Resources

Please let us know about any additional Allied Health Practitioners
who advocate a low carb approach to nutrition and would like to be included here.
Thanks,
Dr Rod Tayler
lowcarbdownunder@gmail.com

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LCHF Allied Health Practitioners in Western Australia

Metabolic Health Solutions – Nedlands (LCHF Specialist Metabolic Clinic)
117 Stirling Highway,
Nedlands, WA 6009
(08) 6382 0392
nedlands@metabolichealthsolutions.org

Metabolic Health Solutions – Baldivis (LCHF Specialist Metabolic Clinic)
Suite 10, 9 Settlers Ave,
Baldivis, WA 6171
(08) 9523 0523
baldivis@metabolichealthsolutions.org

Jille Burns – Nurse Practitioner
Ellen Health
1/91 Hampton Road (Cnr Wray Ave),
Fremantle, WA 6160
(08) 9239 0200
http://www.ellenhealth.com.au

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LCHF Allied Health Practitioners in Victoria

Kimberley Peden – Exercise Physiologist M.Clin.Ex.Phys, B.ExSc
(Specialising in the use of LCHF in Chronic Disease Management)

Breathe Move Relax
Integrative Movement Specialist

Hobson’s Bay Area
Home Office in Altona; Modern Medical, Spotswood; Westgate Health Co-Op, South Kingsville;
Eleanor Clinic, Footscray

0433 711 733
kimberley@breathemoverelax.com.au

Using a Low Carb, High Fat Diet to Lose Weight – A Short Summary

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1. Cut your carbohydrate intake down to around 20 grams per day. See more on carbohydrates

2. Eat more healthy fats. You need these for energy. Note, this is NOT a low calorie diet!

3. Ensure you eat plenty of protein – many of us do best consuming around 1.5 gms of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. Protein satiates! See more on protein

4. Eat two to three meals per day with at least 30 grams of protein with each meal.

5. Reduce snacking between meals. Wait at least 4 hours after a meal.

6. Eat plenty of green leafy vegetables each day to get fibre, essential minerals and vitamins.

7. Add plenty of salt. The latest research suggests we do better on closer to 5gm per day than the 2.3gms recommended by dietary authorities.

8. If you have all the above correct and are not losing excess weight then start counting your calorie intake. Keep your carbohydrates low, ensure good levels of protein intake and then reduce fat calories by 200 every few weeks until the weight starts coming off again.

Can a Low Carb, High Fat diet be used to manage Diabetes Type-1 or Type-2? Yes! We believe this is far and above the best way to manage diabetes and there is growing interest in returning to carbohydrate restricted diets as a tool in managing diabetes complications long term.

If you have Type-1 or Type-2 Diabetes it is important to understand that decreasing your consumption of carbohydrates that raise your blood sugar will decrease your need for insulin and other medication used to lower blood sugars. Taking the same dose of insulin or medication as you did prior to adopting a Low Carb, High Fat diet may result in hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar).

If you have Type-1 or Type-2 Diabetes get the approval and supervision of a medical professional before commencing a Low Carb, High Fat diet. A well-formulated Low Carb, High Fat diet can help Type-1 and Type-2 Diabetics achieve long term normalised blood sugar levels.

For more resources on LCHF and Diabetes we recommend the works of Dr Richard Bernstein and Dr Jason Fung as well as the videos from Dr. Troy Stapleton, Lisa Scherger and Dr. Wendy Pogozelski below.

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My Story: Managing Type-1 Diabetes with LCHF

“Hi, my name is Fiona and I’m a Type-1 diabetic. I have had diabetes for 23 years. I use an insulin pump to manage my diabetes and had always followed the standard Australian dietary guidelines. I ate whatever I wanted and just gave myself enough insulin to cover the amount of carbohydrates I was eating.

After having my two children I had put on a significant amount of weight and it kept creeping up. I needed to change something in my life and it began with the discovery of David Gillespie’s book ‘Sweet Poison’. I read the book and it all just made sense. I quit sugar and found that my blood sugar levels began to stabilize and my hba1c began to lower.

As I lived sugar free I began to question other foods I was eating and what their impact was on my blood sugar levels. I knew that foods with sugar in them caused my blood sugar levels to spike but I hadn’t thought about high carbohydrate foods, such as bread and pasta. I began to realise that eating high carbohydrate foods caused my blood sugar levels to spike just as much as if I had eaten food with sugar in it!

I began researching and discovered the low carbohydrate high/healthy fat way of eating and it was a light bulb moment for me. Eating less carbohydrates and more protein and fat would mean that my blood sugar levels would be stable. Eating a high carbohydrate meal or food would often mean high doses of insulin and, if I didn’t calculate that correctly, a high blood sugar level and I found high doses of insulin caused me to gain weight. That high blood sugar level would then come crashing down when I would bolus a correction dose of insulin. Then of course the whole thing began again when I corrected the low blood sugar level with glucose. I had been battling the blood sugar level roller-coaster all my life and it was time to get off!

The low carb high/healthy fat way of eating has changed my life. I have lost all the weight I put on while pregnant and I’m lighter than I was before I got married. My blood sugar levels are stable and my average blood sugar levels are similar to those of a non-diabetic. My hba1c levels are so great that my endocrinologist has asked me if I was pregnant as that was the only time that my control was tight enough to warrant a good hba1c level! I have enough energy to work part time, look after two young children and a household. LCHF has changed my life.”

