemic decades before their glucose starts to faulter.
Insulin - Hyperinsulinemia vs Glucose 12m
- Core thesis, focus on insulin levels as the gating mechanism of metabolic issues
- Insulin sensitive people do see a insulin improvement eating low glycemic foods.
- Insulin resistant people (pre-diabetes, overweight, etc), DO NOT see a improvement, in fact it gets worse
Insulin Response of control and insulin resistant population vs low Glycemic index food
- Insulin Sensitive
- Insulin Resistant
- Interesting decreased glucose response by eating carbs LAST in a meal. (i.e. meat first, then bun and fries)
- Light/infrared can also reduce glucose spikes post meal.