[pct-l] Food question from Mid life Crisis

[Eric]

Yoshi,

I must respectfully disagree with your evaluation of macronutrients for
hiking.  Our body, if starved of carbohydrates, will drop efficiently into
ketosis, a burning of fat. See:
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/faq/f/whatisketosis.htm

Ketosis is an evolutionary adaptation by our bodies for times when we need
to survive on our energy stores.  I would place a bet that the reason that
the American hikers you encountered were fatigued was due to the fact that
(most, not all) carbohydrates are inherently inefficient - they cause an
insulin spike then a crash due to depleted glycogen.

What you may have been thinking of is ketoacidosis, a dangerous condition
that can develop if you have Type 1 diabetes.

David:

That being said, I would definitely take more calories, and use more fat!
 Something like 40-50 Carb 30 fat 20 protein.  Also recommended by
nutritionist and hiker Brenda Baaten:

http://thru-hiker.com/articles/PackLightEatRight/fat.htm

<http://thru-hiker.com/articles/PackLightEatRight/fat.htm>Nuts, shelf stable
bacon, avocados, and powdered butter and milk are some of the high-quality
fats that you could get a lot of calories/ounce for.  Hope this helps!

Regards,
Eric
www.primalpct.com

On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 6:16 PM, Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Dear David
>
> I have only experienced JMT twice, but I think many American hiker had
> insufficient foods and very fatigued.
>
> > A few questions..
> >
> > 1- Am I safe planning to consume body fat or will I be starving every
> day?
>
> You are not safe. Our energy system cannot use fat efficiently. If the
> stock of Carbohydrate became zero, our body  make carbohydrate from
> the muscles and, and produce more Nitrogenous substance. Then the load
> of the kidney grows more. You will feel more fatigue.
>
> I had posted before on the nutrition problem. If " 7 weeks to the
> perfect ride" (by L Armstrong & C. Carmichael) is right,
>
> The optimal weight ratio is :
>  carbohydrate : protein : fat =   60-70:10-15: 9-11
>
> We must consider both weight ratios and total calories for healthy
> hiking.  And if we hike for 8 hours, we need at least 1 Kg ( 2 pound
> more )  food.( I had calculated, and confirmed the 2 pound rule is
> right )
>
> https://sites.google.com/site/completewalker/backpacking-memo
>
>
>
> > 2- Does my calories per ounce ratio look ok?
> > 3- Does my $'s per ounce look ok?
> >
> >
> > Shaka Zulu
> > Aka Mid Life Crisis
> >
> >
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