Food for Thought (articles)

Latest Articles

• Why I Changed My Mind About Low Carb Bread – new!
• ADA Releases a Low and Very Low Carb Guide for Health Care Providers – new!
• Embracing the Unchangeable (short article, video)
• When Meat Prices Go Crazy — best sources of protein on a budget
• Could Protein be the Appetite’s Control — the Protein Leverage Hypothesis
• Do You Identify as a Food Addict?
• Time to Stop Calling Type 2 Diabetes a ”chronic, progressive disease” 
• Type 2 Diabetes Remission — proposed definition from international experts – 
• High Protein to Energy Matcha Drink — role in abdominal fat loss
• 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

 

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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

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• 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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