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l ow carbohydrates and big fat lies!. normal blood sugars and how to achieve them. what the experts say. ‘High blood sugar is the hallmark of diabetes and the cause of every long-term complication of the disease’ Dr. Richard Bernstein
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low carbohydrates and big fat lies! normal blood sugars and how to achieve them
what the experts say ‘High blood sugar is the hallmark of diabetes and the cause of every long-term complication of the disease’ Dr. Richard Bernstein ‘Diabetes is clearly a disease of poor sugar metabolism and sugar (i.e. carbohydrate) is the dietary source of this imbalance.’ Dr. Wolfgang Lutz ‘Type 2 diabetes is a disease of carbohydrate overload’ Dr. Chris Allan ‘Replacing carbohydrates with saturated fat has a beneficial effect on blood sugar and cardiovascular health’ Dr. Jeff Volek, University of Connecticut
insulin reduction over 12 months 75% reduction 78 units per day
glycated hemoglobin over 10 years (HbA1c) traditional diet normal glucose
the history of the human diet our evolutionary history
a very vicious circle DIABETES
words of wisdom ‘ The fallacy that eating fat will make you fat is about as scientifically logical as saying that eating tomatoes will turn you red.’ Dr Richard Bernstein
typical hunter gatherer diet 15% 20%
blood tests – before and after September 2000 September 2007 ‘traditional diet’ low carbohydrate diet HbA1c 7.6 HbA1c 4.6 Cholesterol ratio 2.6 Cholesterol ratio 1.7 Body Mass Index 28.9 Body Mass Index 21.8 Triglyceride 1.7 Triglyceride 0.6 HDL cholesterol 1.7 HDL cholesterol 3.0 LDL cholesterol 2.4 LDL cholesterol 1.8