Food for Thought (articles)

This area is called Food for Thought and is where you’ll find a collection of ~300 articles that I have written over the past 5 years related to low carb and ketogenic diets and they are all dated.  I’ve sorted them into topics, so a few may appear in more than one place. 

If you are looking for a sequential list of all articles, please scroll down to the bottom of the page and look for Article Archives.

If you are looking for an article about something in particular, the search bar is at the very bottom of the page.

You will find my personal weight-loss and health-recovery story (March 5, 2017 – March 4, 2019) on “A Dietitian’s Journey“.

Latest Articles

• Could Protein be the Appetite’s Control – the Protein Leverage Hypothesis – new!
• Do You Identify as a Food Addict? – new!
• Low Carb Protein Bread – nut and dairy free (recipe) – new!
• Time to Stop Calling Type 2 Diabetes a “chronic, progressive disease” – new!
• Type 2 Diabetes Remission – proposed definition from international experts – new!
• High Protein to Energy Matcha Drink – role in abdominal fat loss – new!
• Staying Hydrated in the Heat Without a Caffeinated or Carbonated Drink 
• Low Carb High Protein Diet is Different Than the P:E Diet 
• There’s More Than One Way to Do a Low Carb or Keto Diet
• Three Ways to Balance Carbohydrate and Fat as Fuel –
• A Standard Definition for “Low Carbohydrate” is Needed 
• The Problem with Excess Fat or Protein — when more is not better
• A Low Carb High Protein Diet is STILL a viable option! 
• LDL Cholesterol is Not the Best Assessor of Cardiovascular Risk 
• What if You Eat Low Carb or Keto and Still have IBS Symptoms?

A Dietitian’s Journey – latest post

Losing My Covid 19 – (update) to Covid and Back – A Dietitian’s Journey

Articles about Insulin Resistance / Hyperinsulinemia / High Blood Sugar

• Assessing Insulin Resistance – Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA) 
• Are You Pushing Your Pancreas Too Hard – estimating β-cell function
• Insulin Resistance, Hyperinsulinemia and Hyperglycemia
• There Are Officially Two Stages BEFORE a Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes
• Carbohydrate Intolerance & the Chronic Disease Risk of High Insulin
• When Normal Fasting Blood Glucose Results Aren’t Necessarily “Fine”
• The Tip of the Iceberg – the much bigger problem of high insulin levels

Articles about the History of Ketogenic Diets

• A Ketogenic Diet was Used First in Diabetes Then Epilepsy
• A Hundred Years of Treating Diabetes with a Low Carb and Ketogenic Diet

Articles About Macros

• A Simple Guide to Different Types of Diet and Macros

CARBS

• • How Much Carbohydrate is Essential in the Diet?
  • Some Carbs Are Better Than Others – Part 4 – the Insulin Index
  • Some Carbs are Better than Others (for Diabetics) – Part 3
  • Some Carbs Are Better Than Others – Part 2 – Glycemic Load
  • Some Carbs Are Better Than Others – Part 1 – Glycemic Index

PROTEIN

• • High Protein Low Carb Diet – preferred alternative to low carb high fat?
  • Protein Intake in Popular Low Carbohydrate / Keto Diets for Weight Loss 
  • How Much Protein is Best Depends on Different People’s Needs
  • How Much Protein Interferes with Ketosis or Stresses the Kidneys?
  • The Role of Protein in the Diet – importance in adults and older adults

FAT

• • The Stereotypical High Fat Keto Diet is Only ONE Type
  • A Keto Diet is NOT About How Much Fat it Contains
  • High Cholesterol and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Part 1
  • Lowering LDL and Saturated Fat to Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – Part 2
  • Is Coconut Oil “Pure Poison”?

