Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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I know that carbs and excess protein raise BG levels but what affect does fat such as coconut oil have on BG levels?

flag	asked May 14 2012 at 1:46 Caveman formally known as Dan 4,873●3●17●53

Nasty Brutish and Short · Answer 1 · 2012-05-14 03:38:17Z UTC

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I've researched this before and from what I recall around 3% of dietary fats get converted into blood glucose. I experimented on myself (I'm a Type 1 diabetic) by drinking a pint of heavy whipping cream but found it had no impact on my BG.

answered May 14 2012 at 3:38

Nasty Brutish and Short
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Yes. Fats come packaged as triglycerides (usually). That's three fatty acids and a glycerol backbone holding them together. Two glycerols can form one glucose molecule, which gives about 3-4% of the energy of the fatty acids. It's really negligible. A high fat/low carb diet CAN increase blood sugar levels due to the effect that free fatty acids have on peripheral insulin resistance. But it's not through a direct raising of blood sugar. Coconut oil may have additional effects because of the extra ketone generation that would spare even more glucose. – Dave S. May 14 2012 at 12:49

Does Fat raise Blood Glucose Levels?

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