[If healthy gut] My idea of a healthy meal would be white rice cooked in bone broth, topped off with a couple of egg yolks and a small amount of beef liver. This meal would be high in starch and collagen, and low in fructose and muscle meat, which has a very different amino acid composition than collagen: Why Collagen Is a Proven Necessity High in amino acids that provide the building blocks for your connective tissue, collagen is what keeps your skin, bones and muscles strong and elastic. DR. JOSEPH MERCOLA SEP 04, 2023 ∙ PAID why collagen is a proven necessity STORY AT-A-GLANCE Collagen is the most common and abundant of your body’s proteins, accounting for about 30% of the total protein in your body. One of its primary purposes is to provide structural scaffolding to allow tissues to stretch and flex while maintaining tissue integrity Collagen is found in your skin, connective tissues like tendons, ligaments, …
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What Do Countries With Low Diabetes Rates Eat?
As noted by Marshall, West Africa has one of the world's lowest diabetes rates, partially attributed to its diet, which is rich in starchy tubers like plantains, cassava, and African yams, as well as collagenous meats like beef skin. These foods are often used in stews, extracting collagen and gelatin.
This dietary pattern, emphasizing starchy tubers and collagen-rich meats, contrasts with diets higher in processed foods and may contribute to the region's lower diabetes prevalence, which is below 3%.
[If healthy gut] My idea of a healthy meal would be white rice cooked in bone broth, topped off with a couple of egg yolks and a small amount of beef liver. This meal would be high in starch and collagen, and low in fructose and muscle meat, which has a very different amino acid composition than collagen. For a refresher on the difference between muscle meat and collagen, see “Why Collagen Is a Proven Necessity.” Marshall comments:
“One of the things about starch is, if you eat a bunch of starch, your NAD+ availability increases postprandially. After the meal, you have more NAD+ availability if you're burning a lot of starch. And so, it all comes down to reductive stress.”
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