A paper which has just been published concluded that: “Recent studies suggest that low carbohydrate diets appear to be safe and effective over the short term, but show no statistical differences from control diets with higher carbohydrate content and cannot be recommended as the default treatment for people with type 2 diabetes.” (1) This is in […]
192. Assessing Diets which have Low Carbohydrates Read More »
SUBMISSION TO: Hon. Jillian Skinner, MP, Government of New South Wales FROM: Dr Verner Wheelock I am extremely concerned about the expulsion of Jennifer Elliott from the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) because of her recommendation to lower carbohydrate diets to people with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Furthermore I find it incomprehensible that the
187. Letter to Health Minister in New South Wales about Official Advice on Low Carb Read More »
In March 2015, NHS England announced the Diabetes Prevention Programme (DPP) which is a joint initiative with Public Health England (PHE) and Diabetes UK (1).The object is to achieve a significant reduction in the number of people with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) which is expected to be about 4 million if no action is taken.
Diabetes UK has just issued another warning about Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) in a press statement (1). According to this, there are now almost 3.5 million people in England and Wales who have been diagnosed with T2D, which is an increase of over 60% in the past 10 years. The true value is probably about
185. Type 2 Diabetes Policy is an Absolute Shambles Read More »
In a recent issue of “Food Science and Technology”, Professor Judith Buttriss, who is Director General of the BNF, discusses the role of sugars in diet and health (1). Based on draft reports from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) she concludes that the calories in sugar
172.Response to Article by Director General of the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) Read More »
On return from holiday, you open the front door and discover that there is water all over the place. Obviously there has been a leak somewhere and the house is flooded. As soon as you get over the shock, you call a plumber. Just imagine your reaction if you are told that it is impossible
This contribution is by Judy Barnes Baker and I am most grateful to her for permission to re-post here. The original can be seen at http://carbwars.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/calories-in-versus-calories-out.html Ask anyone and they’ll tell you the solution for obesity. Eat less; move more. Our collective weight problem would go away if all the overweight people just quit eating more calories than
Jamie has been very busy with his Food Revolution Day which is part of his campaign to persuade governments to take action to combat obesity. While this is obviously a laudable objective, the harsh reality is that the strategies he is advocating are doomed to failure. So before you agree to lend your support to
Following on from the previous blog (1) based on the epidemiological evidence in John Yudkins’ book “Pure, White and Deadly: How Sugar Is Killing Us and What We Can Do to Stop It” this will focus on results from the experiments conducted with sugar. Here is a selection: • One way of assessing the capability
150. “Pure, White and Deadly”: What Sugar Does to You Read More »
You have done all the research and been convinced that it makes good sense to be consuming a diet which is low in carbohydrates and high in fat (LCHF) but also described as ketogenic. Then you have to decide how to put it into practice. It can all be quite a minefield because different people