Thanks for sharing what you do, all these cases build up dont they.
You're right though, life is too short for me with heart failure and out of range diabetes, I'm trying to stop the info I was told that 50% of HF patients will die in 5 years as an average, diabetes is estimated to shorten life by 10%, so you're right again, life is too short. Wish you well for your journey and hope it's a long one.
Just wish I could get a clear answer on the several questions I keep asking;
A) is 100 carbs a day OK as a down to point for a 6' male with my conditions
B) why are trans fats bad for us diabetics and who claimed medical proof that switching to LCHF is OK to eat saturated fats.
C) Is there equivalent advice for
Introducing fats like there is for
The annual 'actual' XPERT published results. A paper published by someone like the bmj would be a start, just something to cling to.
I am seeking advice here. Wishes, Q
People have been giving you good advice right throughout his thread based on their own personal experience and results with LCHF. You seem to of accepted that carbs must be lowered Which is an important step forward, but you can't accept that a eating sat fat is the right idea. Eating sat fat doesn't mean eating it by the bucket load, if that's a concern to you. I'm a bit confused as to why you don't seem willing to or perhaps are fearful of sat fat and won't accept advice from the same people who you did accept advice from on carbs?
You seem to want scientific proof that sat fat is good for you. And that seems to be what is holding you back from even trying to give it a go. No one says you have to, but people giving their opinions on how they improved their condition/s by adopting a LCHF diet and often posting their results on the forum (Blood work etc) is evidence that eating a diet with sat fat in a reasonable amount hasn't done them harm. Because you can actually see the improvement, which is often done so in a short space of time, but not always.. That is data. It may not be posted on a medical journal, but just like medical journals it's on the internet and does come up in google searches sometimes. Outside of this forum there are a good number of doc's who follow LCHF....
You've asked on a previous post "I want to know how we got to fats and stuff are good and better for you.?" I think the question should be, "How did we get to eating fats is bad for you."? Because up until we got to eating fats is bad, it wasn't a problem.
Point I'm making, if you're still awake
is that you won't find all the answers in studies and expert per reviewed published material. These can be very helpful, but you won't find all the answers on this forum either, sometimes you've got to take a change in direction and go find the answers yourself. Be willing to experiment (safely), if you are not willing to experiment to some degree then nothing changes and answers remain out of reach. A lot of us here have done this, finding what works for the n=1
A)Is 100g of carbs a day a good starting point, sure, you seem to be wanting to start at that and if that is a comfortable starting point then go for it. People who go LC will pick all sorts of starting points amounts.
B) Trans fats are bad, reason why have been pointed out in this thread. Who claimed eating sat fats via LCHF is ok? A lot of people who have posted on this site with their results from following LCHF. Which often shock their treating HCP's.
C). I can't answer that last one. It just doesn't seem relevant to me imo.
Everyone is trying to help, remember that. No one is trying to set you on the wrong path. You don't have to go out and gorge on sat fat, but fatty acids are essential for a reason. I hope you can settle your mind, best wishes to you.