Please let us know about any doctors in Australia or New Zealand
who advocate low carbohydrate nutrition and would like to be included here.
Thanks,
Dr Rod Tayler
lowcarbdownunder@gmail.com

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AUSTRALIA

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LCHF Doctors in Victoria

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Dr Zeeshan Arain (GP)
Midtown Medical Clinic
4/250 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
(03) 9650 4284
www.midtownmedical.com.au

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Dr Robert Young (GP)
Melton Medical Clinic
95 Unitt Street
Melton VIC 3337
(03) 9743 5600
www.meltonmed.com.au

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Dr Robert Szabo (GP)
The Low Carb Clinic
Balwyn Medical Hub
55 Whitehorse Road
Deepdene VIC 3103
1300 569 227
www.thelowcarbclinic.com
Skype Consultations available upon request.

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Dr Elsa Gladigau (GP)
The Urban Alchemist
357 Nicholson Street
North Carlton VIC 3054
(03) 9036 3318
www.theurbanalchemist.com.au

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Dr Daniel Lewis (Rheumatologist)
Daniel Lewis Rheumatology Centre
73 Chapel Street
St Kilda VIC 3182
(03) 9534 9495
www.daniellewis.com.au

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Dr Debbie Herbst (GP)
Inkerman Medical Group
290 Inkerman Street
East St Kilda VIC 3183
(03) 9527 4355
www.inkmedgrp.com.au

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Dr Stephen Dudakov (GP)
Caulfield Family Medical Practice
263 Glen Eira Road
Caulfield Nth VIC 3161
(03) 9528 1910
www.cfmp.com.au

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Dr Mary Barson (GP)
Lorne Medical Centre
230 Mount Joy Parade
Lorne VIC 3232
(03) 5289 4333
www.lornemedicalcentre.com.au

Karuna Maya Medicine
22 Princes Terrace,
Jan Juc VIC 3228
(03) 5261 4146
www.karunamedicine.com

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Dr John Beaney (GP-retired, LCHF coach)
The Sports Injury Clinic
365-367 Nepean Highway
Frankston VIC 3199
(03) 9783 9990
www.tsic.com.au

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Dr Lucy Burns (GP)
Medical Centre Frankston
54-56 Cranbourne Road
Frankston VIC 3199
(03) 9783 2445
www.medicalcentrefrankston.com.au

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Dr Pouloudia Pahtsivanidis (GP)
Lorne Street Medical Centre
26 Lorne Street
Lalor VIC 3075
(03) 9465 9684
www.healthengine.com.au

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Dr Joanne Pollott (GP)
Wellness on Wellington
1/1101 Wellington Road
Rowville VIC 3178
(03) 9780 8900
www.wellonwell.com.au

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Dr Peter Heffernan (Psychiatrist)
Peninsula Psychological Medicine
Peninsula Consulting Suites
Suite 6 at 35 Cranbourne-Frankston Road
Langwarrin VIC 3910
(03) 9789 0783
www.peninsulapsychologicalmedicine.com.au

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Dr Arj Herath (GP)
Valewood Clinic
1 Wanda Street
Mulgrave VIC 3170
(03) 9560 6655
www.valewoodclinic.com.au

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Dr Barton Jennings (MBBS FRACP MMed)
Lung and Sleep Physician
Interventional Pulmonologist
Moorabbin Specialist Centre
873 Centre Road
Bentleigh East, VIC, 3165
(03) 9570 3893
www.lungandsleep.com.au

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Dr Wesley Ang (GP)
Merge Health
924 Riversdale Rd
Surrey Hills, VIC, 3127
(03) 9889 8008
ask@mergehealth.com.au
www.mergehealth.com.au

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LCHF Doctors in New South Wales

Dr David Lim (GP)
Church Street Medical Practice
280 Church Street
Newtown NSW 2042
(02) 9516 2944
www.churchstreetmedical.com.au

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Dr Sean Kristoffersen (GP)
Church Street Medical Practice
280 Church Street,
Newtown NSW 2042
(02) 9516 2944
www.churchstreetmedical.com.au

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Dr Paul Mason (Sport & Exercise Medicine Physician)

Sydney West Sports Medicine
Sydney Gymnastics and Aquatic Centre,
12 North Parade
Rooty Hill NSW 2766
(02) 9851 5959
www.swsm.com.au

Concord Orthosports
47-49 Burwood Road
Concord NSW 2137
(02) 9744 2666
www.orthosports.com.au

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Please let us know about any additional Registered Australian Dietitians
who advocate a low carb approach to nutrition and would like to be included here.
Thanks,
Dr Rod Tayler
lowcarbdownunder@gmail.com

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LCHF Dietitians in Victoria

Vicky Kuriel (Dietitian)
Eat Play Thrive
261 Waverley Road,
Malvern East VIC 3145
(03) 9571 5710
http://www.eatplaythrive.com.au
Skype Consultations available upon request.

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Camilla Dahl (Dietitian)
The Low Carb Clinic
Balwyn Medical Hub
55 Whitehorse Road,
Deepdene VIC 3103
1300 569 227
http://www.thelowcarbclinic.com
Skype Consultations available upon request.

