For the last fifty years, our dietary guidelines have been prepared on the assumption that a high carbohydrate low fat, low saturated fat and low salt diet is optimal for human health.
With the increasing success of low carbohydrate diets in helping patients deal with epilepsy, T2 diabetes, T1 diabetes and Fatty Liver Disease, there as been an explosion of interest in the impact of low carbohydrate diets.
Science is never settled and there is clearly still a lot to be learned about the role of nutrition in human health across a wide range of diseases.
There is an unprecedented level of clinical trials now underway to explore the role of refined carbohydrates and ketones across a wide range of diseases.
[Our sister site LowCarb/Keto science will keep track of those trials and report on developments as they occur.]
In the meantime we set out below a sample of the chronic conditions where we believe improved nutrition is likely to improve health outcomes.
T2 diabetes
It is now clear that a significant proportion of those with T2 diabetes can put that disease into remission via diet.
T1 diabetes
Initial indications are that T1 diabetes can be better controlled via a low carb diet.
Epilepsy
Brief Outline a ketogenic diet has been the prime standard of care for those suffering from epilepsy for many years.
Fatty Liver disease
Current indications are that lowering carbohydrates results in a significant improvement in fatty liver disease.
Heart disease
Data emerging from the long term implementation of a well formulated ketogenic diet are positive in terms of markers for heart disease.
eg 6 Systemic Inflammation
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eg McCardles
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eg Macular degeneration
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eg Cancer
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eg Alzheimers
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eg Migraine
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