One at a time

[dtech]

And another

[ITYFIALMCTT]

I would like a citation for a fair number of those claims.

As for the section, "What should you expect?", I consider most of those assertions to be misleading and to lack clinical evidence. Plus, as an avid food label reader, the 'carbohydrates of which sugars' also includes the intrinsic sugars that have not been added, so the advice there is potentially unhelpful as there's a restriction on *added sugars* as mentioned above that section, but not necessarily on intrinsic sugars (depending on their form). It is not straightforward.

I have no problem with people making general assertions in informal communications (altho', even on HU, some boards have terms and conditions that ask for evidence to back up any such assertion or opinion). However, for something that is distributed by a GP and is, to some extent, a handout from the NHS, the quality and lack of evidence is very disturbing. I'm not sure that the BDA's general advice would be in line with some of the claims on these sheets.

ETA: I'm all the more disappointed in the quality of this advice given that the above is a "Metabolic Syndrome: patient advice sheet". I'd be very surprised if the BDA or anyone else recommended "3-5 pieces of fruit" per day to people with insulin resistance without going into considerable detail about the nature of the fruit. I'd also add that the 3-5 pieces of fruit does not make sense in the context of '5 A Day' (which is 1 fruit to 4 vegetable portions).

nhs.uk/conditions/metabolic...

[dtech in reply to ITYFIALMCTT]

I make no claims for anything on this. Kai asked me to post what I had been given by my GP.

Please don't shoot the messenger 😳😂

[ITYFIALMCTT in reply to dtech]

Just complying with your request for reading material on your train journey.

And, yes - this sort of thing does irritate me. It's not even particularly in line with your GP mentioning the Paddison material.

[Simba1992 in reply to ITYFIALMCTT]

Digging deep into sugar😊

raypeat.com/articles/articl...

[dtech]

Lol. I've no idea myself yet! Not had time to look at any of the websites or reading material.

[ITYFIALMCTT in reply to dtech]

If your train is stranded, this is a summary of the SACN report on sugar and carbohydrates as well as a link to the official report

gov.uk/government/publicati...

[dtech]

Lol. Well it is a six hour train to Edinburgh without delays I hope! So I shall have plenty of time.

[Lucy11]

Interesting that it says that if you crave sugar to eat dried fruit instead without a caveat in the same vain as fruit juice. It's very hard to limit dried fruit to a thimbleful when you've cut out most other types!

The spookiest part of overeating dried fruit is all the sugar, says dietitian Kristin Kirkpatrick of Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute. That Halloween box of raisins has 25 grams of sugar. “You just can’t justify the added stress on the body to process such large amounts of sugar at one time, or the inflammation roller coaster that occurs on a high-sugar diet,” she says. Our experts agree that you shouldn’t eat dried fruits that contain added sugar; always check the ingredient list to make sure. “When the native sugar of the fruit is combined with extra added sugar, you are now in the realm of candy,” says David Katz, MD, director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center.