Startup behind chewable coffee created a performance-enhancing 'superhuman fuel'(businessinsider.com) |
Startup behind chewable coffee created a performance-enhancing 'superhuman fuel'(businessinsider.com) |
> Still, after a few minutes, our stomachs ached. A flavor like nail polish remover lingered on our lips long after drinking and was only extinguished with ice water.
Sounds great.
Yes it does have a kick to it. It's made for performance (is > 98% ketone & water) not to be the most delicious thing ever.
The writer's response here is totally legit -- but we've also demo'd with pro athletes, Navy SEAL's, etc. and they just knock it back, no big deal!
Like: when you say "ketone" you mean what kind of ketone/ketone ester...? My first thought when they complained about it tasting like nail polish remover was that if it involves acetone, it is nail polish remover.
Second, I wonder what this would be doing to metabolism of other carbs... I've read that using these ketone esters without decreasing carb intake might actually make things worse from a certain perspective, metabolically speaking...
Not a criticism, just kinda thinkin out loud.
Of course, YOU are not ME. YMMV :)
The article hints to studies, but so far I have not heard of anyone combining ketone esters with carb rich diets. Typically they are only used to get you through the slump in ketone production when you first start the keto diet.
It seems this would have been a natural evolutionary path if ketones were meant to co-exist with carbs. Why is it that your body shuts off ketone production with carbs present? Why not keep them both available. Circumventing this without studying the effects first may not be wise.
What's special about HVMN Ketone is that you can get into ketosis with just a drink. And it lets you maintain carb levels at the same time, unlike keto diet & IF, which is a big plus for the sports performance gains.
Can I eat carbs every day but drink this and stay in ketosis? That seems really unlikely.
If this drink can get me into ketosis quickly and allow me to maintain it by following the regular diet then I'm sold. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out.
For people who struggle with symptoms of keto flu (ie, those ~3 days ramping up to the keto diet, and blood glucose is low but the body is not yet producing ketones in high levels) the drink could help alleviate this as people transition.
A chewable coffee looks completely detestable. :-)
It's sort of like how Soylent Coffiest is a coffee alternative with other things that reduce the downsides of coffee, but it's "meta coffee", not exactly coffee.
By the way, another alternative to preparing your own coffee by hand that's good is Sudden Coffee. It's an instant coffee that's like a freeze dried pour over.
Only downside is that they melt easily. Can't really put it in your pocket.
However today's news is much more exciting -- HVMN Ketone! It's a game changer for the sports performance world, and has v interesting implications beyond bc it affects metabolism in a fundamental way.
Also, if I remember correctly, ketone esters were originally developed for use in rebreather SCUBA diving. The concentration of oxygen makes seizures much more likely. Since ketogenic diets are useful for preventing seizures, the military wanted a "ketogenic diet in a pill".
When taken with carbs, as was done in the athlete studies, performance output increases because the body has access to both types of energy. The ketones are used first, protecting the glucose for later use.
What happens when it's an average person who doesn't have the same energy expenditure and metabolic efficiency as an elite athlete?