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<blockquote data-quote="Celeriac" data-source="post: 916008" data-attributes="member: 188243"><p>A GP gets ten minutes to greet a person, diagnose and give the patient something of a solution be it a prescription or a referral or some advice and reassurance. That sounds incredibly stressful. GPs have their hands tied, because they cannot give advice to patients which conflicts with NHS policy. Dr Charles Clark and Dr John Briffa are both in private practice. They can advocate low carb, Dr Average Joe can't.</p><p></p><p>Big Pharma isn't interested in creating a drug which combats insulin resistance because that kills the golden goose. So the majority of drugs focus on upping insulin production. Burn out the beta cells and then hey ho, put the victim on insulin so making them more money. </p><p></p><p>When the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, calories per dollar/pound/euro etc is more important than food quality. In the USA 94% of soya, 95% of sugar beet, 88% of corn and 90% of rapeseed are genetically modified with 80% of processed food in American supermarkets being GM. In the UK, ASDA, Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Waitrose allow GM feed for livestock/products in some ranges - Marks & Spencer allows it for everything non-organic. </p><p></p><p>With the GM experiment following on from the low fat disaster, we just don't know if that makes us sicker and even if you're eating clean and additive free you could be ingesting GMOs if your food isn't organic. </p><p></p><p>I'm not surprised that in the face of inadequate inaccurate dietary advice and the all pervasive carb culture we live in, that some people carry on with the standard carby diet. Because trying to negotiate your way through the mnefield is time-consuming and scary. Not everyone finds their way here and even then, healthcare providers can be really disparaging.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celeriac, post: 916008, member: 188243"] A GP gets ten minutes to greet a person, diagnose and give the patient something of a solution be it a prescription or a referral or some advice and reassurance. That sounds incredibly stressful. GPs have their hands tied, because they cannot give advice to patients which conflicts with NHS policy. Dr Charles Clark and Dr John Briffa are both in private practice. They can advocate low carb, Dr Average Joe can't. Big Pharma isn't interested in creating a drug which combats insulin resistance because that kills the golden goose. So the majority of drugs focus on upping insulin production. Burn out the beta cells and then hey ho, put the victim on insulin so making them more money. When the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, calories per dollar/pound/euro etc is more important than food quality. In the USA 94% of soya, 95% of sugar beet, 88% of corn and 90% of rapeseed are genetically modified with 80% of processed food in American supermarkets being GM. In the UK, ASDA, Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Waitrose allow GM feed for livestock/products in some ranges - Marks & Spencer allows it for everything non-organic. With the GM experiment following on from the low fat disaster, we just don't know if that makes us sicker and even if you're eating clean and additive free you could be ingesting GMOs if your food isn't organic. I'm not surprised that in the face of inadequate inaccurate dietary advice and the all pervasive carb culture we live in, that some people carry on with the standard carby diet. Because trying to negotiate your way through the mnefield is time-consuming and scary. Not everyone finds their way here and even then, healthcare providers can be really disparaging. [/QUOTE]
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