Worse than Sugar

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 4 November 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Today, we’re going to talk about the hidden dangers of starch. Some ultra-processed foods may not have sugar but are packed with synthetic starch. Many synthetic starches can potentially affect your blood sugar even more than sugar.

When you repeatedly raise your blood sugar, you will eventually develop insulin resistance. Over time, your fat cells can no longer store fat, and energy is stored inside the organs or as visceral fat. Ultimately, you lose the ability to control your blood sugar levels and can develop diabetes.

Starches are hidden sugar! Even products labeled sugar-free contain starches that can cause more damage than sugar.

Synthetic starches do not contain protein, fat, or fiber, all of which help buffer blood sugar spikes. Consuming starches can also deplete your body of essential nutrients such as vitamin D. This can cause significant inflammation, decreasing vitamin D’s ability to work in your cells.

Vitamin B1 is vital for your body to burn carbohydrates. Synthetic starches deplete vitamin B1 and zinc, leaving you tired and unable to create energy in the body.

Synthetic starches feed the pathogenic microbes in your gut. They can also contribute to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO).

Modified corn starch is added to food as a thickener or carrier of flavors. Maltodextrin is typically added to food as a filler. It’s also sometimes added to protein powders as an energy source. This is incredibly damaging to your cells and mitochondria.

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0:00.0	I think most people would agree that sugar is not very good for you, and sugar is a type of
0:04.9	carbohydrate. But there's other types of carbohydrate. You have fiber. That's a carbohydrate.
0:10.3	When we think about fiber, we think about, okay, that's something that's fairly good for us, right?
0:13.9	So we have good carbs and bad carbs. But what makes something good and what makes something bad?
0:18.6	It has to do with what it does to your blood sugar. Sugar absorbs very quickly and it will raise your blood sugar. And fiber doesn't. We're going to get
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0:59.9	most people are deficient number two it's very difficult to test if you're deficient and number three
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1:22.8	video. And the discount will automatically be applied to your purchase. But more importantly, it's understanding what the third carbohydrate is.
1:31.3	We have sugar, we have fiber, and then we have what's left.
1:35.1	So I'm going to give you a hint, see if you can figure it out.
1:37.0	We take a look at this product right here.
1:38.9	This is a lot of carbohydrates, not a lot of fiber, no sugar at all.
1:43.3	Then we have chips. A lot of carbohydrate, not very much fiber
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