Author Archives: Gary Fettke

The MYTH of requiring 130 grams of carbohydrate in the diet for the brain to function.

This is an outdated concept. We require far less and the liver will convert protein into glucose to adequately ‘run’ the brain. That’s how we survive in starvation.

http://diabetesupdate.blogspot.com.au/2008/11/myth-busting-your-brain-and-that.html

The brain will run very nicely on ketone bodies as the other fuel in hybrid engine bodies. There is a transition phase but brain function has been shown to improve on a Low Carb and High Fat diet.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3116949/pdf/nihms246883.pdf

The only cell in the body that requires glucose exclusively is the red blood cell or erythrocyte. It will get that from the gluconeogenesis of glucose from protein when there is no carbohydrate in the diet.

http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/path/innes/nh/energy.cfm

http://www.nofructose.com/introduction/carbohydrate/

Dairy Fat is Back

Advertising from a WA Dairy producer, so it will be biased BUT they refer to a decline in skim milk sales and an increase in butter sales.

Full fat dairy product is seeing a resurgence. If you are not lactose intolerant then full fat dairy food is on my GOOD list.

“The latest trends are also shifting demand within dairy categories. The preference for natural foods that are not overly processed and as close to the original as possible is likely to have contributed to a clear shift back to full-cream milks compared to skim and no-fat varieties.

Butter sales, relatively flat in recent years, are also experiencing a resurgence amid a swing away from margarine. Continue reading →

Dairy Fat is Back

Advertising from a WA Dairy producer, so it will be biased BUT they refer to a decline in skim milk sales and an increase in butter sales.

Full fat dairy product is seeing a resurgence. If you are not lactose intolerant then full fat dairy food is on my GOOD list.

Butter sales, relatively flat in recent years, are also experiencing a resurgence amid a swing away from margarine.

Australian grocery figures show butter sales grew by 7200 tonnes in the year to May 4, following growth of 1900 tonnes in the previous 12 months, while margarine sales in the same period dropped by more than 6000 tonnes each year.

Sales of fresh, chilled skim milk also declined by 4100 litres in the year to late May after dropping 800 litres in the previous 12 months, according to Aztec Australia scan data.

The changes come as consumers lose some of their fears over the fat content of dairy products as alternative issues, such as sugar levels, loom larger in their concerns.

“The way dairy fat is seen is very different from a few years ago,” says Amanda Menegazzo, Dairy Australia’s food communications manager. “There is emerging research showing that eating dairy as part of a balanced diet does not contribute to weight gain.”

http://www.watoday.com.au/…/dev…/natural-dairy-super-foods/…

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Spring is here!

Opening Day of the ‘Nutrition for life – Diabetes & Health Research Centre’

Great to finally catch up with Pete Evans at the Low Carb Down Under meeting in Melbourne on Saturday. We have a common goal and I cannot see why there is a problem of us recommending eating real food. Continue reading →

Inflammation and Depression

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I truly believe that reducing inflammation is beneficial in mental illness and depression is right up there for that. There is emerging evidence supporting the role of diet in helping depressive illness.

How does the inflammation start – I put a lot of that down to the polyunsaturated oils and particularly in combination with fructose and refined carbohydrates.

I know of several people who have had a significant improvement of their depression on LCHF.

Part of that is just taking back control of part of your life and eating habits. Part is probably a reduction in inflammation. It can all help.

http://chriskresser.com/is-depression-a-disease-or-a-symptom-of-inflammation

http://www.nofructose.com/introduction/nutritional-model-of-modern-disease-2/

The Massive Cost of Diabetes – Probably a Million Dollars per hour in Australia!

It is spiraling out of control.

The United Kingdom is spending the equivalent of $2.7 MILLION PER HOUR or $44 thousand per minute on the management of Diabetes.

Australia has about a third of the UK population which puts us close to a Million Dollars per hour spent on trying to manage People with Diabetes – most of that is on the complications of the condition.

(And yes I am putting the Type 1’s in there before anybody gets sensitive about me not differentiating Type 1 and 2)

There is only one answer and that is PREVENTION. Addressing lifestyle and particularly diet WILL prevent, treat and potentially reverse Type 2 Diabetes.

A LCHF dietary approach is the best practice for control of blood glucose in Type 1 and 2 Diabetes. The Type 1’s are still going to need some insulin.

I still believe that a long term decrease in inflammation has a role to play in the prevention of Autoimmune disease and may benefit the whole Type 1 population.

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/cost-of-diabetes.html…

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