FAQs

LCHF =Low carb high fat

OMAD = One Meal A Day

PUFA = Polyunsaturated fatty acid

SAD = Standard American Diet

TCR = therapeutic carbohydrate restriction

TOFI    = Thin Outside, Fat Inside

TRE    = Time Restricted Eating

Definitions:

Metabolic Syndrome - Requires 3 of the following 5

1. Systolic (Upper) BP above 130, Diastolic (Bottom) >85

2. Fasting glucose > 100 mg/dl

3. Waist circumference greater than 40 in men; 35 in women

4. Triglycerides > 150 mg/dl

5. HDL (good cholesterol) <40 mg/dl in men < 50 mg/dl in women

Greatly increases your risk of CVD, diabetes, stroke and atherosclerotic disease