2009-09-05 Debate On "Low Carbohydrate High Fat Diet" Trends In Sweden

In 2007, the controversy began when two dieticians pointed out to Swedens National Board of Health and Welfare that LCHF dietary advice recommended to diabetic patients by general practitioner Dr Annika Dahlqvist was not compatible with either scientific evidence or conventional practice. However, following a report by diabetologist Dr Christian Berne, Dahlqvist was cleared. The report said there was some scientific basis for offering LCHF diets but with a number of warnings, such as the absence of long-term studies and the need for patient monitoring (including measurement of lipids). Dahlqvists justification resulted in headlines suggesting a shift by the Board. Dahlqvist herself indicated that her diet was suitable not only for diabetics but also for the general population for better health and weight control.

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A comment published in this weeks edition of The Lancet reports that nutrition experts have expressed their astonishment over the involvement of Sweden in a debate concerning support of lo - Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness news medical news health news medical headlines healthcare news health articles medicine articles welfare living