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To: Ms Sophie Borland
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Dear Ms Borland,
Re: OBESITY UK (13/1/2014)
The problem is wrong diet advice from the health professionals, particularly that complex carbohydrates are good, & that fat consumption should be minimised. Experience, together with many studies, shows that a low carbohydrate, high fat diet (LCHF) is better, for weight loss, general health & diabetic control.
I am a T2 diabetic, diagnosed in 2000 at the age of 61, with a BMI of 29. The diet advice I was given was to eat plenty of complex carbohydrates, low fat/sugar/salt & keep active. I did, & in 7 1/2 years I was suffering a range of debilitating & painful diabetic complications. I was told at diagnosis that I would suffer complications however well I kept to the diet. They were right. My active life was over. I had very strong motivation to get well & found help on the www.diabetes.co.uk forum, where many contributors have discovered the benefits. I contribute as IanD.
In May 2008 I learnt of the benefits of a low-carbohydrate, high fat diet. I immediately stopped eating the obvious carbohydrates, & within 3 months I was out of pain & able to play tennis again.
Six years on, 75 years old in March, I am a stable 25 BMI, fit & well, & playing tennis & table tennis at club standard. Annual diabetes health checks have shown no cardio or other problems, & the professional advice I now receive is to continue with my LCHF diet & life-style.
I note the latest leaflet from “change for life” stresses low fat/low sugar, & advises giving skimmed milk to children over 5. Where does their energy come from? Fat provides double the energy of carbohydrates, & is more sustaining. Diabetics can prove that by blood glucose testing.
I will be happy to provide further information, internet links, etc.
Yours faithfully,
[email protected]
Dear Ms Borland,
Re: OBESITY UK (13/1/2014)
The problem is wrong diet advice from the health professionals, particularly that complex carbohydrates are good, & that fat consumption should be minimised. Experience, together with many studies, shows that a low carbohydrate, high fat diet (LCHF) is better, for weight loss, general health & diabetic control.
I am a T2 diabetic, diagnosed in 2000 at the age of 61, with a BMI of 29. The diet advice I was given was to eat plenty of complex carbohydrates, low fat/sugar/salt & keep active. I did, & in 7 1/2 years I was suffering a range of debilitating & painful diabetic complications. I was told at diagnosis that I would suffer complications however well I kept to the diet. They were right. My active life was over. I had very strong motivation to get well & found help on the www.diabetes.co.uk forum, where many contributors have discovered the benefits. I contribute as IanD.
In May 2008 I learnt of the benefits of a low-carbohydrate, high fat diet. I immediately stopped eating the obvious carbohydrates, & within 3 months I was out of pain & able to play tennis again.
Six years on, 75 years old in March, I am a stable 25 BMI, fit & well, & playing tennis & table tennis at club standard. Annual diabetes health checks have shown no cardio or other problems, & the professional advice I now receive is to continue with my LCHF diet & life-style.
I note the latest leaflet from “change for life” stresses low fat/low sugar, & advises giving skimmed milk to children over 5. Where does their energy come from? Fat provides double the energy of carbohydrates, & is more sustaining. Diabetics can prove that by blood glucose testing.
I will be happy to provide further information, internet links, etc.
Yours faithfully,