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Feng-Yuan Liu (Dietitian)
Metro Dietetics / The Keto Clinic
72 Wales Street,
Thornbury VIC 3071
(03) 9484 1990
http://www.metrodietetics.com.au/

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Jessica Singh (Dietitian)
Nicholson Health and Wellness (Fitzroy North)
720 Nicholson Street,
Fitzroy North VIC 3068
(03) 9486 4111
https://nicholsonhealthandwellness.com.au/about__trashed/jessica-singh/

The Melbourne Sports Medicine Centre
4/250 Collins Street,
Melbourne VIC 3000
(03) 9650 9372
https://www.melbsportsmed.com.au/staff/dietitians-nutritionists

The National Institute of Integrative Medicine
21 Burwood Road,
Hawthorn VIC 3122
(03) 9804 0646
https://www.niim.com.au/clinic/practitioners

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Nicole Moore (Dietitian & Director/Founder of Menuconcepts Pty. Ltd.)
Team of 20 LCHF Dietitians, All States
nicole.moore@menuconcepts.com.au
M: 0419 841 859
www.menuconcepts.com.au 

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Bonny Chow (Dietitian)
Merge Health
924 Riversdale Road,
Surrey Hills VIC 3127
(03) 9889 8008
http://www.bonnychowdietitian.com

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Russell Nassim (Dietitian)
Tyner Road Medical Centre
30 Tyner Road,
Wantirna South VIC 3152
(03) 9801 7411
www.nassimnutrition.com.au

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LCHF Dietitians in New South Wales

Jill MacGregor (Dietitian)
Suite 3, 44a Avenue Road,
Mosman NSW 2088
(02) 99604603
0413797449
http://dietflex.com.au/become-a-coach/expert-team/

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Jennifer Elliot (Dietitian)
Tanja, NSW 2550
0438 228 522
Eat to Beat Diabetes
12-week on-line program
www.eattobeatdiabetes.com.au

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Nicole Moore (Dietitian & Director/Founder of Menuconcepts Pty. Ltd.)
Team of 20 LCHF Dietitians, All States
nicole.moore@menuconcepts.com.au
M: 0419 841 859
www.menuconcepts.com.au

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Jessica Turton (Dietitian)
Church Street Medical Practice
280 Church Street,
Newtown NSW 2042
(02) 9516 2944
https://www.ellipsehealth.com.au/

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Diane Munns (Dietitian)
RPAH Medical Centre
Suite 317, 100 Carillon Ave,
Newtown NSW 2042
(02) 9519 7605
https://www.gps-data-team.info/whereis/australia/health/Dietitians-AU/Munns-DianeSAME.html

Suite 1, L3, 205 Pacific Highway,
St Leonards NSW 2065
(02) 9439 8447

http://nsendo.com.au/

Commercial Tower Dee Why Grand,
Suite 4211, L2, 834 Pittwater Road,
Dee Why NSW 2100
(02) 9981 6622

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LCHF Dietitians in Queensland

Kate Rogers (Dietitian)
Fig Tree Health
33 Alice Street,
Atherton QLD 4883
(07) 4091 2584
http://www.countrydietitian.com.au/#!visit_us/cl4l

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Nicole Moore (Dietitian & Director/Founder of Menuconcepts Pty. Ltd.)
Team of 20 LCHF Dietitians, All States
nicole.moore@menuconcepts.com.au
M: 0419 841 859
www.menuconcepts.com.au 

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LCHF Dietitians in Western Australia

Dr Nicola Lowth (Dietitian)
Nutrition IQ
Suite 17, 11 Preston Street,
Como WA 6152
(08) 9467 2228
http://www.nutritioniq.com.au/

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Janelle Healy (Dietitian)
Nutrition IQ
Suite 17, 11 Preston Street,
Como WA 6152
(08) 9467 2228
http://www.nutritioniq.com.au/

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Nicole Moore (Dietitian & Director/Founder of Menuconcepts Pty. Ltd.)
Team of 20 LCHF Dietitians, All States
nicole.moore@menuconcepts.com.au
M: 0419 841 859
www.menuconcepts.com.au

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Nick Nation (Dietitian)
Nutrition Nation Pty Ltd (Fremantle & Claremont)
info@nutritionnation.com.au
0421 444 128
www.nutritionnation.com.au

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Danielle Di Carlo (Dietitian)
Sunlander Medical Centre
10 Sunlander Drive,
Currambine WA 6028

https://nutritionforce.com.au/about/

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Amy Rush (Dietitian & Diabetes Educator)
Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre
11 Limosa Close,
Stirling WA 6021
(08) 9446 6446
https://www.type1familycentre.org.au/our-people

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LCHF Dietitians in Tasmania

Danielle Toscan (Dietitian)
Nutrition For Life
40 Ann Street,
East Launceston TAS 7250
(03) 6301 9096
http://www.NutritionforLife.Healthcare

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LCHF Dietitians in South Australia

Nicole Moore (Dietitian & Director/Founder of Menuconcepts Pty. Ltd.)
Team of 20 LCHF Dietitians, All States
nicole.moore@menuconcepts.com.au
M: 0419 841 859
www.menuconcepts.com.au

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LCHF Dietitians in Australian Capital Territory

Nicole Moore (Dietitian & Director/Founder of Menuconcepts Pty. Ltd.)
Team of 20 LCHF Dietitians, All States
nicole.moore@menuconcepts.com.au
M: 0419 841 859
www.menuconcepts.com.au

