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This post originally appeared on Defeat Diabetes, Australia's leading program to send pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes into remission, and is republished with their permission. A systematic review published in 2021 in the prestigious BMJ (British Medical Journal) supports the use of a low carb eating approach in the management of type 2 diabet...

This post originally appeared on Defeat Diabetes, Australia's leading program to send pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes into remission, and is republished with their permission. A study published this week suggests that intake of nuts in mid life can reduce the risk of developing dementia in later life. The study, published in the journal&...

This post originally appeared on Defeat Diabetes, Australia's leading program to send pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes into remission, and is republished with their permission. The world is in the midst of a rash of health epidemics. Seventy years ago, obesity was relatively rare, type 2 diabetes levels were low, dental cavities were uncommon, no o...

This post originally appeared on Defeat Diabetes, Australia's leading program to send pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes into remission, and is republished with their permission. It’s official: Aussie blokes need to cut their sugar. The Sugardemic affects Aussie men even more than women With men more likely to be overweight or obese, and men of...

This post originally appeared on Defeat Diabetes, Australia's leading program to send pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes into remission, and is republished with their permission. In an age of skyrocketing obesity, with a resulting health crisis, it’s hardly surprising so many of us are keen to shed a few kilos for health reasons. The obesi...

This post originally appeared on Defeat Diabetes, Australia's leading program to send pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes into remission, and is republished with their permission. How the hell did we decide fat was bad? Seriously, when did fat become the enemy? After all, our great grandparents ate fat and meat and vegetables. They didn't sit down and...

This post originally appeared on Defeat Diabetes, Australia's leading program to send pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes into remission, and is republished with their permission. When starting your low carb life, it’s really important to be able to still go away, travel, have fun and stick to your low carb goals. After all, holidays are meant t...

This post originally appeared on Defeat Diabetes, Australia's leading program to send pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes into remission, and is republished with their permission. When you first go low carb, it can be all too confusing. From not knowing what to eat to feeling like you're doing it all 'wrong'; I get it, it's hard. So I've listed my fav...

 Dr Nadia Pateguana and Dr Jason Fung look at PCOS and argue that it is an endocrine and metabolic disorder closely tied to insulin resistance. Presentation slides are available here to download in PDF format Dr. Nadia Pateguana was born in Mozambique, but raised in Canada, where she completed her studies. She graduated from The Canadian Colle...

Dr. Caryn Zinn looks at the benefits and limitations of carbohydrate restriction for athletic performance. Dr Caryn Zinn is a senior lecturer at Auckland University of Technology. She is a New Zealand Registered Dietitian and teaches/researches in the area of nutrition, both from a public health and a sports performance perspective.  Her curre...