The problem is that it is more than just this one guy saying this stupid thing. Its more systemic & enmeshed than that. I think it will take willingness of LCHF community to self-regulate, critique, & challenge itself on internal bias, to minimize hyperbole &
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It's far more than one guy. Many of the biggest names in the low-carb space promote unevidenced nonsense like slimming teas or magical supplements. There's also a vein of anti-vaccine sentiment from some
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I think it's a relatively natural consequence of being against the mainstream - if you're already arguing that mainstream advice is wrong about LCHF, easy to add vaccines, supplements, etc to that ideology as well
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You see the same thing happening - albeit at a much more intense scale - in flat earth communities
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Michael Mindrum Retweeted Dr. Adele Hite
@GidMK take a read through@ahhite’s thread here - spot onhttps://twitter.com/ahhite/status/1176570673994641415?s=20 …Michael Mindrum added,
Dr. Adele Hite @ahhiteOf course the issue of ideology, commercialism & tribalism isn't limited to the "LCHF community." (And yes, there is such a thing, as I will explain.) Yes, if textbooks and guidelines reflected available data, there might not be any need for a LCHF community. But ... https://twitter.com/janvyjidak/status/1176385616331907072 …Show this thread1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Somewhat, but honestly I think it runs a lot deeper than that. LCHF is being incorporated into many guidelines (Australian Diabetes Association for example), but I doubt the fantastical claims are going away any time soon
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From what I can see, when LCHF becomes incorporated as an option in mainstream practice, the main reaction from the 'community' is to argue that it should be the ONLY option so mainstream is still wrong
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Even though it’s in the guidelines it is still very early for adoption & lots of resistance/lack of knowledge among HCPs. I think this fuels some of the hyperbole which fuels more resistance.
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I might be in a particularly welcoming space, but I personally haven't seen any resistance at all among the diabetes clinicians I work with when LCHF is presented as one option. Maybe not reflective of the majority though
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Perhaps an international survey of attitudes toward LCHF among primary health care doctors, dietitians, and diabetes educators would be useful... then repeat it in 3 yrs
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Would definitely be interesting. Add a knowledge survey of LCHF onto it and you'd have a really informative piece of research I think
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Okay. So this is a really good idea. But it will take someone NOT invested deeply in the therapeutic carbohydrate restriction community to do it--although it should have input/help from that community. Any volunteers? I'll help with grant-writing if needed.
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@PaulinaAraujo19 - any interest?1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes - Show replies
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