Keto low carb diet

[Smerblue]

Hi all,

Has anyone looked into the work of Ivor Cummings and the link between diabetes and heart disease? Suggests a low carb diet such as keto. Has anyone tried this type of diet and how have you found it?

Stay safe

Steve

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

I have been a lifelong Type I diabetic and had a quadruple bypass in 2018. As my father, his brother and their father all died prematurely of heart attacks my cardiologist's view was the issue was hereditary complicated by diabetes.

I am not in favour of the keto diet. Having experienced serious ketosis in my younger days before BG (blood glucose) meters I am dubious about the keto diet. I follow a low carb (120 - 130gm CHO) Mediterranean diet.

[Milkfairy Heart Star]

Prof Tim Spector the lead researcher into the Covid 19 app developed at Kings College London ( do sign up)

His team's research of identical twins suggests that it is the gut flora or biome that plays an important part in whether we are normal weight, develop diabetes heart disease or other conditions.

There is no one size fits all when it comes to diet and nutrition.

thebmj.com/content/361/bmj.k2179

[Milkfairy Heart Star]

Here's the link to covid 19 symptom tracker fyi.

covid.joinzoe.com/

[SpiritoftheFloyd in reply to Milkfairy]

Hello Milkfairy

Thanks for the link - I've download the app. The company I worked for did some co-research with Kings in the early 1990s - fascinating time, some very smart cookies there.

[Tony1966123]

I have been on a plant based diet. No oils, complex carbs and good fats. Three years on and off all heart meds. My GP is amazed and has gone plant based himself. My Cardiologist had never heard of Ornish and Essylsten. The BHF admit heart disease can be reversed on their site( just do a search) . It is hidden away. I was diagnosed with RA at the same time as IHD and that's in remission.

Look at the diet and these other must dos

No oil

No sugar

No wheat

No processed foods

No meat

No dairy

No eggs

Vit D level of 125nmol

6 grams bit c per day

1000mcg vit k2 mk7

Co q10 200mg

Lysine 3grams

Citruline

Magnesium 2 grams