So far, we have gone over the two different types of metabolism, fat or carb based. What is the distinction between the two of these and why is it crucial to survival?
The destiny of hungry cells
At any moment, the body will be in a state of carb or fat metabolism. It will take days to switch into ketosis, and often more than a week for those who have never experienced it before. For this reason, carbs are the ideal supply of fuel when they are abundant, however leave you in the cold once you lose access, as you could in a survival situation.
Let us say you had two twins, one who was in a state of carbohydrate metabolism and one who was in a state of fat metabolism. Just imagine your tragedy of choice wipes out infrastructure and in 3 days, there isn't any access to survival foods. Both are now in a state of starvation. Let us also say for the sake of the debate that they are in a state of physical exertion, moving over land, protecting themselves and porting supplies with them.They are dishing out energy, which has to come from someplace. In this particular case, the body.
Metabolic processing of fat
Twin #1 is in a state of ketosis. His cells are ready to receive ketones as a fuel supply. In a state of hunger with energy to use, his cells will need ketones. Thankfully, he will have an enormous supply of ketones in his body fat. Fat will be changed into usable calories at 9 calories for each gram. For the normal person, it is a lot of energy. Taking an average weight of 175 lbs along with a healthy bodyfat percentage of 15%, this twin will be able to lose 10% of his weight in fat, or 17.5 lbs before it will become unhealthy. This leaves close to 8000 grams of usable fat, which converts into a tremendous 72000 calories just before twin#1 begins losing more useful tissue.
The carbohydrate metabolic process
Twin #2 is used to using glucose as a source of calories. Without carbohydrates to eat, his cells will need to adapt to ketosis. In the mean time, it is going to be a hard changeover. Some symptoms well known to low carb dieters include brain fog, sleepiness, absence of energy and head aches. During my time with keto diets I even experienced some terrible migraines too. This can continue for a couple of days, however it might be as long as 7 days depending on the dietary record of the person. Meanwhile, the world might be falling apart and valuable time is being lost.
One of the most scary consequences is the decrease in muscle tissue. As you might recall, proteins are quite close to carbohydrates and when required, can be transformed. Due to this, people in a state of carbohydrate metabolism shed more muscle compared to those in fat metabolism. The proteins are scavenged and broken down into the preferred fuel supply, carbohydrate. In a state of essentially working out, this is a lot more likely.
The extra factor
Although calories may be available, there are critical vitamins and minerals to be considered for survival. Remain updated for the next write-up in the sequence for the important nutrients to supplement calories in a starvation state.
The destiny of hungry cells
At any moment, the body will be in a state of carb or fat metabolism. It will take days to switch into ketosis, and often more than a week for those who have never experienced it before. For this reason, carbs are the ideal supply of fuel when they are abundant, however leave you in the cold once you lose access, as you could in a survival situation.
Let us say you had two twins, one who was in a state of carbohydrate metabolism and one who was in a state of fat metabolism. Just imagine your tragedy of choice wipes out infrastructure and in 3 days, there isn't any access to survival foods. Both are now in a state of starvation. Let us also say for the sake of the debate that they are in a state of physical exertion, moving over land, protecting themselves and porting supplies with them.They are dishing out energy, which has to come from someplace. In this particular case, the body.
Metabolic processing of fat
Twin #1 is in a state of ketosis. His cells are ready to receive ketones as a fuel supply. In a state of hunger with energy to use, his cells will need ketones. Thankfully, he will have an enormous supply of ketones in his body fat. Fat will be changed into usable calories at 9 calories for each gram. For the normal person, it is a lot of energy. Taking an average weight of 175 lbs along with a healthy bodyfat percentage of 15%, this twin will be able to lose 10% of his weight in fat, or 17.5 lbs before it will become unhealthy. This leaves close to 8000 grams of usable fat, which converts into a tremendous 72000 calories just before twin#1 begins losing more useful tissue.
The carbohydrate metabolic process
Twin #2 is used to using glucose as a source of calories. Without carbohydrates to eat, his cells will need to adapt to ketosis. In the mean time, it is going to be a hard changeover. Some symptoms well known to low carb dieters include brain fog, sleepiness, absence of energy and head aches. During my time with keto diets I even experienced some terrible migraines too. This can continue for a couple of days, however it might be as long as 7 days depending on the dietary record of the person. Meanwhile, the world might be falling apart and valuable time is being lost.
One of the most scary consequences is the decrease in muscle tissue. As you might recall, proteins are quite close to carbohydrates and when required, can be transformed. Due to this, people in a state of carbohydrate metabolism shed more muscle compared to those in fat metabolism. The proteins are scavenged and broken down into the preferred fuel supply, carbohydrate. In a state of essentially working out, this is a lot more likely.
The extra factor
Although calories may be available, there are critical vitamins and minerals to be considered for survival. Remain updated for the next write-up in the sequence for the important nutrients to supplement calories in a starvation state.
About the Author:
Thanks for reading! Terrance Franklin writes about survival and nutrition on a number of sites on the web. For more information on survival foods, be sure to check out http://survivalfoodshq.weebly.com/. And for even deeper reading, follow the link at survival foods
No comments:
Post a Comment