protein making me gain fat

[Sim882]

Honestly insulinphobia is extreme on the board. Perhaps ur just eating too much????

 

[highlander555]

It was my belief that protein doesn't spike insulin levels, but carbs do? I thought that was general, accepted knowledge.

 

[flottmana]

im lost

 

[highlander555]

I can imagine. Look, don't overthink it. Though there is creedance to certain foods that do spike insilin levels (otherwise known as blood sugar, or glucose), I wouldn't worry about that if I were you.

At your level of knowledge (or at least what I presume it to be based on your questions) It doesn't really matter too much.

Just know that the only way to gain weight is if you're taking in more calories than you're expending, and to lose, vise verse.

Foods that cause insilin levels to spike aren't too important to you at this point, so don't sweat it (though in the long run you probably will want to learn about it).

 

[gjohnson5]

I can imagine. Look, don't overthink it. Though there is creedance to certain foods that do spike insilin levels (otherwise known as blood sugar, or glucose), I wouldn't worry about that if I were you.

At your level of knowledge (or at least what I presume it to be based on your questions) It doesn't really matter too much.

Just know that the only way to gain weight is if you're taking in more calories than you're expending, and to lose, vise verse.

Foods that cause insilin levels to spike aren't too important to you at this point, so don't sweat it (though in the long run you probably will want to learn about it).

I guess one of the points of that study was to demonstrate that insulin can be spiked independent of blood sugar. Blood sugar can be down and insulin can be up. If this is the case , it can be said that proteins may have some properties of sugar. So the easy solution is to eat the fats separate from the high protein meals or high sugar meals. Eat the fats separate or with slow digesting carbs such as salads. I guess the term is nutrient partitioning

 

[highlander555]

Hmmm, okay.
I agree that any sort of calorie, even a protein, can spike insulin levels. BUT, carbohydrates are genereally processed by the body much faster and much more quickly turned to glucose. So, I think they're the guys you have to worry about.
To experienced and knowledgeble lifters, this can mean something. To novices, I think it may be too confusing to focus on.