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Okay, in trying to figure out my high stimulated state on low carb, I came across the following:

"In a 5-day metabolic study of five normal medical students given a liquid diet, such as that given to preoperative peptic ulcer patients (that delivered 138 g of fat, predominantly from whole milk and cream, and that provided only about 200 mg of magnesium daily), there was an average daily loss of 16 mg of magnesium (Macbeth and Mabbott, 1964). This amount of dietary fat is equivalent to that of the typical American diet, comprising about 40% of the daily calories (de los Rios, 1961). This liquid diet differed from that given to the young men on the linoleic acid diet (Hathaway, 1962) in that the ratio of calcium to magnesium was 9:1, rather than 2:1.

Metabolic balance studies in rats on low- and high-fat diets have also shown that increasing the fat intake decreases the amount of magnesium absorbed from the gut (Olson and Parker, 1964; Tadayyon and Lutwak, 1969)."

More details and studies on the same here: http://www.mgwater.com/Seelig/Magnesium-Deficiency-in-the-Pathogenesis-of-Disease/chapter5.shtml

It would seem river water hardness (calcium and magnesium ions combined) varies from about 50mg/L to about 500mg/L. Treated drinking water on the other hand varies from 20mg/L to about 50mg/L. Bottled water has even less.

To compound things, ontop of this wheat can have a decent amount of magnesium.

So we can guess where the inuit and massai may have been getting there magnesium from - from natural water ways. Not so easy for us high fat, low carbers, unless your one of the smaller group shown in the studies provided that dont lose magnesium absorbtion on high fat diets.

Of course theres the often cited electrolyte problem, with sodium and potassium. Certainly both the inuit and massai would have gotten some significant amount from their practice of consuming blood. Perhaps though, not such a big deal for us, we can just eat some salt, fruit, nuts and dark leafy greens. If you got your mineral foods it seems like youd be fine. At least in everything but magnesium, it would seem.

So the question is....is there any harms, or other benefits, on a low carb paleo diet, having some low-fat rest days ?

(also low carb, something like vegan, salad greens, vege soups and lean pescatarian food with some serious dark leafies and also a few berries- also oil free as magnesium is also inhibited by unsaturates as well, possibly more)

And are there any other vitamins and minerals absorbed more poorly on a high fat diet?

Do you think a rest day or two would also clear the digestive tract, enough of fat, that digestion for other things would improve in that timespan?

Of course for magnesium I could supplement (and probably will somehow), or even perhaps take an epsom salts bath, but I wonder, could I also miss out on something else by consuming basically fat with every meal...

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Re the whole magnesium issue that its notoriously hard even using just the numbers in normal foods to get the RDA. The majority of normal SAD eaters are already under whats recommended. The level of fat in those studies, is probably alot less than some of us eat, around 20-30%. A mere 138 grams caused a loss of 16mg magnesium on average. I am not certain (tommorow when i get my magnesium I may be), but it seems even eating alot of magnesium foods is not quite enough when coupled with high fat, over time, in me at least. – Jamie Jul 17 at 11:19
Oh, and also, if someone does supplement with magnesium, be aware, you can have both too much and too little. Both are bad. Any magensium supplement should have its % of RDA on there somewhere. Thats a good starting point. Check that out, and based on that and the fact youll probably get a little from your food, I reckon, start with a smaller dose (split pills if ness), taken with food (preferably a less fatty or oily meal) and see where you go from there. – Jamie Jul 17 at 11:33
Seems like magnesium is like a muscle/brain off switch sorta, switches off the calcium channels. Probably over simplified, but thats the impression I get. Okay, thats enough on magnesium for now, lol, back to the question! – Jamie Jul 17 at 11:34
I wonder how many of us low carbers with this phenomena, also have compromised digestion....? – Jamie Jul 17 at 12:32

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You also have to take into account what FORTIFIED foods are in the SAD. Don't know if the study makes a whole lot of practical sense.

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Not sure its totally coherent I agree, but it seems the most plausible explaination I have come across so far for this phenomena, that fat reduces absorbtion of magnesium. IMO Better than adrenaline/cortisol, better than electrolytes (which at least with me, are just fine). For me, its not like I got these symptoms first day of eating no carbs. Not even after a month. It just started recently really, after over a month. But then I am not sure if thats the standard pattern for this phenomenon... – Jamie Jul 17 at 12:19
"Instant oatmeal, dairy and soy milk, some types of cereals and some brands of white bread" . Oh didnt realise all that stuff was fortified. Guess cause I never brought any of it very often. Wasnt much of a breakfast eater. – Jamie Jul 17 at 13:01
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"are there any other vitamins and minerals absorbed more poorly on a high fat diet?"

If you do your research you will more than likely find that the opposite is true.

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^ Yeah, I know theres plenty of fat soluble vitamins. Minerals though seem to be largely water soluble. – Jamie Jul 18 at 0:25
As I said, do your research..... Fat soluble vitamins are also known as activators because they serve as the catalysts for mineral absorption. Without them, minerals cannot by used by the body, no matter how plentiful they may be in the diet – David Jul 19 at 2:01

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