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Tuesday 17 May 2016

BANT clearly knows the best diet and lifestyle for a type two diabetic.

BANT was set up as a Company Limited by Guarantee in February 1997. It is a non-profit organisation funded neither by pharmaceutical, agrochemical, commercial or government agencies but by member subscriptions and donations. BANT members are qualified in both the science of nutrition as well as clinical practice. BANT is here.

Over the years I have been very critical of the British Dietetic Association and some of it's members. It's my opinion the BDA has failed countless diabetics. Just check out the average UK diabetes forum, and you will see, many diabetics agree with me. How refreshing to see an organisation that has moved with the times, has taken on board the latest science, and clearly knows the best diet and lifestyle for a diabetic. Eddie

"Deputy Chair of BANT, Sarah Green, says low carbohydrate diets should be the first treatment recommendation for diabetics.

Registered Nutritional Therapists recommend lower carbohydrate diets. Just as we have “good fats and bad fats” we have good carbohydrates and bad carbohydrates. Green leafy and non starchy, colourful vegetables are good carbohydrates. But starchy vegetables, grains and wholegrains (found in bread, pasta, cereal, cakes etc) are bad carbohydrates if you are overweight or obese. As our food becomes ever more processed and modified and our lives become more stressful and sedentary, late onset diabetes is manifesting younger and younger. We need to fundamentally change our approach.

Diabetes does not happen overnight. It happens over years of chronically raised blood sugar and insulin levels stemming from too much carbohydrate, increased stress levels, systemic inflammation and lack of exercise.

Nutritional guidelines which persist touting low fat foods as healthy are encouraging people to eat more carbohydrates. If you lower the % of fat in the diet, the % of carbohydrate will automatically increase. The science shows that a balance of good fats are anti-inflammatory and that essential fats improve insulin sensitivity. Not promoting and supporting people to increase their intake of good fats, higher protein and reduce carbohydrates (along with stress management and increased exercise) is contributing to the underlying pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Until we start to use this knowledge in a preventative way, T2D is going to continue to plague us as one of the biggest epidemics of our time and worse contribute to the statistic that this generation of children will not outlive their parents. The lack of focus on prevention is costing the NHS and taxpayer dearly."

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Possibly its not only diabetes that happens overnight but other illnesses as well. What we put into our body must affect how it works. I want mine to work as well as it can for as long as it can.

Ben

Anonymous said...

I have the pleasure of knowing a wonderful Nutritional Therapist who is extremely respectful of all others working in the field of Nutrition. This is the way that professional nutrition science should be. It is my understanding that Dr's can refer their patients to Registered Nutritional Therapists as well.

Anonymous said...

A group of unqualified quacks who are now claiming to cure diabetes - they have an aim in life to sell you as many supplements as possible. You would fit in with them Ed.

Anonymous said...

PS - they are suggesting a lower carb intake not carb free!

Lowcarb team member said...

"Anonymous said...
PS - they are suggesting a lower carb intake not carb free!"

Good grief, thank God for that, when have we ever promoted a carb free diet? NEVER.

Get those great low carb low starch veggies down ya!

Eddie

Lowcarb team member said...

"Anonymous said...
A group of unqualified quacks who are now claiming to cure diabetes - they have an aim in life to sell you as many supplements as possible. You would fit in with them Ed."

What time do you have to back at the asylum?

Do you realise a negative anon carries no weight anywhere, full stop. But thank you for adding to our page view count.

Merry Xmas

Eddie

Mrs Vimes said...

This type 1 diabetic also follows lchf. Best thing I ever did was to get off the blood sugar roller coaster. Much easier to control fluctuations of blood sugars because I've less insulin on board. The rule of small numbers, small amounts of carbs, small amounts of insulin small mistakes - easily and safely corrected.
No fuss, no drama. Bring on the cauliflower mash, the cheese, nuts, cream, butter, courgettes ..... I could write a never ending list. I'm never hungry. I can safely skip meals because my insulin adjustments are small.
Tasty food, safety and piece of mind - fantastic.