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What is carbs and Cals -A book ? Could you explain a bit about it pleas?

I agree that low G I is a definite step in the right direction For some, particularly looking at their own blood sugar levels after even low GI foods low carb is their next step. Even whole meal bread has a higher glycemic index than table sugar itself !!

Thanks for noticing that. I really don't do any private work far to busy Their data is 7 years out of date as the manager they mentioned retired years ago as has a partner they also mention

That website is nothing to do with our practice The practice manager mentioned retired 7 years ago Dr Cushing left three years ago as I said I don't do private practice and have no plans to do so ! Sadly the photo of the young handsome guy looks nothing like me either !!

yes it should - and now does !! thanks

I notice there is an exciting debate at the Diabetes UK conference at Liverpool this year- on the Wednesday afternoon (March 5th); - its called 'Its Time to stop promoting carbohydrates to people with diabetes'. With well known dieticians to speak both for and against the motion it should be...

after using a spreadable 'Butter' for years I was cannoyed to read the small print recently to find it had cheap vegetable oil blended into it -Its the hard stuff only in the future for me !!

interestingly I find there is a definite change in the air over some dieticians opinion on this - particularly from Kings college Hospital in London - and Diabetes UK are starting to look at it now!

It would have to be NHS only as I like most GPs don't do any private work - for the study all team members gave our time for free

thanks for that - I thought I wasn't supposed to say as the shortlist is not officially published untill this Friday- but obviously its out now !

Yes how weight is lost depends on so many personal factors ,surely it's wrong to eliminate an option that works for so many. As far as i know there are no vital vitamins in carbs (unlike fats) so why not let peope pick the route that suits them best ?

We didn't as the volunteers were interested in the lchf diet and liked not having to weigh anything, I think it's fair to say they had mostly tried calorie counting in the past . One of them explained 'a diet is a thing you are on and so eventually come off, thelow carb approach is not a diet...

That's a great result Interesting that the BP and cholesterol came down too -we noticed that often happens as does an improvement in liver function .

Definite progress; a study trialling the low carb diet for diabetic controll has made it to the London finals in May of this year Not something that would have been expected a year ago. Starch is concentrated sugar - bread has a higher glycemic index than table sugar itself. Last year a study...

I think the evidence is that however weight is lost diabetic controll improves So there are many roads to Damascus It's just that many folk seem to struggle with calorie counting but it does work

This is such a hot debate at present Dr Malhotra in the British Medical Journal has cast some doubt on the whole cholesterol heart disease thing - but for your interest despite all the eggs and a higher fat diet the cholesterol tended to go down not up as weight fell

thanks Yes I keep pointing out that it's a basic fact - starch is concentrated sugar It's how plants store glucose !!

I think the Scandanavians are way ahead of us in this and have shown the only longer term study of the diet I'm aware of -four years