I am currently working round the clock (despite being very sick) on very tight book deadlines, but I thought I’d quickly draw attention this this very intriguing item that my blogging colleague Regine Wilshire posted on her Weight of the Evidence blog.
Regina — who I respect for her dedication to getting the word out about the value of restricting carbs — calls the American Diabetes Association to task in an entry, entitled "Diabetics Must Demand Accountability from the ADA."
She cites the new ADA’s new Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes–2006, where the organization professes that "Glycemic control is fundamental to themanagement of diabetes" and then insists that "Low-carbohydrate diets (restricting total carbohydrate to <130 g/day) are not recommended in the management of diabetes. (E)."
"The “E” noted after the statement indicates this recommendation is based on “expert opinion.” A clever double-speak for “there is no research evidence available for us to present that proves low-carb diets are bad for those with diabetes.”"For decades, the ADA has maintained that diabetics need carbohydrate in their diet – the very macronutrient that aggravates and complicates their condition – and recommends 45-65% of their total calories each day come from carbohydrate. What boggles my mind is how we as a nation continue to put up with such a counter-intuitive, illogical, obviously flawed recommendation!"Let me be clear here – excessive carbohydrate is the very thing that destroys a T2 diabetic’s endocrine system and metabolism permanently – so there is no reversal and only progressive degeneration of the whole body from within if the diabetic continues to eat excessive carbohydrate each day."