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Please let us know about any additional Registered Australian Nutritionists
who advocate a low carb approach to nutrition and would like to be included here.
Thanks,
Dr Rod Tayler
lowcarbdownunder@gmail.com

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LCHF Nutritionists in Queensland

Anthony Power (Registered Nutritionist)
Anthony Power Nutrition
13 Amy Street,
Hawthorne QLD 4171
(07) 3399 9047
M: 0417 911 219
www.powernutrition.com.au

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Ross Walter (Registered Nutritionist)
Clayfield Family Wellness Clinic
7/708 Sandgate Road,
Clayfield QLD 4011
(07) 3262 7788
M: 0417 632 464
www.clayfieldfamilywellnessclinic.com.au

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LCHF Nutritionists in Tasmania

Abbie Hughes (Registered Nutritionist)
Nutrition For Life
40 Ann Street,
East Launceston TAS 7250
(03) 6301 9096
www.nutritionforlifehealthcare.com.au

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Dawida Rose-Nel (Registered Nutritionist)
Nutrition For Life
40 Ann Street,
East Launceston TAS 7250
(03) 6301 9096
www.nutritionforlifehealthcare.com.au

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LCHF Nutritionists in Victoria

Vivek Kumar (Registered Nutritionist)
Metro Dietetics / The Keto Clinic
72 Wales Street,
Thornbury VIC 3071
(03) 9484 1990
www.metrodietetics.com.au

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Megan Pfeffer (Clinical Nutritionist) BHSc
Operating as a mobile clinic in the East Gippsland region
0498 647 291
megan@ichoosehealth.com.au
www.ichoosehealth.com.au

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Kate McCandless BHSc (Nutritionist), BHSc (Natropathy)
Merge Health
924 Riversdale Rd
Surrey Hills VIC 3127
03 9889 8008
ask@mergehealth.com.au
www.mergehealth.com.au

Merge Health
Retail 5 and 7 Waterman Building
44 Lakeview Drive
Scoresby VIC 3179
03 9889 8008
ask@mergehealth.com.au
www.mergehealth.com.au

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Marina Martic (Nutritionist)
Merge Health
Retail 5 and 7 Waterman Building
44 Lakeview Drive
Scoresby VIC 3179
03 9889 8008
ask@mergehealth.com.au
www.mergehealth.com.au

If you are considering adopting a Low Carb, High Fat diet for your family it is worth recognising that there are no nutrients (vitamins, minerals or micronutrients) in starchy carbohydrate foods that cannot be found in low carbohydrate alternatives, often in a superior form. All foods give us energy and contrary to the standard dietary guidelines there is no absolute requirement for carbohydrates in our diets. But does this apply to children as well?

In adults as well as children, sugar and starchy refined carbohydrates are processed into energy quickly by the body and produce a sharp spike in blood sugar levels that in turn encourages our bodies to produce insulin. Insulin is a fat storage hormone and prolonged, excessive production of insulin encourages weight gain. Conversely, eating more fats and protein provides a longer, slower and steadier release of energy where blood sugar levels normalise and we remain fuller for longer.

Most young people metabolise carbohydrates quite well. Over time however, especially when exposed to large amounts of carbohydrates some become insulin resistant. Insulin resistance results in insulin becoming less effective and blood sugar levels become elevated, potentially leading to the development of Type-2 diabetes and obesity. Restricting carbohydrates during childhood can help to prevent childhood obesity that frequently leads to adult obesity. Behavioural problems such as ADHD have also been linked to excessive carbohydrate intake.

A common argument is that the brain needs glucose for energy and diets low in carbohydrates can be detrimental to learning, memory and thinking. This argument is extended to children and brain development. This argument remains unproven in human studies and although the brain does run on glucose it can run equally well on ketones as its’ primary fuel source. The currently recommended standard dietary guidelines are very high in carbohydrates and limit essential proteins and fats. Proteins and fats are essential for brain development where as carbohydrates are not.

Cholesterol levels have been shown to increase slightly when children start on a Low Carb, High Fat diet, but these tend to normalise over time. If your child or teenager is overweight or obese there is a possibility that they have already developed insulin resistance and a Low Carb, High Fat diet may be a very effective treatment. You should not however adopt a Low Carb, High Fat diet for your child if you have not received consent from their doctor. You should also not adopt a Low Carb, High Fat diet for an infant or a toddler.

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“Training children to avoid pastries, sweets, processed food, fizzy drinks and take-away food sounds like a no-brainer, but this is often viewed as “deprivation” by society. By restricting carbs in childhood, you are offering them the gift of a long, healthy life, not deprivation. To appreciate the alternative, one just has to look around and realise how many people are sick and overweight; radiant health is no longer the norm.

Feeding a child a low-carbohydrate diet will not only improve mental aptitude and focus, but prevent serious health hazards later on.

One of the best recognised and highly recommended treatments for autism and epilepsy is, in fact, a ketogenic diet. The well-known ketogenic diet is an eating plan where all carbohydrate foods (including fruit and carb-rich foods) are removed from the child’s diet, and he/she is placed on a very high-fat diet, together with sufficient protein and vegetables. The body is therefore forced to burn fats instead of carbohydrates.

Carbs are turned into glucose, particularly important for brain function. Where there are no carbohydrates provided, the liver then converts fat into ketone bodies. These can then be used by the brain as a source of energy, and has been shown to lead to a dramatic decline in seizure occurrence in epileptic children.

