Source: Reversing Type 2 diabetes starts with ignoring the guidelines | Sarah Hallberg | TEDxPurdueU
Video key points identified by 'Obesity Doctor' - Dr. Sarah Hallberg:
· Medical science is biased; hence why diets are confusing and information is contradicting
· Discusses insulin resistance which can lead to diabetes and heart disease
· Carbohydrate is the largest contributing factor to insulin resistance and diabetes leading to a need for medication
· Carbohydrate is not a nutrient
· Protein is a nutrient
· Fat does not cause insulin spikes; carbs does…keep blood sugar low
· Recommendation? Minimize the amount of carb intake, but increase protein and fat intake
· Hallberg provides viewers a vignette of how her clinic had a diabetes patient come off insulin by using the low-carb approach
· Her recommended rules for a low-carb diet are:
1. Don't eat 'fat-free' or 'low-fat' foods; they are loaded with chemicals and carbs
2. Eat real food; not boxed food… if you cannot tell it's real food- it's not
3. Eat foods you like
4. Eat only when you are hungry…not on a planned schedule
5. "NO GPS – No grains, potatoes, or sugar"; most alleged whole grains ARE PROCESSED whole grains… not the same
· Two big reasons why low-carb is not well-promoted
1. Carbs are a hard habit to break
2. Competing business agendas and slanted health reporting
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