Great presentation by @DrAlanWBarclay tonight at the Western Sydney Diabetes nutrition forum
Key take-homes:
- sugar isn't causing diabetes
- reducing sugar intake causes weight loss through reduction of calories
- this can be done with intense (artificial) sweeteners safely
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Rubbish. Obesity is associated with diabetes, because diabetes is caused by malfunction of the bodies ability to metabolise carbohydrates. Excess carbs
insulin and over many years the capacity to cope with the over-supply of energy fails. The pancreas becomes damaged.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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