In essence CARB syndrome is a direct consequence of metabolic syndrome. In other words, if you get metabolic syndrome, you will also likely progress to CARB syndrome. The CARB syndrome concept is simply what happens to your brain after you develop metabolic syndrome.
Excessive fructose –> Insulin resistance (metabolic syndrome) + high glycemic carbohydrates = CARB syndrome
As you can see, it’s a linear relationship. Many have recognized that those with insulin resistance or diabetes develop reversible brain dysfunction but until now nobody has delineated just how this process takes place. The CARB syndrome model fills in these gaps and gives us a fully developed disease model.
CARB syndrome focuses on the brain and when you talk to people who fit the CARB syndrome profile, they are concerned about two issues: their flabby body (regardless of weight, BMI or size) and their brain dysfunction symptoms. Some patients connect the dots between these conditions and some do not but to me it is clear they are intimately connected. When you effectively treat the disease, people start slowly losing fat and their brain dysfunction symptoms start to slowly improve.
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That’s an excellent question. Metabolic syndrome is made up of constellation of signs reflecting a dangerous metabolic state that increases the risk for type II diabetes, heart disease, strokes, certain cancers and a long list of chronic medical problems. The most important parameters for metabolic syndrome are:
These parameters often go together and research has shown that excessive fructose mainly from sugar and HFCS is the driving force behind metabolic syndrome.
Metabolic syndrome doesn’t address any brain issues and we now know that people with metabolic syndrome often have some degree of brain dysfunction–their brain doesn’t work as intended. This can result in up to 22 brain dysfunction symptoms that interfere with your ability to function in multiple settings. People with metabolic syndrome have also been shown to have structural changes to their brains.
We now call this type of food-induced brain dysfunction Carbohydrate Associated Reversible Brain syndrome or CARB syndrome. Not all people with metabolic syndrome have CARB syndrome, but they are at increased risk of developing it at some point in time. Virtually all people with CARB syndrome have metabolic syndrome. In other words CARB syndrome is a subset of people with metabolic syndrome where their brain is adversely affected.
Dr. Bill Wilson