Hannibal,

Thanks for your corrections, and thanks so much for the links, these are really helpful. I find this fascinating stuff.

Diana

So is the stomach able to break down lumps of meat? Will those pieces 'dissolve' completely in the stomach? 
Excuse my ignorance!

Diana

Jessica,  high meat diets have very low calcium/phosphorus ratios. I understand that the high phosphorus of a meat diet makes it very acid forming, and will leach calcium from the bones.
Calcium would have to come from green vegetables especially, to get a favorable ratio, which will be absent on the zero carb diet. Other foods can also have calcium, but it is the balance which matters.

Hannibal, very interesting. Do you know a study or link where I can find this info? This is really intriguing. I have not been able to find any info online.

Diana

Thanks folks!

So a carb day now and then is not a bad idea if one wants to keep both systems going! I think that may suit me well 

Diana

Ori Hofmekler recommends alternating high and low carb days to help the body adapt to both carbohydrate and fat burning systems.
Does that make sense? Is the body able to switch that easily?

What happens to someone who is adapted to a low carb diet, then has one or more high carb days, how long will it take afterwards to adjust to the high fat/low carb again? Do you have to start all over again?

Diana

Thanks for the link BaronSky!
This is fascinating.
 
Diana

Thanks so much Lex for your interesting information. This clears up a lot of confusion, and answers many questions I had.

As long as the total fat stored is equal to the total fat consumed, body fat will not accumulate.  However, if, on average, less energy is needed than was stored, not all fat stored by ASP from the ZC meals will be remobilized by HSL and body fat will rise.

Would you mind to explain this sentence? This seems to suggest that the body primarily goes for stored fat rather than fatty acids from the food? I am probably not understanding this.

I have been doing high fat for about a month now, but not happy with this because my liver is complaining, and I was at the point of giving up. Now I understand that it is naturally going to be a long process to activate those mitochondria I will try to continue. You say that a lot of energy is wasted initially, so would it make sense to reduce fat to a comfortable level and then gradually increase the amount of fat? Or is it better to keep the fat very high so as to activate those mitochondria optimally? What do you think?

Hi,
I read that in a high fat diet fats are not stored, because there is no insulin to promote storage. This is nice for someone who want to loose weight, but what about those who do NOT want to loose any? I would like to be able to understand how the body gets its energy throughout the day from 2 or 3 fatty meals, when the fats are actually not stored. The muscles will be requiring a continuous supply of fatty acids. How long do these fatty acids stay in the circulation? What happens to the fats which are not needed immediately?

Diana