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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nancyb" data-source="post: 736218" data-attributes="member: 138398">I am not following a ketogenic diet, I am eating a lot less carbs and have increased my fat intake. By this method I have got my b.g sorted and lost 10% body weight in 3 months. LCHF does not have to mean 80% fat.I have no idea what percentage of the calories in my diet comes from fat and I have neither the time nor the inclination to work it all out. I very much doubt it would be 80%.Dr Deakin's article was aimed at the general public not the diabetes forum. A large percentage of the readers have probably dismissed her as a crank (or Atkin's) because of her extreme statement. We live in a country where many people are struggling to feed themselves and their families. Many people would not have the time, the understanding or the finances to follow this diet. Moreover, when you eliminate any major food group from your diet you have to know what you are doing to ensure nutrient intake, fibre intake, adequate digestion  and electrolyte balance.If everyone in the country ate an 80% fat diet we would have to increase the production of animal based products and when animal production goes up for the west, people in third world countries lose out.The advice we have been given about carbs and fats in the past is wrong (and Dr Deakin will probably have known that for a long time). However, carbs are cheap and some foods such as bread, cereals  and marg,  which may be a staple for struggling families, are fortified. So there is a lot of work to do in the public health arena in order to ensure that people eat well and do not go hungry.  I don't believe everyone, even diabetics, needs to follow a ketogenic diet, we just need to change the proportions and get more exercise.</blockquote>

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