Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Don’t Touch These 10 Foods (Especially If You Have Diabetes)

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Oct 22, 2025
Discover the 10 foods to avoid if you have diabetes or want to prevent it. Learn how insulin resistance develops over 15-20 years before diabetes takes hold. Seed oils are revealed as major culprits, damaging cell membranes and mitochondrial function. Find out why common junk foods like fast food fries and pastries can be particularly harmful. The discussion covers how sweetened drinks contribute to liver insulin resistance and even warns against seemingly healthy snacks like granola bars. It's a vital guide for better health!
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Insulin Resistance Precedes Diabetes

  • Insulin resistance develops long before diabetes and can brew for 15–20 years.
  • High insulin can coexist with normal blood sugar for many years before beta cells fail.
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Seed Oils Damage Cell Signaling

  • Cell membranes and mitochondria are fat-based and vulnerable to fat-based toxins.
  • Oxidized seed oils produce aldehydes that lodge in receptors and damage insulin signaling.
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Fresh vs. Rancid Unsaturated Fats

  • Studies showing unsaturated fats improve insulin sensitivity refer to unoxidized, fresh oils.
  • The common industrially refined, heated, deodorized oils in food are rancid and produce harmful byproducts.
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