The ketogenic diet has been successfully used for decades, so clearly it is neither dangerous nor unhealthy. However, feeding a moderate carbohydrate diet that includes sweet potato, carrots, nuts and even a little gluten-free grain in moderation (such as buckwheat and quinoa) in small amounts and infrequently – would be acceptable for most healthy children.

Breakfast cereals may just be the elephant in the room. Many parents can’t imagine giving children anything else to eat at breakfast other than a plate of cereal, with reduced-fat milk, plenty of sugar and perhaps a glass of orange juice and a piece of toast with margarine. This is a recipe for disaster for the rest of the day, as there is virtually no protein or fat. The fat that is provided is a toxic version of a real fat. Margarine is no substitute for butter whatsoever – one is toxic and inflammatory, the other (butter) is nutritious and healthy. You may as well open a packet of sugar and pour this down the child’s throat. It is no wonder there are so many “diagnoses” of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)…….

To summarise, for the normal child, don’t take all carbs away, but make sure the carbs given are not in the form of grains or sugars – and before going to parties, fill them up with fat and protein. They will eat a lot less junk.” 

Prof. Tim Noakes, The Real Meal Revolution

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Living Fundraisers – Alternative to chocolate fundraising drives – Shae Wheeler

For Athletes looking to make the switch from traditional carb-loading to becoming fat adapted the book ‘The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance‘ is a good place to start.

Professor Jeff Volek outlines some of the theory and science behind this approach in this video.

For Athletes looking to explore dietary aspects of LCHF, Nutritionist Katie King provides an ‘Introduction to LCHF for Athletes’ for those wanting to switch from using carbohydrates as a fuel to using fat for sustained athletic performance.

If you’re looking for anecdotal perspectives from Athletes who have made the swith to LCHF, David Grech describes his experience ‘Running on Fat’ during the 50km Mt. Buller Sky Run and Matt Hold takes us through his transition to eating LCHF in ‘Taking on the Gold Coast Marathon with LCHF’

David Grech also explores which elite athletes are currently using LCHF in ‘Fats vs Carbs – What do the Elites know that we don’t?’

From a medical stand point, Dr. Peter Brukner is a world renowned sports medicine clinician and team doctor for the Australian cricket team. He has published internationally with a number of books, book chapters and over 90 original research articles.

Dr. Brukner has applied Low Carb, High Fat dietary advice in his work with athletes and he describes his success in this video.

Can a Low Carb, High Fat ketogenic diet be used to reduce your chance of getting cancer or to treat an established cancer? There is good evidence to suggest yes.

Wide ranges of cancers are becoming more common. This is not just because people are living longer or because diagnosis is being made earlier due to technological advances. Most authorities suggest dietary changes or reduced physical activity as the likely causes for increased cancer. Our focus is on dietary causes and treatments.

There is growing interest in Low Carb, High Fat ketogenic diets in cancer prevention and treatment. It has been noted that many cancers thrive on glucose and require it to replicate. An LCHF diet converts our fuel from carbohydrates to an alternative that all our cells can use called ketones. We postulate that eating a well formulated, ketogenic LCHF diet will effectively starve some cancers. Dr Otto Warburg, a Nobel Prize winner, discovered this theory in the 1930’s. See “Warburg Effect” for more information.

For more resources on the relationship between sugar, cancer and Low Carb, High Fat we suggest the works of Dr Dominic D’Agostino and Dr Colin Champ.

For an overview on the subject see Dr Kieron Rooney’s “Sugar and Cancer – Bench to Bedside” and Dr Thomas Seyfried’s “Targeting Energy Metabolism in Brain Cancer” below.

Low Carb, High Fat ketogenic diets have been used to help control seizures in people with epilepsy for many years. The diet was originally adopted and developed at John Hopkins Hospital in the 1930s after improvements in epileptic children were noted whilst fasting. For eighty years, studies have shown that an LCHF diet reduces or prevents seizures in many children whose seizures could not be controlled by medications. There are no records of these children developing heart disease due to the diet.

Further information can be found via The Charlie Foundation

For neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis, research is showing that the ketone bodies produced by a Low Carb, High Fat ketogenic diet exert a protective affect on the nervous system and slow the progression of such nerve related diseases.

For more information we recommend the video from Dr. Terry Wahls below.

Title: Food consumption and the actual statistics of cardiovascular diseases: an epidemiological comparison of 42 European countries
Authors: Pavel Grasgruber, Martin Sebera, Eduard Hrazdira, Sylva Hrebickova and Jan Cacek
Published: Food & Nutrition Research, 27 September 2016
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27680091

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Title: Ketone bodies mimic the life span extending properties of caloric restriction
Authors: Richard L. Veech, Patrick C. Bradshaw, Kieran Clarke, William Curtis, Robert Pawlosky, M. Todd King
Published: International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Life Journal, 3rd April 2017
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/iub.1627/full

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Title: Association between sucrose intake and acute coronary event risk and effect modification by lifestyle factors: Malmö Diet and Cancer Cohort Study
Authors: K. Warfa, I. Drake, P. Wallström, G. Engström and E. Sonestedt
Published: British Journal of Nutrition, 24th October 2016
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/association-between-sucrose-intake-and-acute-coronary-event-risk-and-effect-modification-by-lifestyle-factors-malmo-diet-and-cancer-cohort-study/F9D0F87C1193CB4ED82993488BE3506F

