Episode 44: Bingeing On Carbs Is Worse Than Eating Carbs All The Time

Apr 27, 2026

Welcome to Episode 44 of The Road to Carnivore Podcast!

If you are justifying your occasional cheat day or carb binge with the idea that surely this is better than eating carbs all the time, then today's 7-minute episode will open your eyes to this misguided thinking.

Medical literature shows that big carb binges damage the body significantly, while draining vitamin levels, throwing off electrolyte balances, and more.

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Glycemic Variability: Both Sides of the Story

Glycaemic variability using continuous glucose monitoring and endothelial function in the metabolic syndrome and in Type 2 diabetes

Intake of free sugars and micronutrient dilution in Australian adults

Micronutrient Dilution and Added Sugars Intake in U.S. Adults: Examining This Association Using NHANES 2009–2014

Four Grams Of Glucose

A pathway model of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in the pancreatic β-cell

The etiology of oxidative stress in insulin resistance

Reactive oxygen species, toxicity, oxidative stress, and antioxidants: chronic diseases and aging

Glycemic variability and oxidative stress: a link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease?

Chapter Two - Micronutrient Status in Type 2 Diabetes: A Review

Oxidative stress, micronutrients, diabetes mellitus and its complications

Vitamins and Minerals for Energy, Fatigue and Cognition: A Narrative Review of the Biochemical and Clinical Evidence

Coenzymes: Essential catalysts in biochemical reactions

Effects of thiamine and benfotiamine on intracellular glucose metabolism and relevance in the prevention of diabetic complications

High prevalence of low plasma thiamine concentration in diabetes linked to a marker of vascular disease

Metabolite profiles during oral glucose challenge

Malnutrition in Obesity: Is It Possible?

Electrolyte Disturbances and Their Association with Glycemic Status in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Comparison of Insulin Action on Glucose versus Potassium Uptake in Humans