Test: Is LCHF nutrition appropriate for me?

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Is LCHF nutrition appropriate for me?

If you are unsure about going LCHF, take the test and see where you stand. Bear in mind, however, that just about anyone could benefit from cutting carbs and increasing fat.
Please note: if you have any disruption of lipid metabolism, LCHF is NOT appropriate for you, no matter what the results will show.

Do you have acne?
  • Yes
  • No
Are your glucose levels above 5.6 mmol/L?
  • Yes
  • No, my glucose is within the normal range
  • I don't know.
Do you have hard time controlling your appetite?
  • Yes, all the time
  • Sometimes, when there's a lot of food at hand
  • No, my appetite is spontaneous
Do you have brownish skin pigmentation on body folds?
  • Yes, how did you know?
  • No
Do you constantly crave carbs-rich foods (pizzas, chocolate, sweets …)?
  • Yes. Cravings have total control over me.
  • Only occasionally
  • No
Are you overweight? (Your BMI is between 25 and 30)
  • Yes
  • Not at all!
  • Borderline
Are your fasting insulin levels above 174 pmol/L?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure
Are you obese? (Your BMI is over 30)
  • Yes
  • Borderline
  • No, I'm just overweight
  • No, no problems with weight
Do you have gout?
  • Yes
  • No
Are your triglycerides levels above 1.7 mmol/L?
  • Yes
  • No, my TGAs are normal
  • I don't know.
Do you have any known glucose metabolism disorder?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not that I know of.
Question for women: Do you have polycystic ovary syndrome?
  • Yes
  • No
  • I'm a man.
Do you find yourself absentminded or even forgetful?
  • I can't remember
  • Yes
  • Sometimes
  • Not really
Is your blood pressure over 130/85?
  • Yes
  • No, my blood pressure is in the normal range
  • No, but my blood pressure is too low
  • Not sure.
Have you ever had / do you have any neurological disease?
  • Yes
  • No
Are your HDL-C levels below 1.3 mmol/L (women) / 1.00 mmol/L (men)?
  • Yes, my HDL-C is too low
  • No, I'm fine
  • I don't know.
Do you have many skin tags?
  • Yes, a lot of them everywhere
  • Yes, but not many
  • No
Is your waist-circumference over 31.5 in / 80 cm (and you are female), 37 in / 94 cm (you are male)?
  • Yes
  • Just about those numbers
  • No, my waistline circumference is under those numbers
Are your ankles swollen very often?
  • Yes
  • No
Do you have diabetes?
  • Yes, type 1
  • Yes, type 2
  • No, but I am prediabetic
  • No, I don't have diabetes
Do you have non-alcoholic fat liver disease?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not that I know of.

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