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Title: Dietary fat guidelines have no evidence base: where next for public health nutritional advice?
Authors: Zoë Harcombe
Published: British Journal of Sports Medicine, 18 October 2016
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2016/10/18/bjsports-2016-096734

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Title: Healthy Eating Guidelines & Weight Loss Advice For The United Kingdom
Authors: Public Health Collaboration United Kingdom
Published: May 2016
https://phcuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Healthy-Eating-Guidelines-Weight-Loss-Advice-For-The-United-Kingdom-Public-Health-Collaboration.pdf

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Title: Effects of a Paleolithic diet with and without supervised exercise on fat mass, insulin sensitivity, and glycemic control: a randomized controlled trial in individuals with type 2 diabetes
Authors: Julia Otten, Andreas Stomby, Maria Waling, Andreas Isaksson, Anna Tellström, Lillemor Lundin-Olsson, Søren Brage, Mats Ryberg, Michael Svensson and Tommy Olsson
Published: Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, 27th May 2016
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dmrr.2828/abstract;jsessionid=85D91EBDC3006E5D387826E4A376B989.f01t04#.V0vZcI2v9V8

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Title: Cardiovascular, Metabolic Effects and Dietary Composition of Ad-Libitum Paleolithic vs. Australian Guide to Healthy Eating Diets: A 4-Week Randomised Trial
Authors: Angela Genoni, Philippa Lyons-Wall, Johnny Lo and Amanda Devine
Published: Nutrients Journal, May 23rd, 2016
http://ro.ecu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2918&context=ecuworkspost2013

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Title: The cardiovascular risk reduction benefits of a low-carbohydrate diet outweigh the potential increase in LDL-cholesterol
Authors: Thomas R. Wood, Robert Hansen, Axel F. Sigurðsson and Guðmundur F. Jóhannsson
Published: British Journal of Nutrition / Volume 115 / Issue 06 / March 2016
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=10200280

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Title: Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis: analysis of recovered data from Minnesota Coronary Experiment (1968-73)
Authors: George D Henderson, Grant Schofield
Published: BMJ 2016; 353 12 April 2016
http://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i1246/rr-5

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Title: A child with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) successfully treated with the Paleolithic ketogenic diet: A 19-month insulin freedom
Authors: Tóth C, Clemens Z
Published: International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2015; 6(12):753–758.
http://www.ijcasereportsandimages.com/archive/2015/012-2015-ijcri/CR-10582-12-2015-toth/ijcri-1058212201582-toth-full-text.php

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Title: Vegetarianism, low meat consumption and the risk of lung, postmenopausal breast and prostate cancer in a population-based cohort study
Authors: A M J Gilsing, M P Weijenberg, R A Goldbohm, P C Dagnelie, P A van den Brandt and L J Schouten
Published: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2nd March 2016
http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v70/n6/abs/ejcn201625a.html?WT.ec_id=EJCN-201606&spMailingID=51512933&spUserID=NDk2NTE4MDcwMTMS1&spJobID=940234092&spReportId=OTQwMjM0MDkyS0

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Title: Isocaloric fructose restriction and metabolic improvement in children with obesity and metabolic syndrome
Authors: Robert H. Lustig, Kathleen Mulligan, Susan M. Noworolski, Viva W. Tai, Michael J. Wen, Ayca Erkin-Cakmak, Alejandro Gugliucci andJean-Marc Schwarz
Published: Obesity Journal, 26th October 2015
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oby.21371/abstract

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Title: Total and Full-Fat, but Not Low-Fat, Dairy Product Intakes are Inversely Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Adults
Authors: Michele Drehmer, Mark A Pereira, Maria Inês Schmidt, Sheila Alvim, Paulo A Lotufo, Vivian C Luft and Bruce B Duncan
Published: The Journal of Nutrition, October 8th 2015
http://jn.nutrition.org/content/early/2015/10/28/jn.115.220699.abstract

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Title: The Fifty Year Rehabilitation of the Egg
Author: Donald J. McNamara
Published: Nutrients, Vol. 7 Issue 10, October 2015
http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/10/5429/htm

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Title: Metabolic characteristics of keto-adapted ultra-endurance runners
Authors: Jeff S. Volek, Daniel J. Freidenreich, Catherine Saenz, Laura J. Kunces, Brent C. Creighton, Jenna M. Bartley, Patrick M. Davitt, Colleen X. Munoz, Jeffrey M. Anderson, Carl M. Maresh, Elaine C. Lee, Mark D. Schuenke, Giselle Aerni, William J. Kraemer, Stephen D. Phinney
Published: Metabolism Journal, November 2nd, 2015
http://www.metabolismjournal.com/article/S0026-0495%2815%2900334-0/fulltext#s0040

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Title: Metabolic Effects of Access to Sucrose Drink in Female Rats and Transmission of Some Effects to Their Offspring
Authors: Michael D. Kendig, Winda Ekayanti, Hayden Stewart, Robert A. Boakes, Kieron Rooney
Published: PLOS ONE, July 2, 2015
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0131107

