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Dec 2014 update: New research on the Low Carb Diet in general practice
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<blockquote data-quote="xyzzy" data-source="post: 496812" data-attributes="member: 40343"><p>That's pretty easy too.</p><p></p><p>I don't think anyone would disagree that you replace with :</p><p></p><p>a) Extra green veg</p><p>b) Some extra protein in the form of meat, fish etc. To be non-controversial then simply leave it to the person to decide if they want their meat lean or the fat left on.</p><p></p><p>The only "controversial" bit is whether after doing a) and b) you end up with a calorie deficit i.e. you risk ending up on a permanent diet. In that event the "controversial" non standard "low carb" advice is to up natural saturated fats (eggs, cheese, butter etc) to compensate rather than upping carbohydrates which as a diabetic will increase your blood sugar levels.</p><p></p><p>There are also good arguments that upping natural saturated fats makes you feel full as fat is the mechanism the brain uses to tell people they're no longer hungry. A "controversial" claim is therefore that low fat diets are harder to adhere to than low carb ones as you don't get the signals to tell you that you are not hungry on a low fat diet. As I've only ever done a low carb diet successfully and found it pretty easy to shed 4 stone in six months I can't comment on low fat regimes.</p><p></p><p>The other "controversial" area is how much you need to drop your starchy carbs. Regardless of peoples low fat / high fat preferences the probable consensus of opinion on this forum is you can eat as many carbs as you blood sugars allow i.e. you "Eat to your meter". This introduces a debate on self testing for newly diagnosed T2's which many of us see as just as critical as reducing carbohydrates but that's a different debate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xyzzy, post: 496812, member: 40343"] That's pretty easy too. I don't think anyone would disagree that you replace with : a) Extra green veg b) Some extra protein in the form of meat, fish etc. To be non-controversial then simply leave it to the person to decide if they want their meat lean or the fat left on. The only "controversial" bit is whether after doing a) and b) you end up with a calorie deficit i.e. you risk ending up on a permanent diet. In that event the "controversial" non standard "low carb" advice is to up natural saturated fats (eggs, cheese, butter etc) to compensate rather than upping carbohydrates which as a diabetic will increase your blood sugar levels. There are also good arguments that upping natural saturated fats makes you feel full as fat is the mechanism the brain uses to tell people they're no longer hungry. A "controversial" claim is therefore that low fat diets are harder to adhere to than low carb ones as you don't get the signals to tell you that you are not hungry on a low fat diet. As I've only ever done a low carb diet successfully and found it pretty easy to shed 4 stone in six months I can't comment on low fat regimes. The other "controversial" area is how much you need to drop your starchy carbs. Regardless of peoples low fat / high fat preferences the probable consensus of opinion on this forum is you can eat as many carbs as you blood sugars allow i.e. you "Eat to your meter". This introduces a debate on self testing for newly diagnosed T2's which many of us see as just as critical as reducing carbohydrates but that's a different debate. [/QUOTE]
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