Ketogenic Diet for GLP-1 Signaling
A very low-carbohydrate, high-fat eating pattern that keeps insulin demand low and shifts the body toward ketone production. It was discussed as a way to stimulate GLP-1 signaling, with one cited study suggesting ketogenic eating can raise GLP-1 levels. The practical appeal is appetite and glucose control through a diet pattern that may enhance satiety hormones.
“There's at least one quality study I was able to find showing that the ketogenic diet, for instance, which almost always involves ingestion of very low levels of carbohydrate, can increase GLP-1... So I use GLP-1 as an example of a pathway that you might choose to tap into by ingestion of yerba mate or by ingestion of the foods I mentioned, or if it's something that interests you, ketogenic diet.”