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Title: Fat: The New Health Paradigm
Authors: Stefano Natella, Vamil Divan, Marcela Giraldo
Published: Credit Suisse Research Institute, September 16th 2015
https://doc.research-and-analytics.csfb.com/docView?language=ENG&source=ulg&format=PDF&document_id=1053247551&serialid=MFT6JQWS%2b4FvvuMDBUQ7v9g4cGa84%2fgpv8mURvaRWdQ%3d

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Title: Retrospective Analysis of Metabolic Control in Type 2 Diabetes with American Diabetes Association Recommendations compared with Carbohydrate Restriction
Authors: Sarah Hallberg, DO, MS, Wayne Campbell, PhD
Published: Journal of Clinical Lipidology, May-June 2015, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 420
http://www.lipidjournal.com/article/S1933-2874(15)00113-0/fulltext

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Title: It is time to bust the myth of physical inactivity and obesity: you cannot outrun a bad diet
Authors: A. Malhotra, T. Noakes, S. Phinney
Published: British Journal of Sports Medicine, 22nd April 2015
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/49/15/967

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Title: And Now a Word From Our Sponsors – Is the Dietitians Association of Australia in the Pocket of Big Food?
Author: Michele Simon
Published: Eat Drink Politics, February 2015
http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/DAAReportEatDrinkPolitics.pdf?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRoku6jNcu%2FhmjTEU5z14%2BslW6K2lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4DTspkPa%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7nCLM1j3cwQUhTi

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Title: Digested wheat gluten inhibits binding between leptin and its receptor
Authors: Tommy Jönsson, Ashfaque A Memon, Kristina Sundquist, Jan Sundquist, Stefan Olsson, Amarnadh Nalla, Mikael Bauer and Sara Linse
Published: Journal of Cheminformatics, January 20th, 2015
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2091/16/3

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Title: Effects of Step-Wise Increases in Dietary Carbohydrate on Circulating Saturated Fatty Acids and Palmitoleic Acid in Adults with Metabolic Syndrome
Authors: Brittanie M. Volk, Laura J. Kunces, Daniel J. Freidenreich, Brian R. Kupchak, Catherine Saenz, Juan C. Artistizabal, Maria Luz Fernandez, Richard S. Bruno, Carl M. Maresh, William J. Kraemer, Stephen D. Phinney, Jeff S. Volek
Published: PLOS ONE, November 21, 2014
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0113605

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Title: Response to Draft Dietary Guidelines Submitted to the Ministry of Health
Authors: Professor Grant Schofield, Dr Caryn Zinn, Dr Nigel Harris, Dr Mikki Williden, Catherine Crofts, Dr Simon Thornley, Cliff Harvey, George D. Henderson
Published: April 2014
http://www.lchf.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/MOH-dietary-guidelines-feedback-REVISED-23.4.14.pdf

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Title: Low-carbohydrate/high-protein diet improves diastolic cardiac function and the metabolic syndrome in overweight-obese patients with type 2 diabetes
Authors: H. von Bibra, G. Wulf, M. St John Sutton, A. Pfützner, T. Schuster, P. Heilmeyer
Published: International Journal of Cardiology – Metabolic and Endocrine, March 2014 Volume 2, Pages 11–18
http://www.ijcme-journal.com/article/S2214-7624(13)00007-8/abstract?cc=y=

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Title: A Low-Carbohydrate, Whole-Foods Approach to Managing Diabetes and Prediabetes
Author: Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
Published: Diabetes Spectrum Volume 25, Number 4, 2012
http://spectrum.diabetesjournals.org/content/25/4/238.full

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Title: Coronary Artery Disease as Clogged Pipes – A Misconceptual Model
Author: Michael B. Rothberg
Published: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, July 31, 2013
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/circoutcomes.112.967778

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Title: Against the Grains
Authors: Prof. Tim Noakes
Published: Discovery, Winter 2011
http://lowcarbusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Prof-Noakes-Original-1st-Article-Against-the-Grains.pdf

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Title: Schizophrenia, gluten, and low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diets: a case report and review of the literature
Authors: Bryan D Kraft and Eric C Westman
Published: Nutrition & Metabolism, 26 February 2009
https://nutritionandmetabolism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1743-7075-6-10

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Title: Carbohydrate Restriction has a More Favorable Impact on the Metabolic Syndrome than a Low Fat Diet
Authors: Jeff S. Volek, Stephen D. Phinney, Cassandra E. Forsythe, Erin E. Quann, Richard J. Wood, Michael J. Puglisi, William J. Kraemer, Doug M. Bibus, Maria Luz Fernandez, Richard D. Feinman
Published: Journal of Lipids, November 20th 2008
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23663658_Carbohydrate_Restriction_has_a_More_Favorable_Impact_on_the_Metabolic_Syndrome_than_a_Low_Fat_Diet

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Title: Dietary Carbohydrate Restriction in The Treatment of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
Authors: Feinman, Richard D. PhD; Volek, Jeff S. PhD, RD; Westman, Eric C. MD, MHS
Published: Clinical Nutrition Insight, December 2008, Volume 34,  Issue 12
http://journals.lww.com/clinnutrinsight/Citation/2008/12000/Dietary_Carbohydrate_Restriction_in_The_Treatment.1.aspx

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Title: Low carbohydrate diet in type 1 diabetes, long-term improvement and adherence: A clinical audit
Authors: Jørgen Vesti Nielsen, Caroline Gando , Eva Joensson and Carina Paulsson
Published: Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome 2012, 4:23
http://www.dmsjournal.com/content/pdf/1758-5996-4-23.pdf

