Maybe not at face value but are the figures really a surprise? It's pretty obvious (to me anyway
) that there aren't the resources for 7.7 billion people to eat a predominantly meat-based keto diet. I'm not saying that a keto diet isn't best for T2 diabetics, just that we don't have the resources for everyone to eat it. And as a T1 I know that the world doesn't have the resources to supply insulin to 7.7 billion people (should a virus or invaders from Mars suddenly make us all T1)
So maybe it would be better for those
without medical issues to eat less meat, it doesn't mean that those who can't tolerate carbs shouldn't eat meat. Think how much you are saving the NHS by avoiding drugs and complications.
There are a large number of people in the world who are genetically lactose intolerant - they shouldn't eat dairy. Another large number should avoid alcohol for the same reason. (Everyone should avoid nicotine, but that's just my pet hate.
). And then there are a large number who will develop T2 if they overdo the carbs, so they should avoid them./ But those whose bodies can tolerate most foods, let them choose their own diets without (too much) criticism. Vegetarians and vegans seem to do well, as do eskimoes living on whale fat and not much else. The only ones who seem to really suffer are those who live on processed food packed full of sugar by the big food manufacturers.
If you want to vent, rant against the food manufacturers who pursue the "sweet point", the maximum amount of sugar you can add to a processed food before it tastes sickly sweet. Leave the vegetarians alone, they are probably eating less processed food than the rest of us, and gain health just because of that.
And I'm not addressing this post to
@38aqua15 or
@bulkbiker , who've made perfectly relevant comments. I just get slightly irritated by some of the almost evangelical comments on here about non-carnivore diets and felt prompted to post.
(And I'm a carnivore, couldn't give up cheese and like occasional meat/fish, but I do eat vegan when my son visits. As a T1, I can inject for my carbs.)