Overview

Diabetes used to be rare and clear. One boy in the school had Type 1 and a friend of a friend's granny had Type 2. We now see adults being diagnosed with Type 1 and children developing Type 2. There are over 400 million diabetics world-wide - four times as many as in 1980. The vast majority of these have Type 2 - sometimes judged as a `lifestyle' disease. The traditional view of diabetes is that is it a chronic and progressive condition and that nothing can be done about it. Serious complications include loss of eyesight, amputations and death. This book has gathered together some of the finest minds working in the field of diabetes and diet. The result is a collection of chapters by thought leaders, academics and doctors addressing the big issues. What is diabetes? What are the different types? What causes it? Who gets it? Why do we eat so much carbohydrate? Why do diabetics die of heart disease? Why do athletes commonly get Type 2 diabetes? The writers in this book approach diabetes from many different angles, but they all share one common belief: Diabetes does not need to be chronic and progressive. Both Type 1 and Type 2 can be substantially alleviated and the latter can be `put into remission.' Let us tell you how...

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Author:   Tim Noakes ,  Dr. Jason Fung ,  Nina Teicholz ,  Malcolm Kendrick
Publisher:   Columbus Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Columbus Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9781907797583

ISBN 10:   1907797580
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   31 August 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Setting the scene Ch1 - What is the scale of the problem? Mike Gibbs Ch2 - What is diabetes? Dr Malcolm Kendrick Ch3 - What causes type 2 diabetes Dr Jason Fung Ch4 - Who gets Type 2 diabetes? Dr Robert Cywes The different types of diabetes Ch5 - Type 1 diabetes Dr Ian lake Ch6 - Type 2 diabetes Lars-Erik Litsfeldt Ch7 - Fixing dad Jen Whittington Practitioners Ch8 - How did a LFHC dietician become LCHF? Dr Caryn Zinn Ch9 - Why and how should we monitor glucose levels? Dr Neville Wellington Ch10 - The diabetes epidemic, is it about just too much sugar, what happens when it's cut? Dr David Unwin The big issues Ch11 - Why do we eat so much carbohydrate? Dr Zoe Harcombe Ch12 - Why do diabetics die of heart disease? Dr Jeffry Gerber & Ivor Cummins Ch13 - Why are low carbohydrate high fat diets best for all persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and for almost all athletes. Professor Tim Noakes Ch 14 - Why change will be bottom-up (The politics of food) Nina Teicholz Case Studies

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