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Title: Cholesterol is not an important risk factor for heart disease, and the current dietary recommendations do more harm than good
Author: T. Noakes
Published: The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 28, No 1 (2015)
http://sajcn.redbricklibrary.com/index.php/SAJCN/article/view/939

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Title: Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet
Authors: Iris Shai, R.D., Ph.D., Dan Schwarzfuchs, M.D., Yaakov Henkin, M.D., Danit R. Shahar, R.D., Ph.D., Shula Witkow, R.D., M.P.H., Ilana Greenberg, R.D., M.P.H., Rachel Golan, R.D., M.P.H., Drora Fraser, Ph.D., Arkady Bolotin, Ph.D., Hilel Vardi, M.Sc., Osnat Tangi-Rozental, B.A., Rachel Zuk-Ramot, R.N., Benjamin Sarusi, M.Sc., Dov Brickner, M.D., Ziva Schwartz, M.D., Einat Sheiner, M.D., Rachel Marko, M.Sc., Esther Katorza, M.Sc., Joachim Thiery, M.D., Georg Martin Fiedler, M.D., Matthias Blüher, M.D., Michael Stumvoll, M.D., and Meir J. Stampfer, M.D.
Published: The New England Journal of Medicine, July 17th 2008
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0708681

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Title: Long-term effects of a ketogenic diet in obese patients
Author: Hussein M Dashti, MD PhD FICS FACS, Thazhumpal C Mathew, MSc PhD FRCPath, Talib Hussein, MB ChB, Sami K Asfar, MB ChB MD FRCSEd FACS, Abdulla Behbahani, MB ChB FRCS FACSI PhD FICS FACS, Mousa A Khoursheed, MB ChB FRCS FICS, Hilal M Al-Sayer, MD PhD FICS FACS, Yousef Y Bo-Abbas, MD FRCPC, and Naji S Al-Zaid, BSc PhD
Published: Experimental & Clinical Cardiology, 2004 Fall; Volume 9(3): 200–205.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7129732_Long_Term_Effects_of_Ketogenic_Diet_in_Obese_Subjects_with_High_Cholesterol_Level

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Title: Is dietary carbohydrate essential for human nutrition?
Author: Eric C Westman
Published: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, May 2002 vol. 75 no. 5 951-953
http://m.ajcn.nutrition.org/content/75/5/951.2.full

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Title: Fad Diets in the Treatment of Diabetes
Author: Richard D. Feinman
Published: Current Diabetes Reports, April 2011, Volume 11, Issue 2, pp 128-135
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Richard_Feinman/publication/49755291_Fad_diets_in_the_treatment_of_diabetes/links/02bfe510276268ec48000000.pdf

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Title: Comparison of energy-restricted very low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets on weight loss and body composition in overweight men and women
Authors: JS Volek, MJ Sharman, AL Gómez, DA Judelson, MR Rubin, G Watson, B Sokmen, R Silvestre, DN French, WJ Kraemer
Published: Nutrition & Metabolism, November 8th 2004; 1: 13.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230604844_Comparison_of_an_energy-restricted_very_low-carbohydrate_and_low-fat_diet_on_weight_loss_regional_body_composition_and_hormonal_responses_in_overweight_men_and_women

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Title: Long-term effects of a very-low-carbohydrate weight loss diet compared with an isocaloric low-fat diet after 12 months
Authors: Grant D Brinkworth, Manny Noakes, Jonathan D Buckley, Jennifer B Keogh, Peter M Clifton
Published: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, July 2009, vol. 90 no. 1 23-32
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/90/1/23.long

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Title: Nutrition and Alzheimer’s disease: The detrimental role of a high carbohydrate diet
Authors: Stephanie Seneff, Glyn Wainwright, Luca Mascitelli
Published: European Journal of Internal Medicine, April 2011 Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 134–140
http://people.csail.mit.edu/seneff/EJIM_PUBLISHED.pdf

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Title: Paleolithic nutrition improves plasma lipid concentrations of hypercholesterolemic adults to a greater extent than traditional heart-healthy dietary recommendations
Authors: Robert L. Pastore, Judith T. Brooks, John W. Carbone
Published: Nutrition Research, 2015.05.002
https://www.clinicalkey.com.au/#!/content/journal/1-s2.0-S0271531715000974

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Title: Resistance to ketonuria and ketosis in obese subjects
Authors: H. Mohammadiha
Published: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 27, 1212 – 1213, 1974
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/27/11/1212.long

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Title: Treatment of OBESITY with Calorically UNRESTRICTED DIETS
Authors: A.W. Pennington, MD
Published: The Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 1, Number 5, July – August 1953
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/1/5/343.full.pdf

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Title: Adventures in Diet – Part 1
Authors: Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Published: Harper’s Monthly Magazine, November 1935
http://www.biblelife.org/stefansson1.htm

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Title: Prolonged Meat Diets With A Study Of Kidney Function And Ketosis
Authors: Walter S. McClellan and Eugene F. Du Bois
Published: Clinical Calorimetry, February 13, 1930
http://www.jbc.org/content/87/3/651.full.pdf

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Title: Letter On Corpulence, Addressed to the Public
Authors: William Banting
Published: Harrison, London, 1864
https://archive.org/details/letteroncorpulen00bant

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