GLUCOSE or CARBS

• • Humans – the perfect hybrid machine

American Diabetes Association Articles – Policy Changes

• New ADA Standards of Medical Care Includes Low Carbohydrate Diet
• US Assn. of Diabetes Educators Taught Person-Centered Low Carb Plans
• US Association of Diabetes Educators Teaches Evidence for Low Carb Diet
• WHO Draft Guidelines on Saturated Fat Excludes Key Facts and Studies
• ADA’s New Consensus Report – one page printout
• ADA: Brain’s need for glucose can be fulfilled by the body
• ADA Eating Patterns Differ from The Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• ADA includes use of a Very Low Carb (Keto) Eating Pattern in New Report
• New ADA Report: reducing carb intake has most evidence for improving blood sugar
• American Diabetes Association: Very Low Carb Diet is the most powerful for treating T2D
• American Diabetes Association Low Carb Recommendations – one page printout
• Low Carb Diet in 2019 American Diabetes Association Standards of Care
• ADA Deems Low Carb Diet Medical Nutrition Therapy for T2D
• ADA & European Association Classify Low Carb Diets as Medical Nutrition Therapy
• American Diabetes Association & European Association Approve Low Carb Diets
• Low Carbohydrate Eating for People with Diabetes – new position statement

Diabetes Canada Articles – Low Carb and Keto Diets

• Why Is Type 2 Diabetes Still Called “a Progressive, Lifelong Disease”? 
• Diabetes Canada’s “Low Carb” Meal Plan – a closer look
• Diabetes Canada – “healthy” low carbohydrate meal plan 
• Diabetes Canada Deems Low Carb and Very Low Carb Diet Safe and Effective
• Diabetes Canada 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines – option of a low carb diet

Articles Reviewing Studies

• American College of Cardiology: No Benefit to Lower Saturated Fat Intake
• New Study in Older Light — lower CVD may be due to lower triglycerides 
• Significance of New Study: Lower LDL Associated with Lower Risk of CVD
• New Study: Why Eating Less and Exercising More Matters As We Age
• Long-Term Benefits of a Ketogenic Diet – 2 year update
• Do Low Carb Diets Shorten Lifespan?
• Stanford Study Documents Abnormal Glucose Spikes in ‘Healthy’ People
• Consumption of Dairy Fat Doesn’t Increase the Risk of CVD — may protect
• CVD Risk Improves By Use of Ketogenic Diet in Type 2 Diabetes at 1 year
• New Study – More Animal Fat Consumption less cardiovascular disease
• New Low Fat versus Low Carb Diet Study – when a tie is not a win
• New Study: Reversal in T2D Symptoms can be Sustained Long Term
• Evidence that Low Carb Diets are Safe and Effective
• Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Linked to Risk of Premature Death?
• Low Fat Calorie Restricted Diet versus Low Carbohydrate Diet – a two year study
• Four Diets over Two Years – long term findings
• Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Safe and Effective
• Evidence for Remission of Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms using LCHF
• New Obesity Study Sheds Light on Dietary Recommendations
• Obesity Pandemic – new study

Articles About Canadian Dietary Guidelines

• Focus on Limiting Ultra Processed Food Not Saturated Fat & Sodium
• Canada Food Guide Snapshot: Limit Real Whole Food or Ultra-Processed?–
• Canada Food Guide: what is unlikely to change as new evidence emerges
• New Canada Food Guide – carbohydrate estimate of the sample plate
• The New Canada Food Guide – high carbohydrate & limited saturated fat
• 1977 Dietary Recommendations — forty years on
• Obesity Rates in Canada and Changes to Canada’s Food Guide
• Canada’s Food Guide – an Epidemiological Experiment Gone Terribly Wrong?

Clinically Focussed Articles

• Type 2 Diabetes Remission – proposed definition from international experts– new!
• LDL Cholesterol is Not the Best Assessor of Cardiovascular Risk 
• What if You Eat Low Carb or Keto and Still have IBS Symptoms?
• A Choice: Living With Diabetes, Seeking Remission From Diabetes 
• No Underlying Health Conditions – and why we often don’t really know
• Two Clinical Reactions: seeing the possibilities or being a pessimist
• Achieving the “Impossible”: from injecting insulin to achieving target HbA1C
• From Injecting Insulin to Normalized Blood Sugar – in 10 weeks
• What is IBS and Why Do Symptoms Improve on a Low Carb Diet?
• Only Half of People Have Newer Gene that Controls High Blood Sugar
• Lowering LDL and Saturated Fat to Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – Part 2
• From Injecting Insulin to a Low Carb Diet – the first two weeks
• High Cholesterol and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Part 1
• Don’t Try This at Home – the need for medication supervision
• Importance of Waist Circumference & Waist to Height Ratio

