Low Carb Down Under has designed this website to help you to understand a Low Carb, High Fat approach to nutrition. The information provided here is based on strong science to allow you to develop your knowledge and skills to the level you need to make LCHF work for you.
We have a great collection of YouTube videos, books, news articles, scientific publications and recipes as well as a passionate and informed social media community. We also hold regular meetings around Australia and New Zealand with expert presenters to enhance your understanding of great nutrition.
We believe this to be essential information for your health, your family and your friends as well as the community as a whole in order to maintain great health and to be in great shape!
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Dr. Peter Brukner on LCHF Prof. Tim Noakes and ‘The Nutrition Revolution‘
All digestible carbohydrates are broken down into simple sugars in the intestine.
When you restrict the amount of sugar and starches (carbohydrates) that you eat, the levels of sugar in your blood begins to stabilise and your need for insulin to remove the sugar from your blood decreases.
Insulin is produced by your pancreas and is a fat storing hormone. Once your insulin levels decrease your body begins to burn your stored fat supplies.
An evening of presentations on low carbohydrate nutrition for optimising weight, health and performance on Thursday 5th October 2017 at Glen Eira Town Hall, Caulfield from 5:00pm to 9:30pm with International Guest Presenters Nina Teicholz, Dr. Dawn Lemanne and Dr. Caryn Zinn.
Another brilliant article from Gary Taubes looking at how a slip can easily descend into a binge because of the addictive nature of carbohydrates. Eating fat-rich foods, “helps extinguish binge behaviour,” Dr. Ludwig says, “as opposed to high-carb foods which exacerbate it.”
This recipe from Low Carb Yum is a weekly staple in our house. It is a perfect winter warmer that is simple to prepare full of delicious healthy fats. If you’re looking for an a low carb option that is going to be a winner with the kids then look no further.
Steven Hamley is a PhD student at Deakin University in Melbourne. He recently published a paper in Nutrition Journal titled ‘The effect of replacing saturated fat with mostly n-6 polyunsaturated fat on coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials’. The results from his meta-analysis suggest that replacing saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat is unlikely to increase or decrease the risk of coronary heart disease or all-cause mortality.
