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Article today in New Scientist

Can I ask which publication that is please?
Prof Mike Lean and Dr Michael Moseley are all over the press and Twitter claiming Mr Watson's weight loss was down to the Blood Sugar Diet (i.e. Newcastle Diet) as opposed to LCHF.
As I have seen pictures of Mr Watson with his copy of the Pioppi diet I can be fairly certain which is correct....
 
Hi @fatismyfriend, Thank you for the article. I think the paradigm shift to low carb diet for some medical conditions has been slowed and negatively influenced by the food industry, particularly that part which promotes cereals and the like.
The Dietitians Association of Australia, the registering body for dietitians here, is sponsored by Big Food, and cereal producers/distributors in particular. DAA has been instrumental in punitive action against dietitians and doctors for championing low carb diets here in Australia.
Like all diets there is no one magic answer for all but to deny those that may benefit from such an approach is daft.
I applaud Tom Watson for sticking it to the doubters.
 
bulkbiker said:
Can I ask which publication that is please?
Prof Mike Lean and Dr Michael Moseley are all over the press and Twitter claiming Mr Watson's weight loss was down to the Blood Sugar Diet (i.e. Newcastle Diet) as opposed to LCHF.
As I have seen pictures of Mr Watson with his copy of the Pioppi diet I can be fairly certain which is correct....
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Oops did I read the thread title incorrectly.. sorry...
 
A quick You Tube search reveals: (This Morning) Tom Watson discussed his 7 stone weight loss and type 2 diabetes as down to cutting out refined sugar and foods high in sugar plus exercise (weights and cardio). He mentions cutting out beer (high in sugar). Read Malhotram (Pioppi) and Mosely (Blood Sugar).
Bulletproof coffee also gets a mention!
This was on Good Morning and all helps to make the discussion more mainstream. Sadly my 10 year old came back from school last week and pointed at our coconut oil stating that his teacher had told him it was 'dangerous' (she had been using it and then read a magazine article deriding its' high sat fat content)
I don't think this community should get stuck in the weeds of whether you cut out sugar, white carbs or even all those healthy whole grains.
Tom Watson's message is that he made his changes gradually and on a rational basis.
He did not do the 800 kcal method though essentially both diets result in the same thing - a drastic reduction in carb intake achieved whilst eating whole foods and whilst I know the NHS is about to start pushing those 800kcal shakes for type 2s, I think Tom Watson's approach is the more achievable way.
 
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