Articles About Common Concerns & Misconceptions

• How Much Protein Interferes with Ketosis or Stresses the Kidneys?
• A Keto Diet is NOT About How Much Fat it Contains 
  
• The Stereotypical High Fat Keto Diet is Only ONE Type
• Is a High Carbohydrate Diet Appropriate for Humans? 
• Ten Questions and Answers About Keto Diets 
• Is it Possible to be a Vegetarian and Eat Low Carb or Keto?
• Which Protein Foods Are Best for Weight Loss on a Low Carb / Keto Diet?
• What Makes a Diet Low Carb or Keto is NOT How Much Fat it Contains
• Keto Diet Doesn’t Cure Diabetes
• Lowering LDL and Saturated Fat to Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – Part 2
• High Cholesterol and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – Part 1
• But Low Carb Diets Eliminate an Entire Food Group!
• New Study: Dietary Saturated Fat is Not Associated with Increased Risk of CVD
• Misconceptions About the Keto Diet
• Is Low Carb eating really not sustainable?
• Fact and Fallacy of a Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) Diet
• Surprising ways to get adequate fiber eating LCHF

An Article About the Stages of Change

• Why Most People Regain Weight Loss – understanding stages of change

An Article About Risks of Certain Medications with Low Carb and Keto Diets

• Don’t Try This at Home – the need for medication supervision

An Article About the Best Glucometers

• Unreliability of Many Blood Glucose Monitors – cause for concern

Articles About the Limitation of Using a Scale & Estimating Whole Body Fat

• The Limitations of Common Ways of Determining Weight Loss
• A New Estimator of Whole Body Fat Percentage

An Article About Avoiding Constipation 

• Trouble-shooting Chronic Constipation on a Low Carb Diet

Article About “Grazing”

• Why Grazing Can Look Like a Scene From Hoarders

Articles About the Effect of Food Processing on Blood Glucose

• Why Drinking a Smoothie isn’t the Same as Eating the Food Contained in it
• The Perils of Food Processing – Part 1
• The Perils of Food Processing – Part 2

Assorted Articles

• Individual Meal Plan versus ‘Personalized’ or “Customized’ Meal Plans
• Another Therapeutic Ketogenic Diet and How it Differs from “the Keto Diet”
• Is the Keto Diet a Potentially Dangerous and Unhealthy Diet?
• Low Carb Foods That May Help Protect Against the Flu
• Low Carb Diets are not one size fits all
• Beyond “Eat to Your Meter” For Better Blood Sugar Control
• Five Pounds or Fifty Pounds of Fat – in very real terms
• How to Distinguish Food from Food-like Products
• How Reliable is Glycemic Index for Predicting Blood Sugar Response?
• How Carb-Containing Food Affects Blood Sugar Compared to Table Sugar
• Complex Carbohydrates as Long Chains of Sugar Molecules
• American Heart Association: Some Kids & Teens at Risk for Premature CVD
• EAT-Lancet Diet – inadequate protein for older adults
• The New EAT Lancet Diet – a healthy & sustainable diet for whom?
• The Difference Between Reversal and Remission of Type 2 Diabetes
• When Normal Fasting Blood Glucose Results Aren’t Necessarily “Fine”
• The Tip of the Iceberg – the much bigger problem of high insulin levels
• Alzheimer’s Disease as Glucose Dysfunction in the Brain
• Important Warning Signs of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
• How Much Does Your Type 2 Diabetes Cost per Year?
• Sugar Industry Paid Researchers that Blamed Saturated Fat as Cause of Heart Disease
• The Role of Protein in the Diet – importance in adults and older adults
• Insulin and Leptin – very different effects in lean versus overweight people

Featured Articles – two client stories

• Another Client Journey – freedom from food addiction

• One Client Journey – down over 200 pounds

Conference Presentation

• No One Sized Fits All Low Carb or Ketogenic Diet – presentation 

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Best regards,

Joy Y. Kiddie, MSc RD

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